New Delhi:

Britain announced on Thursday that as part of Prime Minister Rishi Singh’s plans to reduce immigration levels, the country will raise the minimum income threshold required to sponsor a visa for a family member. has been given. Effective immediately, the earnings benchmark has been raised from £18,600 to £29,000 – an increase of more than 55 per cent – with a rise to £38,700 early next year.

The UK government said: “Today’s change comes as the Home Secretary has delivered on her commitment to implement her major package of reforms to the immigration system within weeks of their announcement – which will open to students in May 2023. came after the unveiling of measures to tighten visa pathways”. In a ___ news/net-migration-package-delivered-as-family-visa-tightened”>Statement.

Immigration is one of the key polling issues ahead of this year’s UK general election, with polls showing Mr Sink’s party, the Conservatives, heading for a heavy defeat. The new regulations are part of Mr Sink’s plan to “reduce the level of unsustainable and unfair immigration and not burden the taxpayers who come here”.

UK Home Secretary James Cleverley explained the rationale behind the latest policy change, saying it was important to reduce the stress caused by mass migration. “We have reached a tipping point with mass migration. There is no easy solution or easy decision to reduce the numbers to a level acceptable to the British people,” he said.

Cleverly emphasized the UK government’s commitment to protecting British workers and wages by ensuring that transfers to the UK do not rely on public funds.

The revised income requirement seeks to ensure that families seeking to reunify in the UK demonstrate self-sufficiency, allowing for different means of meeting the threshold, including savings and employment income. .

“I promised action and we have delivered with remarkable speed. Don’t burden the taxpayers who bring, and have worked to create a system fit for immigration. The future – and in which the public can rightly have confidence,” Cleverly added.

In addition to changes to income limits, the UK government also introduced stricter regulations on student visas, as well as a 66% increase in the health surcharge for foreign nationals accessing the National Health Service (NHS).

With current immigration figures hovering at 745,000, the UK government plans to reduce this to 300,000.