The British government is temporarily suspending new applications under a scheme that allows refugees to bring their family members to the UK, BNR reported.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told the House of Commons that the measure, which comes into effect this week, will mean refugees will face the same restrictions as other migrants hoping to bring their family to the country.
This usually means that someone in the family must earn at least £29,000 a year and provide suitable accommodation, while the arriving family member must demonstrate a basic level of English.
Cooper said the current rules "were designed many years ago to help families separated by war, conflict and persecution" but were now out of line with the UK's neighbours and restrictions were needed.
Further reforms to the way people are reunited will be outlined later this year.
The first day of parliament, after MPs returned from their summer break, was dominated by criticism of the use of hotels for migrants arriving by small boats. The Conservative shadow home secretary, Chris Philp, said "changing the rules on family reunion is not enough" to deal with the scale of the "border security crisis" in the UK.
Source: bnr.bg