Just been reading this thread and whilst its inspiring and heart warming to see everyone coming up with ideas to get around homewrecker Mays planned changes, its also really sad to think we HAVE to be doing this. As folks British born and bred we have less rights now concerning bringing our non-european wifes here then europeans free to live/work here. Theres a lot of talk about living abroad and applying for citizenship elsewhere but we are straying a little away from the point which surely is .. WHY THE HELL SHOULD WE!
Born here, raised here, working here, family/friends here, paying tax here ... This is MY home, MY country and some witch of a civil servant is dictating to me who I can choose as a wife and bring to live with me. How dare she!
The public elected her (not me I should add) shes a public SERVANT, here to ensure my rights are enforced, protected and instead shes causing me problems. Her arrogance is beyond belief, her willingness to casually announce changes that will wreck lives breathtaking and as much as I would move heaven and earth to be with my wife Im going to fight the witch tooth and nail before even considering moving abroad.
I intend to apply for my wifes visa, expect to get it rejected on the grounds of income and then deluge the appeals process until hopefully her changes are overturned as clearly they are against human rights laws no matter how much she claims they work in conjunction with them.
Theresa May, theres a storm brewing!
In closing, I urge everyone to email Labours shadow immigration minister
BryantC@parliament.uk
Telling him your story and why you object.
Also get acqauinted with this website
http://www.jcwi.org.uk/policy/united...ed-theresa-may
Fascinating stuff and theres a link at the bottom for you to leave your story also, they are building a file of case studies.
LASTLY ..... I found a reply someone published on the net from the Shadow Immigration Minister which appears to be very interesting, suggesting Labour would instead prefer to issue a repayable bond to applicants. Please read and share views..
http://talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?topic=75732.0
Heres the text from the forum post in full:
I don't know if this has been posted already cause it is probably a template but here ya go...
Dear Ms ?"(&,
Many thanks for getting in touch regarding the Government’s proposals on family migration into the UK.. Many others have also contacted me to make clear their opposition to what the Government is suggesting and we intend to take a long hard look at the full package of measures once they are published.. People have cited a wide range of anomalies that could exist, including in relation to those living with a disability and the differential pay gap between men and women and whether the UK salary or assets of the migrant could be taken into account when their review is being considered.. Such is the number of emails that it would be difficult for me to go into the details of each and every case.
Theresa May has suggested that she intends to bring in a wide range of reforms, but unfortunately the Government have not yet shown us the precise details of what they intend, nor have they explained exactly how their changes would be implemented, what level of discretion there will be, or how the proposed changes will impact on different communities or people.. These should be published soon and then we shall make clear which elements of the changes we will oppose and which we will support.. We may be able to support, for instance, government proposals on preventing sham marriages.. That is why we have already asked the government a series of questions about the fairness, the effectiveness and the implementation of their policy.
Our broad approach will be guided by four principles:
·. . . . .Everyone coming to this country should expect to live by our rules, speak our language and want to make a contribution to our society
·. . . . .The right to love and marry the person of your choice is intrinsic to our shared humanity but only genuine relationships, rather than pretend ones fabricated for immigration reasons, should qualify for bringing a spouse, partner or family member into this country
·. . . . .Nobody coming to this country should expect to rely on public funds (in fact immigrants to the UK are less likely to depend on or be in receipt of benefits than the resident population)
·. . . . .Any changes have to be fair, equitable and effective.. In this regard we worry that by relying solely on the income of the sponsor (especially in the present economic circumstances when someone on a decent salary today can all too easily be made redundant tomorrow), the Government’s changes may actually be counter-productive.. That is why we are seriously considering the idea of a bond that would be payable on arrival and redeemable after a fixed period.
Once again, I am grateful to you for getting in touch.
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Yours sincerely
Chris Bryant
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Chris Bryant MP
Member of Parliament for the Rhondda
Tonypandy: 01443 687697 or 687621
Westminster: 020 7219 8315 or 020 7219 1894
