The EU after Brexit
Nov 30th 2018, 2:23 pm
#106
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Re: The EU after Brexit
Ah yeah that sounds familiar. It's a bit of a catch-22 - I want to use my savings as a deposit to buy a house to eventually relocate to in the UK, but if I do that then I won't meet the savings threshold and won't be able to move my family until I secure a job. And if I keep my savings, I won't have a house for my family to live in when we move back, so I'll have to rent something.
Nov 30th 2018, 10:57 pm
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Re: The EU after Brexit
Dec 1st 2018, 3:14 am
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Re: The EU after Brexit
The new visa laws were drafted primarily to address the issue of chain migrations from undesirable countries (read: Pakistan) because we couldn't put in a blanket ban on spousal / family visas for Pakistanis while allowing native Brits to bring in their American or other nationality spouses for practically nothing, as was the case in the old days.
Dec 2nd 2018, 11:26 pm
#110
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Re: The EU after Brexit
The UK is trapped by its liberalism that dictates we must treat all people equally.
The new visa laws were drafted primarily to address the issue of chain migrations from undesirable countries (read: Pakistan) because we couldn't put in a blanket ban on spousal / family visas for Pakistanis while allowing native Brits to bring in their American or other nationality spouses for practically nothing, as was the case in the old days.
The new visa laws were drafted primarily to address the issue of chain migrations from undesirable countries (read: Pakistan) because we couldn't put in a blanket ban on spousal / family visas for Pakistanis while allowing native Brits to bring in their American or other nationality spouses for practically nothing, as was the case in the old days.
Dec 3rd 2018, 6:58 am
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Re: The EU after Brexit
Dec 3rd 2018, 7:05 am
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Dec 4th 2018, 2:12 am
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Re: The EU after Brexit
You need proof that you already have accommodation when you apply for the visa.
Last time around my wife still had a valid tourist visa so we had to fly to UK, find a house to rent, then leave the country again to apply for her residence visa. Otherwise, I would have had to fly to UK on my own, rent a property, then fly out again.
Ideally, we'd be moving back again after I secure a job in the UK, but that's not always so easy.
Last time around my wife still had a valid tourist visa so we had to fly to UK, find a house to rent, then leave the country again to apply for her residence visa. Otherwise, I would have had to fly to UK on my own, rent a property, then fly out again.
Ideally, we'd be moving back again after I secure a job in the UK, but that's not always so easy.
Dec 4th 2018, 2:18 am
#118
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Re: The EU after Brexit
You need proof that you already have accommodation when you apply for the visa.
Last time around my wife still had a valid tourist visa so we had to fly to UK, find a house to rent, then leave the country again to apply for her residence visa. Otherwise, I would have had to fly to UK on my own, rent a property, then fly out again.
Ideally, we'd be moving back again after I secure a job in the UK, but that's not always so easy.
Last time around my wife still had a valid tourist visa so we had to fly to UK, find a house to rent, then leave the country again to apply for her residence visa. Otherwise, I would have had to fly to UK on my own, rent a property, then fly out again.
Ideally, we'd be moving back again after I secure a job in the UK, but that's not always so easy.
Dec 4th 2018, 3:14 am
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