Rejected petition We call upon the UK Government to regulate partner visa income requirements.

This high threshold excludes many genuine couples, particularly those where one or both partners have moderate or low incomes. The change would allow more families to reunite and live together in the UK without financial hardship. It would also reduce the bureaucratic burden and make the immigration

More details

The minimum income requirement for UK partner visas, currently set at £29,000, often causes significant hardship and family separation for many British citizens and settled residents. Many genuine couples are unable to meet this income threshold, leading to long periods apart, emotional distress, and negative impacts on mental health, especially for children separated from a parent.The requirement is seen as unfair to lower and moderate income earners, limiting family reunification

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do, including what you mean by regulating partner visa income requirements. The requirements are set out on the UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/proof-income-partner

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do, setting out any changes you would like to be made to the requirements.

You may wish to sign the following petition:

Reverse increase of the UK partner visa income from £18,600 to £29,000 if in UK
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/737601

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 4 September 2025
Get petition data (json format)

About petition data

The data shows the number of people who have signed the petition by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. This data is available for all petitions on the site. It is not a list of people who have signed the petition. The only name that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator.