Foreign & Commonwealth

On 13 July 2023, the Government announced that it would be making significant increases to visa fees.

The 5% increase in salary from August 2023 means that serving personnel will meet the minimum income requirement (MIR) to bring a spouse to the UK (£18,600) once they have served for six months, and will meet the MIR to bring a spouse and a child to the UK (£22,400) once they join their unit from August 2023.

Last week, one of AFF’s Foreign & Commonwealth Advisors Sarah Drapper spoke to serving Foreign & Commonwealth personnel about visas and citizenship at the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment based in...