COVID-19 Financial Requirement Concessions for Family Visas
Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix
Policy effect
Caseworker guidance updated to include the Job Support Scheme (JSS) in financial assessments, preventing automatic refusals for sponsors impacted by COVID-19-related income reductions.
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… update to coronavirus (COVID-19) concessions. 1 February 2021 Updated 'Appendix FM 1.7: financial requirement' to reflect an update to coronavirus (COVID-19) concessions. 31 December 2020 Updated Updated Appendix FM 1.7, Appendix FM 1.7A and Adult dependent relatives to reflect end of transition. 12 November 2020 COVID-19 financial requirement concessions have been updated to include the job support scheme. 16 October 2020 Updated maintenance document. 13 October 2020 Updated financial requirement 20 August 2020 Updated Appendix FM 1.7 and Appendix FM 1.7A. 20 July 2020 Updated Appendix 7a to include …
UK Governmentwww.gov.uk. COVID-19 Financial Requirement Concessions for Family Visas. Effective 2020-11-12.Open official source
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Other United Kingdom changes operative in 2020
- 2020-01-31EU Settlement Scheme Appeals System Establishment
- 2020-02-20Global Talent Visa Application Fees & Fast-Track Endorsement Fees
- 2020-02-20Launch of the Global Talent Visa Route (Statement of Changes HC 56)
- 2020-04-05Transition of Priority Change of Circumstances Service to Email-Only
- 2020-04-29Automatic Visa Extensions for Frontline Healthcare Workers
- 2020-06-04Stricter Rules for Representative of an Overseas Business Route (Statement of Changes CP 232)
- 2020-06-22Youth Mobility Scheme 2020 Deadline Extension for Taiwan
- 2020-08-01Implementation of Coronavirus Grace Period
- 2020-09-01Implementation of Exceptional Assurance Concession for Overstaying
- 2020-10-05Introduction of New Points-Based Student and Child Student Routes
- 2020-12-01Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 813 (Introduction of the Skilled Worker Route and Global Points-Based Framework)
- 2020-12-31End of EU Free Movement and Repeal of Free Movement Law
- 2020-12-31Introduction of Post-Brexit Third-Country Asylum Inadmissibility Rules (HC 1043)
- 2020-12-31Post-Transition Visitor and Trade-Related Service Provider Rules
- 2020-12-31Saving of EU Public Policy Deportation Grounds for Pre-Transition Conduct