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Minimum income requirements for UK visas face criticism

Some Indians are also among the nationalities affected by the 18,600-pound a year earning criteria

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Press Trust of India London
Campaigners have threatened a legal challenge against the UK government for failing to act on the Supreme Court's ruling to prevent hardship on children as a result of minimum income requirements for its citizens to bring in their foreign spouses from countries like India.
 
British citizens must earn more than 18,600 pounds a year before a husband or wife from outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including countries like India, can settle in the UK.
 
This figure rises to 22,400 pounds for couples with a child and then 2,400 pounds more for each additional child.
 
The rule had been introduced