The Army Families Federation has launched its Questionnaire for SP exempt from immigration control and veterans and family members who require a UK visa. The Questionnaire will close on 14 December 2024. Please circulate across AoRs. The link to the Questionnaire is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Non-UK_Questionnaire
You can now set up your eVisa account.
An eVisa is an online record of a your immigration permission in the UK,www.gov.uk/get-access-evisa and any conditions which apply. It can be viewed by logging into the online
‘View and prove your immigration status’ service using your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account
Both AGAI 50 and the Guide for Non-UK Nationals and Unit Support have been republished.
The AGAI may be found here, while the Guide is available on both the Personal Services SharePoint site and Defence Connect.
The SharePoint site also contains copies of the unit letters featured in the AGAI and Guide and a version of the PowerPoint presentation for annual briefings.
Please note that these links are only accessible via MODnet/Defence Gateway. Please contact HIVE if assistance is required.
Contact your local hive for links and printouts of the documents.
If you or your family hold a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) which expires on 31 December 2024, you will need to replace it by registering for a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account.
UKVI will be contacting customers by email to advise them to register for a UKVI account, but you do not need to wait to be contacted to take action.
If you or family members have changed your email address since your last application for leave, or used someone else’s email address, you may not receive this email, but you can still register for an account.
On 4 December 2023, the Government announced that the MIR would be increased to align with the new minimum general salary threshold for skilled workers, which is currently £38,700, with an initial increase to £29,000 in Spring 2024.
This will no longer include an additional income requirement where a child is included in the application.
The Ministry of Defence has worked with the Home Office on options to mitigate the potential impact on recruitment and retention the increase may have, and it has been agreed that the MIR will be aligned with the salary threshold for Other Ranks on completion of training, which is currently £23,496.
Officers earn £31,304 until completion of Initial Officer Training when their pay increases to £37,425. The MIR for HM Armed Forces will be reviewed in line with the annual pay award.
The Government introduced the MIR in July 2012 for partners and children of British and settled persons, and in December 2013 for a partner and child(ren) of HM Armed Forces, including the Brigade of Gurkhas, under Appendix HM Armed Forces to the Immigration Rules.
The full Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules can be found at: HC 590 – Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (publishing.service.gov.uk)
A Q&A document has been prepared and can be accessed at this LINK
