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Bucket of lies: EU settlement scheme absolutely does NOT work for existing non-EU family members + there is NO automatic exchange of existing PR cards
We were all worried that the architects of the EU settlement scheme have forgotten about, or worried little for, its least publicized future customers, about whom “Guardian reading activists” always forget – non-EU family members. The praise it received in test phases and recently on sites like Free Movement Blog, as well as, it seems, the Inspector report, again, seemed to not ask pertinent questions based on anyone’s actual experience. Understandably since authors of the site are not actually front line practitioners. Well, spoiler, then – and it surprised even me, who gave 5 years of my life for working … Continue reading →
In with the old: TOEIC scandal revisited
I have been fascinated these past weeks that The Guardian, on a high from its newly acquired position as a sole resolver of immigration problems (in lieu of system working as it should, and sometimes in spite of it having worked as it should) has dug up the long-rotten corpse of the TOEIC scandal, and falsely claims that it “has not received headline treatment”. Really? For 2 full years in 2014-2016 this was ALL there were immigration headlines about. Perhaps the current generation of Guardian journalist were still in primary school 5 years ago. Otherwise it is just unabashed shameless … Continue reading →
10-year route concession for spouses: a shield now used maliciously as a sword
If ever there was a more striking tale of good intentions paving a road to hell! And it all started to nice. Before 2012 we had discretionary leave that tended to be granted to spouses of British citizens who did not meet the requirements, usually because they were in the UK as visitors or unlawfully – but had a very small British child. Some women who gave birth to a British child of a man they had not been married to got it as well. In 2012, it had been brought into the Immigration Rules as a “10-year leave” – … Continue reading →
Bye-Bye Theresa: the new era will now really be new
I must say, one could not have thought of a worse time to abandon the helm — but then, I suppose, this is indicative of the May administration overall. Overall it did not live up to its many promises — we feared an iron fist, and instead we got deadly tornado of incompetence. The country is ravaged and nearly obliterated by the sheer force of pervasive stupidity. A lot of it started in the coalition government times – we expected May era to be distinct, but it really is not – but she did double and triple down on the worst … Continue reading →