Rejected petition Change the immigration requirements for UK citizens with a non EU spouse

Currently the UK's immigration laws state that to bring a non-EU spouse to the UK you must have a minimum income of £18,600 or savings of £62,000. This is well above the average income. This has led to a huge rise in "Skype families", miserable and living apart due to the draconian laws.

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This law is causing huge distress, so many of us want to come home, and are stuck apart, including children from their parents & adults from their elderly parents. Supposedly it is to stop a burden on the public purse, but you are not allowed to claim benefits anyway.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/21/families-challenge-minimum-income-visa-rules-supreme-court-non-eu-partner
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/19/please-theresa-may-relax-the-rules-for-spouse-visas--and-stop-te/

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/176774

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Date submitted 8 March 2017
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