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> - given indefinite leave in 1992 to remain in the UK after her marriage - but this lapsed because she lived outside the UK for more than two years > this is
by fictioncircle 10y ago
> - given indefinite leave in 1992 to remain in the UK after her marriage - but this lapsed because she lived outside the UK for more than two years
> this is a textbook case of someone playing the system, including overstaying on a tourist visa several times
You feel trying to take care of dying parents is "gaming the system"?
> Clennell was given indefinite leave to remain in the UK after marrying John in 1990 but spent periods back in Singapore caring for her parents before they died.
- vilmosi 10y agoDon't get me wrong, it's terrible and unnecessary that this happened to her, but it's not like she didn't know beforehand this would happen or be able to avoid it.
- stickfigure 10y agoThat sounds a little bit like: "It's not like my wife doesn't know how to behave so that I won't punch her."
- DaUR 10y ago1. Analogies don't contribute to a debate since they're not based in reason, but in confirmation bias. You're trying to transpose the emotional connotations from one situation to a completely unrelated one. 2. She admits herself that she knew she couldn't stay out of the country for 2 years. There was a law, which she was aware of, and chose not to follow.