Doubling amount husbands must earn to £26,000 would block two thirds immigrant brides

[John_10]

Surley a someone who has lived and worked in this country all his life has a right to marry who he wants and bring them here.?

Andy you are right
I am John.... I have worked hard all my life here in the UK. I thought I had a good living..I have savings can go on holiday even travel round the world to get married.
I have no intentions of bringing my wife Maricris to the UK and try to live off Benifits. I have never claimed for Benifits and hopefuly I never will. But the target the Goverment is asking is way out of my reach. I live here in the north.... some on this forum say it is not a lot of money..But I asure you not many employers are willing to pay £400+ a week not in the days of national minimum wage. Who knows what will happen if this is implemented there is no way I would reach the Goverments financial target. So dose Maricris stay were she is..this is all going pear shaped

[Sim11UK]

Surley a someone who has lived and worked in this country all his life has a right to marry who he wants and bring them here.?

Andy you are right
I am John.... I have worked hard all my life here in the UK. I thought I had a good living..I have savings can go on holiday even travel round the world to get married.
I have no intentions of bringing my wife Maricris to the UK and try to live off Benifits. I have never claimed for Benifits and hopefuly I never will. But the target the Goverment is asking is way out of my reach. I live here in the north.... some on this forum say it is not a lot of money..But I asure you not many employers are willing to pay £400+ a week not in the days of national minimum wage. Who knows what will happen if this is implemented there is no way I would reach the Goverments financial target. So dose Maricris stay were she is..this is all going pear shaped

John don't be so downhearted & don't be a victim, from your post you shouldn't have a problem.
You've got to stay positive, hard though that seems sometimes, we've all been there.

andy222, you need to stop being so negative too.

[gWaPito]

John don't be so downhearted & don't be a victim, from your post you shouldn't have a problem.
You've got to stay positive, hard though that seems sometimes, we've all been there.

andy222, you need to stop being so negative too.

I agree.

[Arthur Little]

Surley someone who has lived and worked in this country all his life has a right to marry who he wants and bring them here.?

I am John.... I have worked hard all my life here in the UK. I thought I had a good living..I have savings can go on holiday even travel round the world to get married.

But the target the Goverment is asking is way out of my reach. I live here in the north. ... some on this forum say it is not a lot of money..But I asure you not many employers are willing to pay £400+ a week not in the days of national minimum wage.

with John. Even taking into account the combined total of MY Occupational and State Pensions, there's NO WAY I could match any more than half the unrealistic Government figures quoted. Those who claim it isn't a lot of money are either fortunate enough to be [that] well-off ... or they're living in cloud land. End of story!

[gWaPito]

with John. Even taking into account the combined total of MY Occupational and State Pensions, there's NO WAY I could match any more than half the unrealistic Government figures quoted. Those who claim it isn't a lot of money are either fortunate enough to be [that] well-off ... or they're living in cloud land. End of story!

25k is the average uk wage......no cuckoo land or well off.......it's just average.

[Arthur Little]

25k is the average uk wage......not cuckoo land or well off....... it's just average.

It may BE for the hours YOU purport to work (by your OWN admission) ... but the average wage for a senior clerk [which I was] putting in a NORMAL 36-hour working week is NOWHERE near £25k p.a.! Mark my words.

[gWaPito]

It may BE for the hours YOU purport to work (by your OWN admission) ... but the average wage for a senior clerk [which I was] putting in a NORMAL 36-hour working week is NOWHERE near £25k p.a.! Mark my words.

Goodness me I didn't state it was average....the national statistics did!

It just goes to show there's a north south divide

[Arthur Little]

Goodness me I didn't state it was average.... the national statistics did!

Ahh ... well, now ... ... I'm sure you're familiar with the old saying: "There's lies ... damn lies ... and statistics !!!".

[gWaPito]

Ahh ... well, now ... ... I'm sure you're familiar with the old saying: "There's lies ... damn lies ... and statistics !!!".

Says the gospel of St Arthur....it must true....anyway back to the grindstone

[Arthur Little]

It just goes to show there's a north south divide

... there, I'd be inclined to agree!

[joebloggs]

25k is the average uk wage......no cuckoo land or well off.......it's just average.

who says the average wage is 25k
old saying about statistics. put your head in an oven and your feet in a fridge, and statistics will tell you your doing fine

not many service jobs pay £25k, have a look in your local paper are paying that or more.. many pay minimum wage

[lastlid]

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/a...ages-2010.html

A few more stats on UK salaries....

[Arthur Little]

I assure you not many employers are willing to pay £400+ a week not in the days of national minimum wage.

Referring once more to this extract from John's post ... ... ... again!