Changed Days

[Arthur Little]

Yes indeed Arthur.
I know just what's it's like to very naively believe that to be the case.
As in our case back in year 2002 when we first decided to come to UK and take care of my elderly parents.

When we really discovered the application details we were well and truly flummoxed, and also disappointed.

... I'll bet you were, Peter - and that was more than a decade ago, too!! I must admit to complete naivety about the lo~ng and tortuous trail [read also trials] ahead of me in 2007 when I began 12 months' of almost daily email correspondence with Myrna.

Now looking back at all the changes, challenges and complexities I can only think how lucky we were.

Oh, indeed ... it was bad enough in January 2009, when Myrna lodged her Spousal Visa application. But NOW ... !

There again, she was fortunate in being granted her visa in just a little over 4 weeks - at a time when we'd been advised by VFS, to expect a waiting period of 3 months' minimum for settlement.

It really seems that those of us who take that path are the very easy targets. Our honesty and dedication to our loved ones gets trashed time and time again by our politicians. It's a disgrace.

Absolutely ... wholeheartedly!

I really feel so sad for those folks who will face even tougher challenges in the future.

... so do I!

In my mind it's completely wrong that politicians can control who we fall in love with and want to spend our lives with.
Especially when it comes down to money. How much you've got and how much much you earn.

really gets my dander up! ... it's totally unforgivable that genuine couples wanting nothing more than to carve out a life for themselves are being forced to jump through a steadily-increasing number of hoops - while our politicians seem "powerless" to deport 'preachers of hate' and others whose activities present an ongoing threat to the safety and wellbeing of this country.