People need both practical guidance and emotional care to get through it. Every pound donated helps us reach someone who's struggling right now — a parent, a child, a family trying to hold things together. You can help us be there for them. 👉 Support the campaign: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

850+ people have told the new PM that families shouldn't be kept apart by an immigration system built without them in mind. Help us make this impossible to ignore. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

We put the Home Office's own numbers to the test. 👀 A spouse visa costs £482 to process — applicants are charged £2,064. That's a 77% profit margin on people trying to stay with the person they love. Summer of Hope funds free legal advice & wellbeing support. 👉 actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

This summer, we're asking for your help to reunite families. Here's why it matters: Thousands of people in the UK are separated from the person they love — their partner, their child, their parent. Not by choice. Because they can't afford legal advice they need. 🧵 actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

As the weekend begins, many of us are looking forward to spending time with the people we love. We're also thinking of those spending another weekend apart from loved ones/family - hoping for the day they can be together. ❤️ What's your favourite way to spend quality time with loved ones? 👇

Parliament has broken up for summer recess. MPs won't be back in Westminster until September. For the couples, families and children kept apart by immigration rules, there's no such pause. MP have however the time to listen to our concerns: 🧵 actionnetwork.org/letters/he-s...

Andy Burnham promised care "at the heart of everything I do." Keeping Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary leaves families wondering if that includes them. Are bi-national families seen as people — or just an immigration issue? Read more: reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/a-promise-is...

Today Nigel Farage announced he's standing down as MP for Clacton, forcing a by-election he's framing as "the people vs the establishment" over his financial dealings. But that framing misses the real story entirely. 🧵

🚨 The government wants to gut Article 8: your right to family and private life. It's buried in the new immigration bill. 🧵 on what's at stake

Last week, @andyburnham.bsky.social won in Makerfield by offering a politics of hope over hate. Now we need him to bring that same energy to immigration. Here's what we're asking him to do 🧵

If you, like us think that your salary must not determine whether you can live here in your own country of birth or adoption with your family sign our petition: reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/sign/

This Father's Day, we remember thousands of dads separated from their families by the UK's harsh visa rules: stuck abroad because their partners in the UK cannot meet the requirements or unable to bring their family to the UK. So we ask children what their Daddy means to them?

🧵 Today, on @ukforunhcr.bsky.social's #WorldRefugeeDay — theme: "Until Everyone Is Safe" — we're calling out the Government for closing refugee family reunion: one of the few safe routes for people already here in the UK. 1/4

1/ Did you know the UK government decides whether you can live with your own family — based on your salary? 💔 Since April 2024, British citizens and settled residents must earn at least £29,000 to sponsor a partner's visa. Take our quiz to learn more: actionnetwork.org/surveys/coul... 🧵👇

Around half UK's workforce would be blocked from family life here if they had to meet Britain's spouse visa requirements Enduring long term separation Forced single parenting Children growing up without a parent ✍️ Take our 2‑min survey: actionnetwork.org/surveys/reun...

In a recent debate, the Minister for Immigration spoke about “firm but fair” policies. But after 14 years of harsh family immigration rules, we need to ask: fair for whom?

We’re told by certain media, billionaires and politicians that immigration is a problem But imagine what the UK would look like without the people who actually help make Britain “great”? Our friends, neighbours, communities - and our families ✍️ Sign/share reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/sign

While the far right marched through London last Saturday, we were in a Manchester community garden dancing. 🧵1/6

🧵 1/2 Imagine doing this alone For families separated by spouse visa rules, this is reality — especially for those with children who have medical or additional needs Appointments missed Sleepless nights Juggling job and childs complex needs — carried by one parent alone

🧵 1/3 💔 Growing old together shouldn't be a privilege but in the UK it is Spouse visa rules aren’t just affecting families & young couples Older partners are being forced to choose to: ➡️ Leave everything behind [home, family, healthcare] to be together elsewhere or ➡️ Live apart in later life

No Child Should Grow Up Like This — But Thousands Are…. Children missing everyday moments with mummy or daddy - bedtimes, birthdays, holidays, just being together Young children feeling anxiety, trauma, heartbreak, depression - not because they’ve lost a parent to death...

1/2 Our Families Belong Together report shows how UK spouse visa rules are pushing families into years of separation, anxiety, and emotional harm Children growing up without a parent Partners missing years together Lives on hold

2/ This policy is severely harming people’s mental health: Anxiety & isolation Financial & emotional strain Long-distance parenting

🧵 1/ This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we will highlight how the visa rules are a sustained attack on our wellbeing The UK’s spouse visa system is devastating families Every day at RFUK we see: Couples forced apart or pushed into exile Missed milestones Relationships stretched to breaking point

Falling in love should be simple 💛 But if your partner isn’t British, it isn’t. Our short film highlights just SOME of the cold hard realities you need to know about family life in the UK and the #TaxOnLove 🎬 Watch & share👇 reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/sign #FamiliesBelongTogether

What if being with the person you love came with a huge price tag? Rebecca is British. David is Ugandan. They've 2 children but live thousands of miles apart Not because they are divorced but because Rebecca, like half the country, doesn’t earn £29,000 — and David’s income doesn’t count

Being a family in the UK — when one of you isn’t from here — comes with a shocking price tag “We’ve spent £21,000 on visas — and we’re the lucky ones.” “One application cost us £8,000.” “It wiped out our house deposit.”

Imagine having to pay to live with your family? In the UK, couples/families are forced to pay £1000s every 2.5 years just to stay together - pushing them into debt & burnout whilst millions are made in visa fees ➡️✍️ Sign & share: 👇 reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/sign #TaxOnLove #FamiliesBelongTogether

If you DO meet their harsh requirements — you pay £thousands every 2.5 years For up to 10 years With no public funds This is a cost‑of‑loving crisis 💔 Families Belong Together. Sign up & share our new campaign 👇 reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/sign

Being British or settled doesn’t mean your spouse can live with you 🇬🇧 Earn under £29k? No visa. Can’t save £88,500? No visa. Have kids together? Doesn’t matter. 🚨 We're launching this campaign today—help us tell the gov to stop profiting from tearing families apart reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/sign