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This happens every day in the UK and other countries. I can't help but feel cynical that It's only news worthy this time because the individuals are caucasian.

by cup 10y ago

This happens every day in the UK and other countries. I can't help but feel cynical that It's only news worthy this time because the individuals are caucasian. Immigration laws are extremely rigid and usually only the wealthy or socially palatable can navigate them with ease.

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manarth 10y ago
This happens every day in the UK and other countries I agree that there are countless examples of people deserving of citizenship (through marriage, children, etc) who are denied by bureaucratic rules, and are often separated from their family as a result (or the entire family has to move). This one's slightly odder though: someone who (being Dutch) already has the right to live and work visa-free in the UK, is being instructed to leave. Given the information in the article (and assuming it's correct), there's no legal justification for that.
- cup 10y ago
  Shes not being asked to leave, only being asked to make preparations.
  - waqf 10y ago
    You're not British, are you?
  - princeb 10y ago
    what would be the point of making preparations, if not to do it?
- mcguire 10y ago
  It's a form letter, which makes sense because she's trying to do something that is meaningless for her situation.
  - lgeek 10y ago
    Did you read the article? She wants to obtain British citizenship. To do so, she must first obtain a document certifying that she has a right to live in the UK. That is a requirement for any EU citizen who wants to apply for citizenship. How is that meaningless?
    - mcguire 10y ago
      As an EU citizen, she has the right to live in the UK, currently. Applying for permanent residency would be approximately like me, as a US citizen, applying for permanent residency in the US. With Brexit, in the future, that won't be the case. But until the UK government, in negotiations with the EU, determines how that is going to work for current EU residents, there's no point in dealing with an application process that is not meant for her situation.
LoSboccacc 10y ago
As it should be, a state isn't a pro-bono organization.

by cup 10y ago

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manarth 10y ago

This happens every day in the UK and other countries I agree that there are countless examples of people deserving of citizenship (through marriage, children, etc) who are denied by bureaucratic rules, and are often separated from their family as a result (or the entire family has to move). This one's slightly odder though: someone who (being Dutch) already has the right to live and work visa-free in the UK, is being instructed to leave. Given the information in the article (and assuming it's correct), there's no legal justification for that.

cup 10y ago
Shes not being asked to leave, only being asked to make preparations.
- waqf 10y ago
  You're not British, are you?
- princeb 10y ago
  what would be the point of making preparations, if not to do it?
mcguire 10y ago
It's a form letter, which makes sense because she's trying to do something that is meaningless for her situation.
- lgeek 10y ago
  Did you read the article? She wants to obtain British citizenship. To do so, she must first obtain a document certifying that she has a right to live in the UK. That is a requirement for any EU citizen who wants to apply for citizenship. How is that meaningless?
  - mcguire 10y ago
    As an EU citizen, she has the right to live in the UK, currently. Applying for permanent residency would be approximately like me, as a US citizen, applying for permanent residency in the US. With Brexit, in the future, that won't be the case. But until the UK government, in negotiations with the EU, determines how that is going to work for current EU residents, there's no point in dealing with an application process that is not meant for her situation.

LoSboccacc 10y ago

As it should be, a state isn't a pro-bono organization.