Stark choice under new immigration rules: exile or family breakup

[joebloggs]

this is how crazy it is, if you've got 2 kids and you cant apply for a settlement visa for the wife because your income is not £49k a year, if the kids are British, there is nothing to stop bringing them to the UK and you claiming tax credits and if you work the child care element of tax creds to look after the kids while you work ( the gov/taxpayer will pay 75% of the childcare) so infact your claiming benefits that you might not be claiming if your wife was here

[lastlid]

this is how crazy it is, if you've got 2 kids and you cant apply for a settlement visa for the wife because your income is not £49k a year, if the kids are British, there is nothing to stop bringing them to the UK and you claiming tax credits and if you work the child care element of tax creds to look after the kids while you work ( the gov/taxpayer will pay 75% of the childcare) so infact your claiming benefits that you might not be claiming if your wife was here