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New £18,600 Income Limit to Bring a Spouse to the UK
rosco:
Not sure this is the best thread but it is relevant.
"The Supreme Court is to rule on whether an income barrier stopping thousands of British citizens from bringing a foreign spouse to the UK is lawful.
As of 2012, Britons must earn more than £18,600 before a husband or wife from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) can settle in the UK."
It's been said here many times but my personal view is that people shouldn't be able to import wives from abroad if they can't afford to take care of them. It's one of those controversial topics like families having 15 kids and living entirely off the state but I'm pretty firm on this policy. Let's see what it brings but I certainly wouldn't be chasing women from abroad and bringing them back to the UK if I couldn't earn more than £18,600 a year. This still isn't a great deal of money in this day and age.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39042445
Dogsoldier:
--- Quote from: rosco on February 22, 2017, 02:53:04 AM ---Not sure this is the best thread but it is relevant.
"The Supreme Court is to rule on whether an income barrier stopping thousands of British citizens from bringing a foreign spouse to the UK is lawful.
As of 2012, Britons must earn more than £18,600 before a husband or wife from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) can settle in the UK."
It's been said here many times but my personal view is that people shouldn't be able to import wives from abroad if they can't afford to take care of them. It's one of those controversial topics like families having 15 kids and living entirely off the state but I'm pretty firm on this policy. Let's see what it brings but I certainly wouldn't be chasing women from abroad and bringing them back to the UK if I couldn't earn more than £18,600 a year. This still isn't a great deal of money in this day and age.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39042445
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Yeah, the guardinistas gave been frothing at the mouth over this "unjust" law. How dare people who can't afford to support a spouse and kids be barred from importing them? I say raise the threshold even higher to what the benefit cap is, £26000.
Steveboy:
--- Quote from: Dogsoldier on February 22, 2017, 03:43:17 AM ---
--- Quote from: rosco on February 22, 2017, 02:53:04 AM ---Not sure this is the best thread but it is relevant.
"The Supreme Court is to rule on whether an income barrier stopping thousands of British citizens from bringing a foreign spouse to the UK is lawful.
As of 2012, Britons must earn more than £18,600 before a husband or wife from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) can settle in the UK."
It's been said here many times but my personal view is that people shouldn't be able to import wives from abroad if they can't afford to take care of them. It's one of those controversial topics like families having 15 kids and living entirely off the state but I'm pretty firm on this policy. Let's see what it brings but I certainly wouldn't be chasing women from abroad and bringing them back to the UK if I couldn't earn more than £18,600 a year. This still isn't a great deal of money in this day and age.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39042445
--- End quote ---
Yeah, the guardinistas gave been frothing at the mouth over this "unjust" law. How dare people who can't afford to support a spouse and kids be barred from importing them? I say raise the threshold even higher to what the benefit cap is, £26000.
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Higher Higher :thumbsup:
Manny:
--- Quote from: rosco on February 22, 2017, 02:53:04 AM ---Not sure this is the best thread but it is relevant.
"The Supreme Court is to rule on whether an income barrier stopping thousands of British citizens from bringing a foreign spouse to the UK is lawful.
As of 2012, Britons must earn more than £18,600 before a husband or wife from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) can settle in the UK."
It's been said here many times but my personal view is that people shouldn't be able to import wives from abroad if they can't afford to take care of them. It's one of those controversial topics like families having 15 kids and living entirely off the state but I'm pretty firm on this policy. Let's see what it brings but I certainly wouldn't be chasing women from abroad and bringing them back to the UK if I couldn't earn more than £18,600 a year. This still isn't a great deal of money in this day and age.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39042445
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I agree entirely.
dcguyusa:
This would not be fair with people who have fluctuating annual incomes such as self employed individuals. And to those who have plenty of non-income producing assets (such as a large stash of diamonds or gold). :D
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