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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Archie Mitchell

Families plan legal action over Rishi Sunak’s ‘cruel’ income threshold visa rules

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Multinational families under threat from increased salary thresholds for migrants are planning to sue the government over the “cruel and inhumane” policy.

Rishi Sunak’s government unveiled plans to raise the threshold for people living here to sponsor a family member to move to the UK – the person living in the UK must now earn £38,700, up from £18,600 currently.

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