Published on: 21 March 2024
Published by a LexisNexis Immigration expert
The Home Office has published a fresh Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, HC 590, together with an Explanatory Memorandum (EM) today. Extending to almost 300 pages, it introduces multiple amendments across different Parts and Appendices of the Rules. Notably, it brings in the principal Skilled Worker revisions and the first uplift to the minimum income threshold for family visa applications, as set out in the Home Secretary’s five-point plan for Legal Migration in December 2024. The EM highlights key reforms, summarised below. Most provisions commence on 4 and 11 April 2024, with further measures taking effect on 10 April, 16 May and 6 June.
See: LNB News 14/03/2024 76.
Immigration, Nationality and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/398
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