Petitions/Reduce the immigration health surcharge for family visas
StatusClosed
Opened7 Nov 2024
Closes7 May 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We want the IHS to be reduced to its previous rate of £624 per year for people living in the UK on a family visa. We believe that the IHS, which was increased by the previous government, has been set too high for family visas.

It currently costs £1,035 per year of the visa and must be paid in advance. We think accessing private healthcare can be cheaper! On top of this, you have to pay for the visa itself. We believe the current cost of the IHS is not fair to families who want to be together, and that there is no justification for an increase in the IHS fee from £1,872 to £3,105 for a 3-year family visa, other than to prevent families from being together. I understand many people want immigration to be reduced, but families need to be together.

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Lucy Rigby
1Lucy Rigby MP
Northampton North
5
Fred Thomas
2Fred Thomas MP
Plymouth Moor View
5
Heidi Alexander
3Heidi Alexander MP
Swindon South
5
James Asser
4James Asser MP
West Ham and Beckton
5
Tracy Gilbert
5Tracy Gilbert MP
Edinburgh North and Leith
5
Warinder Juss
6Warinder Juss MP
Wolverhampton West
4
Emma Reynolds
7Emma Reynolds MP
Wycombe
4
Rachael Maskell
8Rachael Maskell MP
York Central
4
Tulip Siddiq
9Tulip Siddiq MP
Hampstead and Highgate
3
Jesse Norman
10Jesse Norman MP
Hereford and South Herefordshire
3