The income threshold, it added, was "part of an overall strategy aimed at reducing net migration," with aims that were "no doubt entirely legitimate." Currently, the income of the non-European spouse does not count towards the income requirement. The interior ministry said the court had endorsed its approach in setting an income threshold for family migration that prevents burdens on the taxpayer. "This is central to building an immigration system that works in the national interest," it said in a statement. It added however: "We are carefully considering what the court has said in relation to exceptional cases where the income threshold has not been met, particularly where the case involves a child."

Source: bd News24 February 22, 2017 15:20 UTC