Commonwealth veterans’ families subject to ‘unjust’ visa fees, MPs say

A Nepali Gurkha soldier of the British Army – nearly 7% of troops come from outside the UK, most notably Nepali Gurkhas and Fijians. Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP

Ministers are subjecting the families of Commonwealth military veterans to “deeply unjust” visa fees after pleas to waive the costly sums for spouses and children were rejected, two MPs have argued.

Labour’s Dan Jarvis and the former Conservative minister Johnny Mercer criticised the government for removing the £2,389 immigration bill only for long-serving veterans.