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Sucks for your situation. One question though (I'm sure you've heard before)... > For her to move to the UK requires her to meet income requirements of £18,600

Sucks for your situation. One question though (I'm sure you've heard before)... > For her to move to the UK requires her to meet income requirements of £18,600 per year What about if you got married?

peterburkimsher 8y ago
Marriage doesn't help! "Partnership" is recognised by immigration, and that requires living together, sharing the same address and bank account for a year. This is because of a cultural shift in the meaning of marriage. It used to be one man and one woman, for life. Divorce, polygamy, homosexuality, and marriages of convenience changed that definition. I'm not trying to get distracted about whether those groups of people should be allowed to marry - that's a different political debate. The outcome is that marriage doesn't matter for immigration any more. As soon as I get married, I'm going to have sex! But that might bring babies. If those kids can't have nationality, or risk their parents being separated by visa issues, I want to delay having those kids. So I want to get PR before getting married.
- north_east_dev 8y ago
  Ok, it sounds like you've thought things through and best of luck with it.
- ryanobjc 8y ago
  I’m not sure why you threw in a dig at homosexuals in your little immigration rant. That’s probably why you’re getting downvotes here. Plus it erases a lot of goodwill you might be building up. Also btw, there is no modern state that recognizes polygamy, especially for immigration purposes! Ps: marriages of convenience are ... classic marriages. That is what marriage used to be. A business or political arrangement. For convenience.
- arkades 8y ago
  > As soon as I get married ... might bring babies Contraception.
- hycaria 8y ago
  > As soon as I get married, I'm going to have sex! Wait, you didn't yet ?
  - north_east_dev 8y ago
    (Not the OP) Is that so surprising? My wife and I waited until marriage.
    - hycaria 8y ago
      It's not really common amongst europeans under 50.
      - north_east_dev 8y ago
        I'm a European under 50 :) I agree it's not common, but not unheard of.
        hycaria 8y ago
        Prompted by faith ?

peterburkimsher 8y ago

Marriage doesn't help! "Partnership" is recognised by immigration, and that requires living together, sharing the same address and bank account for a year. This is because of a cultural shift in the meaning of marriage. It used to be one man and one woman, for life. Divorce, polygamy, homosexuality, and marriages of convenience changed that definition. I'm not trying to get distracted about whether those groups of people should be allowed to marry - that's a different political debate. The outcome is that marriage doesn't matter for immigration any more. As soon as I get married, I'm going to have sex! But that might bring babies. If those kids can't have nationality, or risk their parents being separated by visa issues, I want to delay having those kids. So I want to get PR before getting married.

north_east_dev 8y ago
Ok, it sounds like you've thought things through and best of luck with it.
ryanobjc 8y ago
I’m not sure why you threw in a dig at homosexuals in your little immigration rant. That’s probably why you’re getting downvotes here. Plus it erases a lot of goodwill you might be building up. Also btw, there is no modern state that recognizes polygamy, especially for immigration purposes! Ps: marriages of convenience are ... classic marriages. That is what marriage used to be. A business or political arrangement. For convenience.
arkades 8y ago
> As soon as I get married ... might bring babies Contraception.
hycaria 8y ago
> As soon as I get married, I'm going to have sex! Wait, you didn't yet ?
- north_east_dev 8y ago
  (Not the OP) Is that so surprising? My wife and I waited until marriage.
  - hycaria 8y ago
    It's not really common amongst europeans under 50.
    - north_east_dev 8y ago
      I'm a European under 50 :) I agree it's not common, but not unheard of.
      - hycaria 8y ago
        Prompted by faith ?