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Thread: Don't deport my Thai wife!' Plymouth husband's immigration plea as Valentine's Day deadline looms
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10th February 2015 #1
Don't deport my Thai wife!' Plymouth husband's immigration plea as Valentine's Day deadline looms
She has been here since 2008 she must not have been able to pass the Life in UK Test
Read more here ....
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Don-...ail/story.html
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10th February 2015 #2
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Rules are rules, get off at Reading for the coach to Heathrow
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They have my sympathy.
The rules around the English Language Test were thrown into chaos and UKVI did nothing to explain and clarify. In fact their inaction caused lots of heartache and expense to many.
We have all sorts of stories on here about which way to go or not.
She's here already, she's genuine. If UKVI did not so far give her a chance to secure the correct English Language Test certificate what's wrong with doing that now.
My 2 centavos worth
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11th February 2015 #4
The rules STINK for everyone
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I agree too - she is working and paying tax and NI. Give them a break. I would say give her a limited time to pass the English Test and job done.
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12th February 2015 #12
What I would like to know is, are the non-European partners of non-British EU nationals (who bring theirs to the UK - without so much as paying a penny!) - required to take these infernal English Language Tests at ANY stage in their immigration journey? Because, if not ... then
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12th February 2015 #18
Yep..But those particular words or people didn't include me or my ilk back then in the day.
Why should it now?
Let's be straight about this.
What gave me the right to bring my loved one to the UK back then but deny other Brits the right to do the same now?
Explain that please.
Cheers..
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That is the decision our elected rulers have taken Fred. I personally would have favoured things angling towards severe sanctions being imposed on those abusing the system - jail, asset seizure etc. Remember your day was before Labour decided, without consulting the indigenous population, to open the floodgates and create a multicultural shithole full of voters beholden to them.
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12th February 2015 #20
No doubt about it..It`s a mess..
I doubt that any of us had any clue what we were voting for to be honest in those days.
I knew a little information from what my grandfather explained to me about how we were sold the Common Market story/theory by politicians at the time etc back then, but I doubt any of them could have foretold us of the disastrous decision in regards us joining the EU.
Most of the sanctions you describe now would never have applied to the majority of us quiet and peaceful, loving Brits back then, with no wish other than to be joined with our beloved partners.
Do you see my point?
What can be done?
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16th February 2015 #21Thai woman 'preparing to leave UK' after losing immigration battle
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http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Thai...ail/story.html
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I am trying to keep out of the political debate. As many of you know, I believe the Party Political system is outdated.
What I will say is these Political parties try to score points off each other by making promises most of us know they can't or won't keep. I see people on here bringing up politics at almost every opportunity. The political parties are all as bad as each other. I see Labour being blamed for opening the flood gates for immigration. Correct me if I am wrong but aren't most immigrants nowadays from the EU? if my memory serves me right.
Let me refresh your memories; it was the Conservative Party in 1973 - led by Ted Heath - who signed the UK up to Europe. In 1975, Labour held a referendum on "IN" or OUT, and the majority voted to stay in.
In 1987, the Single European Act was signed (by a Conservative Government led by Mrs T). One of the policies was free movement of goods and PERSONS, and the UK decided NOT to opt out. So where this idea that it's Labour who opened the flood gates come from? I have NO idea, as it seems to me that, when most of the major EU decisions have been made it's been the Conservatives who have been in government (Ted, Maggie, Major and Blair) with both parties having the occasional opt out when it suited them.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk...ean_union_.htm
My whole point in this, is why should genuine people - such as this couple appear to be - and many others on here, have unrealistic and unfair immigration rules foisted upon them as opposed to people born in the EU who often don't even speak more than a word or two of English? Or put another way, why should British Nationals be forced to consider having to emigrate just because they want to be with their loved ones? It's ALL totally wrong, and unfair - and just because the political parties want to find favour with a few more voters.
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17th February 2015 #23
Labour didn't open the flood gates. That started when we joined the Common Market. What Labour was guilty of - at that time - was not making Poles and citizens of other EU countries wait the maximum of 7 years before they could freely come to the UK, thou they learnt from this and made the Romanians and Bulgarians wait the maximum of 7yrs.
Labour brought in 'The Life in UK Test' but the Tories brought in the English tests and the minimum financial requirements.
It is wrong and unfair. A British Citizen should have a legal right to bring their spouse to the UK as long as they are not a danger to this country.
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17th February 2015 #24
And I if were her husband, she wouldn't be going anywhere! Let them serve her with a deportation notice, where she will be given the right to appeal. Get the press and media around, and see what happens then.
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From that article:-
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She has since taken the ‘correct’ exam, but the Home Office has refused to change its original decision......
A spokesman for qualification provider NOCN said Mrs Doidge completed an Entry 1 Functional Skills test, which is not recognised by Home Office requirements for UK citizenship.
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The article intimates she was going for Citizenship (maybe they mean ILR ??)
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Well it states she lived with him in Plymouth since 2008. If she had a settlement visa then she could have applied for ILR sometime in 2010. Obviously she couldn't have or she wouldn't be in this mess, so maybe she couldn't pass 'The Life in UK Test' and applied for FLR in 2010, got that for 2 yrs and the same again in 2012 (but just before the English Language Test was required). That would take her to 2014 and she's now in trouble because she has taken the wrong English Language test or maybe she couldn't pass it before.
Or maybe she was on a 5-yr Work Permit. Can't see that thou' seeing they've been married 7 yrs.
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If only newspapers would stick with the facts
Then I guess there wouldn't be so many sales to those folks who enjoy tsismis
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