| Comment | Yeah, most people don't really know this as they never rub up against the details of the existing UK immigration system. It's widely assumed that it's "too easy" for people to come to the UK... But it's really really not. It's especially hard on couples where one is not a UK citizen. Marriage alone is no guarantee of solving anything.
Extortionate fees for every single step in the process, that rise way above inflation every year. Minimum income threshold for UK citizens wanting to being their spouse to the UK. The annual NHS surcharge.. etc.
If you want to come via a work visa, you need to find a company in a field which is on an employee shortage list, which will be happy to pay a £2000 fee per year to be able to employ you. That's on top of all the personal costs you need to go through for the application.
This has been the reality going back to at least 2011 or so. |
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