Reunite Families UK

Welcome to all our new followers! 💛 We're Reunite Families UK, and we exist for one reason: no one should be kept apart from the people they love because of what they earn. 🧵

When immigration rules get tougher, British citizens pay the price too. On @lbc.co.uk, our Head of Policy Matteo Besana explains how earned settlement would hit British families, tax migrants twice and make a care worker’s child wait 15 years while a banker’s child waits 3.

actionnetwork.orgHe said care. Ask your MP to make sure it reaches families.Why writing to your MP matters A letter from you, as a constituent, carries real weight — MPs are far more likely to act on an issue raised directly by someone in their own constituency than a petit...

If you are outraged as we are, write to your MP: actionnetwork.org/letters/he-s...

theguardian.comHome Office denies British baby living in Thailand chance to meet great-grandfather in UKBritish father would like to take his family to Lancashire to see ill relative but officials refused visa for his partner, a refugee from Myanmar

William is British and only 5 months old. Born to a British father in Thailand, this Christmas was supposed to be special. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Family moments don’t wait. Babies grow up. Loved ones grow older. It’s time to put family life first.

actionnetwork.orgTell Andy Burnham: Don't let couples and families pay the price"I will put the care of people at the heart of everything I do." — Andy Burnham, first speech as Prime Minister, 20 July 2026 For thousands of couples, families and children across the UK, "care" h...

We’re handing our open letter to the PM in to No 10 next week, and we need 2,000 signatures by the end of this week. Help us: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

William is British and only 5 months old. Born to a British father in Thailand, this Christmas was supposed to be special. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A time to be introduced to the family – and to a great-grandfather who is too ill to travel. A chance for cuddles, connection and memories that would last a lifetime. But William’s mother has been refused a visa to visit the UK. A special family Christmas, taken away before it could even begin.

At Reunite Families UK, we see stories like this all the time. Families refused visit visas. Children separated from parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and other loved ones. Precious moments lost that can never be replaced.

Welcome to all our new followers! 💛 We're Reunite Families UK, and we exist for one reason: no one should be kept apart from the people they love because of what they earn. 🧵

youtube.comRFUK - Overview of the UK's Spouse Partner Migration Policy - The Minimum Income Requirement [MIR]

6/7 🎥 Watch our short video explaining what's wrong with the rules, and share it with someone who needs to see it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiJp...

Every signature, every share, every pound brings a family one step closer to being together. 🏡 #ReuniteFamilies #LoveHasNoPrice #MinimumIncomeRequirement #FamilyVisa #SpouseVisa #UKImmigration #FamiliesBelongTogether

Welcome to all our new followers! 💛 We're Reunite Families UK, and we exist for one reason: no one should be kept apart from the people they love because of what they earn. 🧵

The new Prime Minister has promised to put care at the heart of everything he does. We're asking him to prove it, starting with the families his system keeps apart. ✍️ Sign our petition to Andy Burnham: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te... #AndyBurnham #Petition

actionnetwork.orgI've helped bring families home this summerThousands of people across the UK are separated from their partners and families. Not by choice, but by a complex immigration system they can’t afford to navigate alone. That’s why I have supported…

💛 Donate to fund free legal advice and wellbeing support for separated families: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

Welcome to all our new followers! 💛 We're Reunite Families UK, and we exist for one reason: no one should be kept apart from the people they love because of what they earn. 🧵

Right now, UK immigration rules are separating couples, keeping parents from their children, and pushing families into debt with visa fees running into the tens of thousands.

"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. 🧵

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 🧡

👉 Sign our letter to the PM: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te... #FamiliesBelongTogether #EarnedSettlement #FamilyVisa #LoveHasNoIncome #MigrantRights

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.

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.

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.

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

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...

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

Sign our letter to Andy Burnham

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

Sign our letter to the PM: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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.

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. 🔁

Every young person deserves the right to love whoever they want, wherever that person was born. Love shouldn't come with a price tag. 🧡💙 #LoveHasNoPriceTag #FamiliesBelongTogether #freshersweek, and #freshers2026 Join the fight and sign the petition 👇 actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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.

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.

Reunite Families UK reposted

thebureauinvestigates.comGovernment 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

🚨 £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. 🧵

Reunite Families UK reposted

Cahir O'Kane

@cahirokane.bsky.social

21 Sept

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

Reunite Families UK@rfuk.bsky.social

Read the full investigation: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

thebureauinvestigates.comGovernment 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

Tell Andy Burnham: no one deserves to be kept in poverty by their own government just for whom they love. Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te... #HomeOffice #VisaFees #MigrantRights #UKPolitics #FamiliesBelongTogether

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.

thebureauinvestigates.comGovernment 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

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.

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+.

thebureauinvestigates.comGovernment 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

thebureauinvestigates.comGovernment 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

theguardian.comA painful truth about post-Brexit immigration | LettersLetter: 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

14 Sept

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...

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.

14 Sept

Sign our letter to Andy Burnham - don't let couples and families keep paying the price. actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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.

mirror.co.ukFamilies 'priced out of British citizenship' warning as mum issues pleaThink-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called on the government to slash the fee for applying for British citizenship, which is five times more than the cost of processing…

No government's words on integration will ring true until couples, families and children are no longer priced out of it. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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

No government's words on integration will ring true until couples, families and children are no longer priced out of it. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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.

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.