Originally Posted by
Swanhunter
[mod hat on]
This has been an interesting and enlightening thread so far and done in fine spirit. Could I ask we stick in that vein and avoid a broader debate about immigration and the British body politic. It would be a shame to send this OMNI PR bound
Swanhunter
Moderator, BAEC
[mod hat off]
At the risk of awakening
SH's moderator ire, the ads for this thread have been for 'filipina cupid' -- not sure Mrs tb would be pleased!
It does seem to vary by nationality, and there is some legitimacy to this (some nationalities are more prone to abuse of the system -- as a physician who treated many illegal immigrants, it was hard not to come to this conclusion, albeit without judgement). Of course, generalisations don't have much bearing on any one individual.
When we married, my wife was a citizen from an 'axis of evil' nation (now she is a US citizen) -- we had to jump through a few hoops to get her a visitor's visa (I was moving to the US shortly thereafter), but it wasn't too difficult. I have a sneaky suspicion that emailing from my cantab academic address helped...which is both ridiculous and welcome at the same time!
tb