Families that need £18,600 to spend Christmas together: The shameful earnings threshold imposed

[joebloggs]

As politicians pander to the public’s backlash against immigration, Ian Birrell reports on the new regulations preventing husbands and wives from seeing their children


read more here .. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/families-that-need-18600-to-spend-christmas-together-the-shameful-earnings-threshold-imposed-on-british-citizens-wanting-to-bring-their-foreign-spouses-here-9013882.html

[grahamw48]

Well, this can be blamed upon the 'open door' immigration policy of previous governments, the lying and cheating of sponsors from certain 'minority communities' and our membership of the EU. :NoNo:

[Terpe]

Despite a couple of inaccuracies it's a good and realistic write-up.
I totally agree with the issues raised on both visit visas and settlement visa.

A national disgrace IMHO brought about wholly by those issues raised by Graham above coupled with the desire by the current government to meet immigration limits by hook or by crook and without any moral consideration

Lets hope the upcoming court review in March has something helpful to conclude.