Don't deport my Thai wife!' Plymouth husband's immigration plea as Valentine's Day deadline looms

[Arthur Little]

She's here already, she's genuine. If UKVI did not so far give her a chance to secure the correct English Language Test certificate what's wrong with doing that now.

My 2 centavos worth

Make that 3 centavos worth ... with you, Peter!

[andy222]

I agree too - she is working and paying tax and NI. Give them a break. I would say give her a limited time to pass the English Test and job done.

[Dedworth]

I agree too - she is working and paying tax and NI. Give them a break. I would say give her a limited time to pass the English Test and job done.

She's had the last 7 years though

[Terpe]

She's had the last 7 years though

That's a bit unfair Ded, we don't know the whole story or the immigration/visa history.
Don't forget those English tests didn't appear in the rules for entry until November 2010

There's been numerous changes since then, including a higher B1 level for settlement.

[andy222]

That's a bit unfair Ded, we don't know the whole story or the immigration/visa history.
Don't forget those English tests didn't appear in the rules for entry until November 2010

There's been numerous changes since then, including a higher B1 level for settlement.

I think they call that tunnel vision.. I would expect someone like Gwapito to come out with a staement like that.

[Dedworth]

That's a bit unfair Ded, we don't know the whole story or the immigration/visa history.
Don't forget those English tests didn't appear in the rules for entry until November 2010

There's been numerous changes since then, including a higher B1 level for settlement.

We need rules to control non EU immigration unfortunately many genuine applicants are now paying the price because these requirements had to be strengthened due to decades of abuse by fraudsters & con artists predominantly from Africa and the Indian Sub Continent

[fred]

We need rules to control non EU immigration unfortunately many genuine applicants are now paying the price because these requirements had to be strengthened due to decades of abuse by fraudsters & con artists predominantly from Africa and the Indian Sub Continent

But at the detriment of normal hard working, honorable and gullible Brits..
I get your point!
Fortunately for me I didn't have to put up with the BS rules in my time.
If I had, you lot would have seen me in the national papers.

[Dedworth]

But at the detriment of normal hard working, honorable and gullible Brits..
I get your point!
Fortunately for me I didn't have to put up with the BS rules in my time.
If I had,you lot would have seen me in the national papers.

As we all know Fred many of the rodents participating in the decades of duplicity are also abusing their British Citizenship