Quote Originally Posted by Robert86 View Post
Hello guys, got some good news.. I emailed Prof Metcalfe (Chairman of the MAC Migration Committee) i told him in my email my concerns that this could affect me greatly.. i got a reply just today from his secretary, this is what it read, Dr Mr Mcclure,

Professor Metcalf has asked me to reply on his behalf. The MAC report related to a specific economic question. It also acknowledged that there are moral, social and legal dimensions to family migration. The MAC is an advisory body only. The Government is free to decide whether or not to implement the range set out by the MAC, and to date there has been no announcement of a decision...

so that is some good news, that maybe it might not be implemented and that there is other factors.. not just economics .
Hi Robert. Presumably this is the body that was involved in the consulatation on changes to immigration requirements through the marriage route?

Fortunately we have our spouse visa now but there are still further hurdles ahead for us to clear, so of course I hope that there are no changes ahead for us or anybody else, for that matter. It's just that I cant help thinking that there will be changes, even if it is no more than an increase in the already excessive visa application fees, along with their associated miscellaneous costs .

I think someone posted on here just a few days ago that they thought the government couldn't possibly implement the changes that are discussed in the consultation. But of course they can and have systematically been making changes since they came into government, making it harder and more costly to come into the UK via the marriage route. I dont think that precedent is going to change much and there will be some tweaks afoot as a minimum, just a question of how many and how big.

Thanks for taking the trouble to post your findings. Cheers.