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> The hassle and expense of UK immigration law was one reason I moved to Germany When I married my wife (we both have different passports, neither of us are Br
by the_mitsuhiko 11y ago
> The hassle and expense of UK immigration law was one reason I moved to Germany
When I married my wife (we both have different passports, neither of us are British) we decided to move to Austria, my country of origin because the situation in Britain looked problematic. She would have to apply to visas constantly to get into Schengen (as the UK is outside), the financial requirements for the household are sky-high (income of 18.600 GBP post taxes or access to 65.000 GBP on an account) and you would need to have that every 2.5 years. Money would not even be the problem, but the fear of this getting worse or that you might lose the job for some time really does with your brain. Especially the worry that if the UK would leave the EU, British citizenship would not help my wife either and we would again be left with different citizenships and different travel rules.