Originally Posted by nun

British citizens have the right to reside in the UK. They should not be discriminated against and they should have the right to live in the UK with their immediate family without any financial criteria or reference to the citizenship of their immediate family.

Originally Posted by spouse of scouse

That's something I hadn't considered Perth, that some people aren't aware of the 'no recourse to public funds' requirement. May go some way to explaining why some people seem so anti about non-EU spouses. Bobby, there already is a sort of fund for spouse visa holders. If you apply through the savings route, you need to have at least 62,500 pounds in the bank when you apply, and the same amount two and a half years later, when you apply for further leave to remain. Also, it you apply using savings then these savings can be in the sponsor's (UK citizen) name, the spouse's name, or in joint names. When people don't have the required savings and need to use income to meet part/all of the financial requirements for initial leave to enter, then in most instances only the sponsor's income can be used. Once at the further leave to remain stage, both the sponsor and his/her spouse's income can be used.