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This report was approved by the board of directors on
and signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
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Reunite Families UK CIC [RFUK] is a support and advocacy organisation for families and couples affected by UK’s spouse visa rules. We formed as a CIC in Jan 22 supporting individuals who are navigating what is in reality a very harsh, complex and expensive route to settle as a family here in the UK. We offer a safe online space for people to share their experiences and during the financial year 2022 to 2023 it has: provided mental health/well-being support and sessionsprovided free legal advice via a law firm who do pro bono work for uswe’ve run webinars for families and couples to understand the immigration process they need to follow we research and give evidence on the impacts of the rules for government reports we’ve continued to raise awareness of the impacts with the aim of helping promote a kinder, fairer and family friendly migration process and route to settlement. We’ve worked with families to amplify their voices across social media, the press, with parliamentarians, academics We’ve expanded our networks to build support and educate people about the impacts We’ve collaborated with other organisations on the issue of family migration here and the huge cost of visa fees We’ve built inroads to MPs to inform them of impacts of the rules and start preparing workshops to help those affected communicate effectively with their MPs and the press We’ve increased our membership including families and couples from the EU who, since Brexit, are now also affected by these rules We’ve continued to develop our website as a hub of information and updates for anyone who would like to know more or who are affected We’ve helped get stories into the press about the issue We’ve completed year 1 of a 3 year research report on the impact of the rules on children Built upon our relationship with UKVI to help raise awareness of the impacts and be one of their stakeholders and with the permission of those affected provide information on applications that have been incorrectly refused or very urgent cases
Couples and families affected by Britain’s spouse visa rules are RFUK’s stakeholders and the organisation is run by those with lived experience of the rules. As a team we communicate with them via our online FB community and reach out regularly to inform them of the work we are doing and anything they can get involved in. We have a monthly newsletter that lays out what we’ve been doing and opportunities for them to get involved if they wish.We started RFUK in 2017 as a facebook group and it has continued to grow and we check in with those affected to see what they think about the issue and the impacts. It is how we first came up with our campaign’s 3 S’s – from a survey asking members what the most important aspects of the rules was they wanted action on: Scrap the MIR; Simplify the Rules and Slash the visa fees. Whilst scrapping the MIR [Minimum Income Requirement] comes with more challenges, it remains one of our big aims and we continue to help those their journey through the process and respond to their needs as they arise such as longer delays on applications due to the war, the recent increase in visa fees; cost of living impact, mental health impact We also encourage members to come up with ideas and campaigns
The aggregate amount of emoluments paid to or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was £22,156There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for director’s loss of office, which require to be disclosed
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
23 October 2023
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Caroline Coombs
Status: Director