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The cost, the uncertainty and the mental stress are real, and too many people don't know it's happening. That's why they're out spreading the word. 📣 Thank you both for sharing your story so honestly 🧡

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And with Leslie reaching retirement in 10 years, and Abdul working on minimum wage, their future together could be put at risk. As Abdul says, people think it's easy, but it's not.

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If the earned settlement proposals go ahead, they're looking at 10 years before they can settle, with £5,000–6,000 in visa fees every two and a half years. That means constantly saving for the next visa instead of living their lives.

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"All we want is for families and couples to be together. It's not much to ask." 💔 Our second day at Labour Conference is coming to a close, but first we caught up with Abdul and Leslie, two of our Reunite Families UK members, to hear why they came. 🧵

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Tell Andy Burnham: Don't let couples and families pay the price

These policies have real-life impacts on real families. People deserve to know what's coming. 📣 Thank you Cassandra, and everyone who took the time to talk to MPs and other delegates about the visa rules 🙏 Sign our letter to the PM: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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We're here to make sure people understand two things: 🔸 How current spouse visa rules are already keeping families apart across the UK 🔸 How the proposed earned settlement changes will hit people who work here, contribute to our NHS and keep key services running, as well as spouse visa holders

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Out in the sunshine spreading the word ☀️🧡 We caught up with Cassandra, one of our Reunite Families members, who's been handing out flyers and talking to people all day at the Labour Party conference.

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Sign our letter to Andy Burnham

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Standing outside Labour Conference today, it struck me how many people inside are completely unaware that families are being torn apart by these policies. They'll enjoy their day at the conference, then go home to their families. Meanwhile, thousands of people can't live here in the UK as a family

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Woman on a mission 💪 Today our co-founder Caroline is joining members of Reunite Families UK and an amazing coalition of organisations, all coming together to push back against the government's earned settlement proposals. These plans are short-sighted and will hurt families, workers and communities

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Know a uni student? Or the parent of one? Please send them this thread. One message from someone they trust could be the warning they never got. 🔁

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It's called the Minimum Income Requirement, and it's an unnecessary burden on people at the very start of their adult lives. No one should have to choose between the person they love and the country they call home.

Many graduates start well below that. So couples spend years apart. Careers get planned around visa paperwork. Dreams go on hold. And most students don't find out until they're already in love.

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Nobody warns you about this at freshers' week. 🧵 You're 18, starting uni, and you meet someone who makes everything feel possible. But if they're not British, you may need to earn £29,000 a year just to live here together.

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🚨 £5bn. The Home Office made almost £5bn in profit last year from visa, citizenship and immigration fees — more than it gets in corporation tax from energy, gas, water, sewage and hospitality combined. 🧵

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Hi Lewis ! You're not alone in this. RFUK's private community offers peer support, local groups near you & ways to take action for families facing the spouse visa rules. Join people who truly get it, from £5/yr (or free if needed): reunite-families-uk-community.circle.so/join?invitat...

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Hi ! You're not alone in this. RFUK's private community offers peer support, local groups near you & ways to take action for families facing the spouse visa rules. Join people who truly get it, from £5/yr (or free if needed): reunite-families-uk-community.circle.so/join?invitat...

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hi Patrick ! You're not alone in this. RFUK's private community offers peer support, local groups near you & ways to take action for families facing the spouse visa rules. Join people who truly get it, from £5/yr (or free if needed): reunite-families-uk-community.circle.so/join?invitat...

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Hi Billy, You're not alone in this. RFUK's private community offers peer support, local groups near you & ways to take action for families facing the spouse visa rules. Join people who truly get it, from £5/yr (or free if needed): reunite-families-uk-community.circle.so/join?invitat...

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Hi Chris, You're not alone in this. RFUK's private community offers peer support, local groups near you & ways to take action for families facing the spouse visa rules. Join people who truly get it, from £5/yr (or free if needed): reunite-families-uk-community.circle.so/join?invitat...

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£5 BILLION(!) in profits for the UK government from visa, immigration, citizenship fees. Much of this is sucking blood from the most vulnerable.

Families are cutting back on food, taking out loans, and racking up credit card debt just to stay together. One family said permanent residency cost them more than £15,000 — when the real cost was £1,240.

Government makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants…

Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year

This isn't paying for a service. It's what one our Head of Policy rightly calls "double taxation" — money taken from people who are already contributing, just for the right to stay with their families.

Government makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants…

Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year

Some fees are up to 10x the actual processing cost. A settlement application (ILR) costs £3,226 — but only £310 of that covers the real admin cost. The rest is pure profit made on the shoulders of families and children

Government makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants…

Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year

Bethany told @@tbij.bsky.social: "I lost so much weight… the worst experience I've ever dealt with in my whole life. You can't even put into words how mentally draining it is." Her and her husband's visas could cost them £13,000+.

Government makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants…

Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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Brexit sadly expanded the number of people affected by this policy, but didn't change its basic nature: a policy that keeps people apart, makes love unaffordable for most, and needs to change as soon as possible.

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The letter also rightly highlights the Home Office's inscrutable decision-making and the sheer cost involved - unaffordable for most of us, and one that still doesn't guarantee people the chance to live with their loved ones in their country of birth or where they have lived for a long time.

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Reading Vera Lynn's letter in @theguardian.com is a painful reminder of the delays, the suffering and the lost moments caused to couples, families and children by the UK's spouse visa rules. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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A painful truth about post-Brexit immigration | Letters

Letter: While the media rightly highlights the harsh treatment of UK citizens abroad, the UK Home Office is quietly inflicting similar cruelty, says Vera-Lynn Watson

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We hope the PM will demonstrate leadership on this. Sign our letter to him: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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Migrants in every postcode want to grow with their community and their families. They only need the Government to let them, and to lift this burden from their shoulders.

We’re tired of having to repeat time and again of the consequences of these fees. Not just financially but mentally as well with children being the biggest victims of it all.

The tens of thousands of pounds our members and people across the country must spend just to maintain their status or acquire citizenship isn't just a burden — it blocks integration and thriving, and stands as an impossibly high stumbling block to the economy.