Nothing to bite at, the rules are the rules.
Yes it i could be wrong when it effects certain folk, but like anything you have to go with the majority or say sod it and then go with plan b or c or maybe d,
Many of us who have started on this trail have had to pay something for our partners to be here with us or if you cannot afford what they are asking then you may have to think of moving to where your partner is.
Maybe if we all feel in love with a European there would be none of this then.