I’m 23 and my British boyfriend is same age as me . He’s working very hard already . We both want to live together but we can’t because of this .
He has a family, school, job here . I have part of my family there and I want to marry my partner and live here because it’s good for both of us . Let’s be honest it would be very hard to a British man to move to my country Poland, learn Polish, can’t really speak with people because it’s hard language to learn , struggle with job . In the Uk we both would be happy. It would change everything and make our live easier and peaceful.
I have got married from abroad I was a divorcee and have 3 children from previous marriage I am earning less than £16000 a year . This would mean I have to look for more work I wouldn’t be able to look after my children . The system is unfair and ripping families apart.
I'm English and my Husband is from New Zealand. We've been married for nearly 7 years. We've are both freelance (he's a photographer and I'm an actor) and we COLLECTIVELY earn more than enough to support ourselves so that we wouldn't be a financial drain on the UK institutions. Unfortunately being freelance and having been earning abroad my income alone rules us out from being eligible for a spouse visa.
My entire family including my teenage sister and nearly 70 year old father live at home in the UK. Due to the fact that ALL of my work opportunities are in the UK, we've had to endure long distance (that's possibly the longest distance you could imagine) one and off for the past year and a half.
Not to mention the financial drain it has caused having to pay thousands of pounds in flights (and either of us being unable to work) every time we wish to see each other, it has been a severe and immense source of pain for us both. Emotionally traumatising and dehumanising to say the least and a true test of our love and dedication to one another that he was managed to survive it this far. This dynamic is not financially or practically sustainable in the long run.
So, essentially I am being forced to choose between my career and my family and home country and my husband and future father of my children.
How is forcing someone to make a choice like that humane?
Not only is this law unjust but it is cruel.