UK's new visa rules 'causing anguish' for families

[The Year Of The Fox]

Why?  Why does earning <18k make you a burden to the economy?  You've admitted to earning less than that, but clearly don't see yourself as a burden, why is it a different scenario for migrants?

 

 

That's a wild assumption with no basis whatsoever.  But sure, if it makes you feel better about defending brutal legislation.

 

 

Then it's a good job you haven't happened to meet a foreign woman who you want to spend the rest of your life with (or at least not one who feels the same about you).

 

 

Again with the wild assumptions and generalisations.  How many people do you actually know of who do the Thai bride thing?

 

 

 

Again, good thing you haven't fallen in love with a foreign woman or I suspect we'd be reading the opposite version of this thread right now.

It's not really a wild assumption. A lad on our firm wanted to travel to Australia for 4 weeks He had to leave the firm and then hope there was enough work for them to take him back on upon his return. That was only for a four week holiday. If you're travelling around the world you're bound to be away for longer than that and it'll take a bloody good firm to guarantee a position will still be open in a years time.

 

Another mate of mine also went Oz for a year and has brought back a bird he's going out with. However, she is on a working visa here. there are still ways round it!

[Carl the Llama]

Because I have a job, pay my taxes and input into society. I have a mortgage and don't rely on other people to pay my bills. The missis likewise. Earning less than £18k I could NOT afford to do all that without the missis' wage.

 

It may be brutal but as I've said, people have moaned and most agree that something needs to be done, and this is it.

 

Would you agree that £5k was too low a threshold?

I would agree that £5k is too low, but more than tripling the threshold is a huge overreaction.  Especially at a time when few new jobs are being created.  Putting it somewhere between 8 and 12k would be fairer imo.  But it all depends on individual circumstances.

[The Year Of The Fox]

I would agree that £5k is too low, but more than tripling the threshold is a huge overreaction.  Especially at a time when few new jobs are being created.  Putting it somewhere between 8 and 12k would be fairer imo.  But it all depends on individual circumstances.

Exactly. But there may well be a grey area where it depends whether a Brit is guaranteed of a job once on return. As I say, tripling the threshold seems a huge jump but I still maintain the actual figure of £18600 isn't all that high when you consider the possibility of the partner being dependant on the Brits wages, certainly in the short run.