Why are we wasting time on this? We’re not independent, there’s no sign of a referendum in the next decade so what’s the point in churning this pish out?
> On family visas, this government would remove the minimum income requirement for family migration, introduced as part of the Westminster government’s ‘hostile environment’ approach. This would make it easier for families to choose Scotland as a place to live, also supporting family reunification.
> The complexity of the immigration system would also be reduced for applicants, with visa fees being set at a level that ensures full cost recovery but does not seek to generate revenue. This could mean a saving of over £1,000 for an individual applying for a skilled worker long-term visa, compared to current UK levels. Sponsored working visas under three years, visas for shortage occupations and health and care visas are significantly cheaper but still above the cost of providing the service, so would still represent a saving to the applicant.
As someone who’s wife is not from here (I’m Scottish) the above doesn’t really go into the detail it needs to. If anyone wants more information I’ve moaned about the current situation already in another thread (I’ve linked it below). While the reduction in fees is nice – it doesn’t really clarify what it means by family migration. As it currently stands, family migration means a foreign worker visa holder is able to bring over their partners + additional family. What it doesn’t include is a UK born national being able to bring over their partner unless they have lived together for a set period of time abroad already.
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Why are we wasting time on this? We’re not independent, there’s no sign of a referendum in the next decade so what’s the point in churning this pish out?
> On family visas, this government would remove the minimum income requirement for family migration, introduced as part of the Westminster government’s ‘hostile environment’ approach. This would make it easier for families to choose Scotland as a place to live, also supporting family reunification.
> The complexity of the immigration system would also be reduced for applicants, with visa fees being set at a level that ensures full cost recovery but does not seek to generate revenue. This could mean a saving of over £1,000 for an individual applying for a skilled worker long-term visa, compared to current UK levels. Sponsored working visas under three years, visas for shortage occupations and health and care visas are significantly cheaper but still above the cost of providing the service, so would still represent a saving to the applicant.
As someone who’s wife is not from here (I’m Scottish) the above doesn’t really go into the detail it needs to. If anyone wants more information I’ve moaned about the current situation already in another thread (I’ve linked it below). While the reduction in fees is nice – it doesn’t really clarify what it means by family migration. As it currently stands, family migration means a foreign worker visa holder is able to bring over their partners + additional family. What it doesn’t include is a UK born national being able to bring over their partner unless they have lived together for a set period of time abroad already.
https://old.reddit.com/r/Scotland/comments/18at7ec/if_you_are_a_british_citizen_and_fall_in_love/kc2jf1o/
To me – this isn’t really a policy update, unfortunately looks more of go at scoring points against the £38,700 headline that’s been in the headlines.