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Check out our latest blog post with MigrationMobilitiesUoB focusing on the UK spousal and partner immigration system in the UK: migration.bristol.ac.uk/2025/02/03/are…

Check out the Scottish Government's response to the Minimum Income Requirement consultation put forward by the Migration Advisory Committee. Read the report below: gov.scot/publications/p…

New analysis from Migration Observatory shows that family visas for the partners of British citizens or permanent residents in the UK decreased by 8% in the second half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, after the MIR increase migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/press/migratio…

"We have a beautiful relationship that's turned into the best thing in my life." In this BBC article, a UK-French couple talk about the impacts of the visa costs and income requirements on their life together and how they were finally reunited. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

"I’m separated from my one-year-old son due to Home Office visa rule – it’s agonising" Read another story about the impacts of visas and the income requirements for families trying to come to the UK. msn.com/en-gb/family-a…

MEDIA ALERT: "Visa requirements are very onerous, they have caused a lot of hardship, a lot of sorrow and a lot of separations" Read Co-PI Helena Wray interview with Radio Télévision Suisse (Switzerland). Now online: rts.ch/info/monde/202…

This Big Issue article talks to families that are separated for not earning enough under 'unfair' UK visa rules: "I can't take care of my husband" bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

Check out the latest version of our project's newsletter! Click below to see what we have been up to: brexitcouples.ac.uk/newsletters/ne…

Free Movement has published an updated explainer on the financial requirements for UK spouse and partner visas. Click below to read more: freemovement.org.uk/appendix-fm-fi…

Call for Papers Alert: We're organising an academic workshop on the Legal World of Family Migration. This call aims to begin a discussion of the characteristics and dynamics of this legal world and the use of law and legality in family migration. brexitcouples.ac.uk/call-for-paper…

DEADLINE EXTENDED: This Call for Abstracts has now been extended till Friday, May 9th! brexitcouples.ac.uk/call-for-paper…

The Government's White Paper doesn't offer much on family migration, delaying till the end of 2025. But it will keep the 5-year route to settlement for dependents of citizens (p69), and change 'suitability' and 'exceptional circumstances' (p43-44). gov.uk/government/pub…

A New Explainer from Free Movement: What does the immigration white paper say about family, deportation and other areas? freemovement.org.uk/what-does-the-…

'I paid £11k to get my visa due to Home Office errors - then had a stroke' inews.co.uk/news/11k-visa-…

Special shout out to our Project Administrator DaRugbyYogi🧡 for publishing a blog on his PhD research with MigrationMobilitiesUoB migration.bristol.ac.uk/2025/06/02/whe…

We welcome the Migration Advisory Committee's (MAC) recommendations in their report released today to reduce the Minimum Income Requirement, and increase flexibility in how it is met gov.uk/government/pub…

On 19 June, Helena from the Brexit Couples Project team presents "How family migration rules impact on people’s working lives" at the 'The Zero-Sum Game of Labour Exploitation' workshop, organised by Oxford Brookes University. eventbrite.com/e/the-zero-sum…

Congratulations to Reunite Families UK for their 'Love in Limbo' event held in Parliament to highlight the harms caused by the UK family immigration system. You can watch the recording here (event starts at 9 minutes 50 seconds) : youtube.com/watch?v=d45AYe…

Two weeks ago, we held an academic workshop on the Legal World of Family Life, which brought together academics from 14 different universities to discuss the ramifications of family migration law in a wide array of contexts

The Brexit Couples team presented at the IMISCOE conference in Paris earlier this month, including organising this great panel on migrantisation with Bridget Anderson, Janine Dahinden, Melanie Griffiths, Saara Pelander, and Jaana Palander #IMISCOE2025