Executive Summary British citizens and settled residents who earn less than £18,600 a year cannot live in the UK with a partner from outside the European Economic Area, because of a rule called the Minimum Income Requirement (MIR). This rule means that tens of thousands of British citizens and settled residents are unable to live…
The fifth of our 5 Days of Action for Families is here! It couldn’t come at a more important time. MPs will have a chance from Tuesday 30 June to debate the Immigration Bill, including the law that splits up loving families just because of their income. So everything we can do over the next couple of…
So Day Four’s action is to reach out to a local community group and ask them to pledge to support families divided by the unfair income threshold. This could be a Facebook group for your local area, a faith group, a local parents’ group – any group or organisation that brings people in your local…
Download the briefing Immigration and Social Security Bill: Committee Stage Briefing on NC15: Illegal Working NC15 Illegal Working – EEA & Swiss Nationals To move the following Clause – “Illegal Working EEA and Swiss Nationals Section 24B of the Immigration Act 1971 does not apply to any work undertaken by an EEA or Swiss national.”…
The Home Secretary has launched a cross-government working group to address challenges faced by the Windrush generation and their descendants.
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JCWI are urgently seeking details of individuals who have been granted permission to appeal to the UT(IAC) since mid March (particularly any litigants in person). By way of background, JCWI is seeking evidence of the impact on litigants in person (amongst others) of the Practice Direction and Guidance Note introduced by the Upper Tribunal in…
For far too long, people who move here have been seen by our politicians at best as numbers, at worst as not deserving of just and humane treatment. They have created a system where having the right immigration status can be a matter of life or death. As we celebrate Refugee Week, we call on…
This country owes a huge debt to the Windrush generation. The injustices that the Windrush generation and their families have faced have not gone away, as they struggle to secure their status and access the compensation they deserve. Three years on from the breaking of the Windrush scandal, we invite you to join us for…
Thank you so much to everyone who emailed 5 friends about the Home Office’s anti-family income rules, as part of Day Two’s action. Social media is also such an important tool for spreading the word, and today’s action is super simple: share a message about the campaign, and why you support it, on social media.…