Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
Whilst in principle with most of the reasons expressed, nobody yet appears to've endorsed the point I've been trying to get across in #3, i.e., how on earth can the Government justify extracting this supplement from those immigrants who've married a British national, gained employment here and already pay tax & *NI Contributions (the *latter supposedly intended to cover them for FREE healthcare [at source] as it does us!)?

Surely, then, on that basis alone, the implementation of the new legislation cannot be right ... ... or, indeed, legal.
Arthur I totally agree with you and I'm going to blow my mind over this.

It's a total disgrace that spouses of British Citizens are made to pay this especially as they are en route to permanent residency and obviously British Citizenship and, as you said, paying tax & NI as my wife does.

Regards to others agreeing, but this is another thorn in the side and financial burden to those who have to cope with the insurgant money grabbing b******s we call this government.

Let's say I refuse to pay this, would my girl be thrown out? No I believe not - under Article 8 of ECH she would not - but, as a soft-hearted BRITISH CITIZEN, to support the dregs of society and the crap that is infesting this once good country of ours, I will pay this surcharge.......

Mmm....... Maybe I should of put my lady on the back of a lorry in Calais.....

Arthur, my friend, a well deserved rep, tried to but have to spread them around, owe you one....