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It's utter madness isn't it?
As I understand it, genuine citizens of other EU countries can bring their non EU spouses to live with them to the UK, as said non EU spouse is married to said European. Just turn up at Calais with valid IDs and a valid marriage certificate, and EU Freedom of Movement legislation is your Uncle. No job in UK or anything else necessary. We presume the other EU countries will have already processed/naturalised the non EU spouse.
A UK citizen who wants to make a spouse of a non EU citizen has to prove not only that they are married, but that they (the UK citizen) personally earn over £x per annum so that said proposed spouse will not be a burden on public funds. Plus all of the paper work , travelling, time and costs that Mr Buckley mentions above.
I'm not sure if, even after all of that, said new non EU spouse is ever allowed to work. Perhaps Mr Buckley could enlighten us (yes I could google for the info, but I'm betting it's a complicated minefield and it's late).
Woe betide you if you are unemployed or in a low paid job and fall truly madly deeply for someone while they are here on holiday for a couple of weeks. Nope. No dice. You don't earn enough.
I find it ridiculous (historically speaking) that it would be easier (bureaucratically speaking) to marry a Slovenian, Slovakian or Swede than an Australian, American or Canadian.
I may well be completely wrong about all of the above, but I'm sure I read it in a reputable news source recently (google, late, & minefield again).
