Preventing abuse of family route
皇冠体育app importance of tackling abuse of the family migration route and promoting better community integration for those who come to live permanently in the UK was reaffirmed today by Immigration Minister Damian Green.
In a the Minister that showed:
- only two-thirds of people on a marriage visa had been here before;
- in 2004 the nationalities of people settling varied, but eight out of ten people from Bangladesh and Pakistan had settled permanently within five years;
- 20 per cent of sponsors of marriage visa applicants were either unemployed or had an income below the national minimum wage.
thirty-seven per cent of sponsors from the sample were living with family members or friends; and - in 2009-10, the Department for Work and Pensions spent 拢2.6 million on telephone interpreting services and nearly 拢400,000 on document translation.
Sensitive issues
鈥樆使谔逵齛ppse are sensitive issues which have been ignored for far too long but ones we are determined to tackle鈥�, said Immigration Minister Damian Green.
In a recorded 聽Tube interview the Minister invited members of the public contribute questions on the proposals via Twitter to @homeoffice using , or by email to [email protected].
皇冠体育app Minister went on to say:
鈥榃e want a system that lets everyone know where they stand and what their responsibilities are.
鈥楾hat is why our focus is on delivering better family migration - better for migrants, for communities and for the UK as a whole.鈥�
Consultation
Plans in the , which closes on 6 October, include:
- clearer definition of genuine marriage in order to prevent sham and forced marriages; and
- requiring spouses, partners and adult dependants to demonstrate they understand everyday English.
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