Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:13am on 13 Apr 2024,Saturday India Global
UK increases family visa income requirement to £29,000, up 55% from £18,600, set to hit £38,700. Over 50% of Indian migrants earn less than £39,000 annually. Indians contribute significantly to non-EU immigration, especially in skilled work and study visas. Family migration from India and Nigeria is increasing. Indian skilled work visas in 'Health and Care' rose by 63%. Indian nationals constitute 38% of all dependants issued work visas, followed by Nigerians and Zimbabweans. Aimed at reducing legal migration and easing taxpayer burdens, the changes are driven by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary James Cleverly, per UK Home Office.
