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The UK Increases Minimum Income Requirements for Family Visa

The UK Increases Minimum Income Requirements for Family Visa

The UK has announced the new minimum income requirement for family visas to £29,000. Residents earning below will no longer be able to bring families into the UK.

According to the UK Home Office, anyone earning below £29,000 will no longer be allowed to bring their families into the country, and this salary range is expected to increase to £38,000 in 2025.

The government says the decision “will ensure people only bring dependants to the UK they can financially support.”

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UK Government Increases Salary Threshold for Migrant Workers To 48%

UK Government Increases Salary Threshold For Migrant Workers To 48%
Overseas migrant workers who need to be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa now have their salary threshold increased by 48%, from £26,200 to £38,700.

This means that UK companies are now required to pay these overseas workers a minimum of this amount as salaries prior to providing them a Skilled Worker visa.

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The UK Global Talent Visa: All You Need to Know

The UK Global Talent visa is one of several visa routes that allow for people with specialist skills or knowledge in a particular sector to come to the UK to work. It is designed to attract talented and promising individuals in the science, technology and arts sectors. If you wish to move to the UK and work in a relevant field, the Global Talent visa may be the right option for you.

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Ja-Pa or Modern Slavery: How UK Visa System, Deportation Risk Silence Exploited Care Workers

As migrant carers are henceforth banned from bringing dependant spouses and children to the United Kingdom, stories of their bread-winners-turned-care workers are distressing. They are routinely exploited, raped and abused. Yet, the skewed visa system traps these same workers in harrowing and exploitative situations in the UK, VICKY GAYLE, EMILIANO MELLINO, HAJAR MEDDAH and CHARLES BOUTAUD report.

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Nigerian Health Workers Fleeing Abroad Hit 18,224 In One Year

The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has said that available records from the British government showed that a total of 18,224 Nigerian health workers were granted visas by the United Kingdom in one year.

While The number of Nigerian nurses in the US, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Australia and others has hit 75,000.

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The UK Ban on Migrant Care Workers from Bringing Dependants Takes Effect

The United Kingdom (UK) has started the implementation of the dependants’ ban on migrant caregivers.

The United Kingdom (UK) government has banned international health and care workers from bringing their dependants to the country on work visas.

Announcing the development in a post on its X account on Monday, the UK Home Office said the move is “part of its plan to deliver the biggest ever cut in migration”.

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