Farage’s Political Earthquake Begins to Rattle Britain’s Foundations

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2 hours ago, johnnybangkok said:

https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/commentaries/family-fortunes-the-uks-new-income-requirement-for-partner-visas/
 

Yeah ‘cos Googling is hard. 

 

 

As deviation is easy.

 

You add a link for visa requirements for legal migrants after your post about refugees! 

 

Not the same thing at all. Muppet Show in progress.

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2 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

Do you think, there is no war in Middle East??😳

 

Your question mark almost made me wonder. 

[johnnybangkok]

28 minutes ago, Stocky said:

Sorry but you're wrong there.

If I wanted to move back to the UK and take my Thai wife with for longer than 180 days per year she needs to apply for a Spouse Visa. Currently the requirements are either I have a job with an income of at least £29,000 per annum (can be combined income if wife had employment too), or savings of at least £65,000. The financial requirements were brought in in 2012 by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition.

What part are we not getting? Yes you have to prove that you can sustain you and your wife and that you are not going to be a burden to the state (because she is Thai after all) but if you can’t do that then you personally can still go back. 
Obviously no government is going to let a penniless national rock up with a bint from Nana and expect to pay for her but the requirements are reasonable and achievable. 

[youreavinalaff]

1 minute ago, johnnybangkok said:

What part are we not getting? Yes you have to prove that you can sustain you and your wife and that you are not going to be a burden to the state (because she is Thai after all) but if you can’t do that then you personally can still go back. 
Obviously no government is going to let a penniless national rock up with a bint from Nana and expect to pay for her but the requirements are reasonable and achievable. 

£65k in savings. The amount you said was imaginary. What is it? Imaginary or a requirement?

[newbee2022]

28 minutes ago, nauseus said:

 

Your question mark almost made me wonder. 

Why.

It's what I learned at school. 

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38 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Why.

It's what I learned at school. 

 

School?

[Stocky]

3 hours ago, johnnybangkok said:

What part are we not getting? Yes you have to prove that you can sustain you and your wife and that you are not going to be a burden to the state (because she is Thai after all) but if you can’t do that then you personally can still go back. 
Obviously no government is going to let a penniless national rock up with a bint from Nana and expect to pay for her but the requirements are reasonable and achievable. 

I'm perfectly aware of the requirements to take a foreign spouse to the UK, so there's nothing I'm 'not getting'. However, the bit I don't get is your sudden change of tune from the post I responded to which said 65k savings was imaginary, it isn't. 

[johnnybangkok]

20 minutes ago, Stocky said:

I'm perfectly aware of the requirements to take a foreign spouse to the UK, so there's nothing I'm 'not getting'. However, the bit I don't get is your sudden change of tune from the post I responded to which said 65k savings was imaginary, it isn't. 

 

“No, a British citizen does not need £65,000 to sponsor their Thai wife for a UK Spouse Visa. The minimum income requirement is £29,000 per year, or £88,500 in cash savings held for at least 6 months.”

 

ok?

 

 

 

 

[Patong2021]

On 5/2/2025 at 10:50 PM, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

Well I’m sure a Reform Council will not give free rein to the muslim rape gangs that are still operating with impunity all over the UK, in the same way that both Labour and Tory councils have; hope that doesn’t upset you too much.

 

 

How would a Reform Council or any council for that matter be able to do what you describe?  Which one of their powers would a local council use?   The only policing related power that a local council has is in respect to the  Power to install and maintain equipment with view to preventing and detecting crime in own area (e.g.  surveillance cameras). This would not accomplish what you demand.

 

[newbee2022]

7 hours ago, nauseus said:

 

School?

Yes, you don't know what it is? You never went to school?

[BritManToo]

9 hours ago, johnnybangkok said:

What are you talking about? Seriously stop making up nonsense. 
Your Thai wife is still YOUR wife. Perhaps you might have to jump through a few more hoops to prove that but she still remains YOUR wife so if you want to go back to the UK, there’s nothing they can do to stop you. You’re just making up nonsense or you are literally daft enough to believe the cr@p people are feeding you. You don’t need this imaginary 65k you keep cr@pping on about. It’s all in your head and if I may be so bold, you should perhaps have it looked at. 

As far as I know to bring my foreign spouse to the UK, I will need to prove an annual income of over 29,000GBP or a minimum cash savings of 88,500GBP, sorry the 65k I was quoting was raised last year.

[Stocky]

9 hours ago, johnnybangkok said:

What are you talking about? Seriously stop making up nonsense. 
Your Thai wife is still YOUR wife. Perhaps you might have to jump through a few more hoops to prove that but she still remains YOUR wife so if you want to go back to the UK, there’s nothing they can do to stop you. You’re just making up nonsense or you are literally daft enough to believe the cr@p people are feeding you. You don’t need this imaginary 65k you keep cr@pping on about. It’s all in your head and if I may be so bold, you should perhaps have it looked at. 

 

5 hours ago, johnnybangkok said:

 

“No, a British citizen does not need £65,000 to sponsor their Thai wife for a UK Spouse Visa. The minimum income requirement is £29,000 per year, or £88,500 in cash savings held for at least 6 months.”

 

ok?

 

 

Thanks for the update, it was 65k prior to this years increase, it has never been imaginary as your prior post stated, nor do you have any right to bring a foreign wife to the UK, they can indeed stop you.

[James105]

8 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

 

How would a Reform Council or any council for that matter be able to do what you describe?  Which one of their powers would a local council use?   The only policing related power that a local council has is in respect to the  Power to install and maintain equipment with view to preventing and detecting crime in own area (e.g.  surveillance cameras). This would not accomplish what you demand.

 

 

Have you not noticed how loud Reform have been with just 4 MPs?  I suspect they will become a lot louder with all these councillors, councils and now mayors in their party.   Obviously there is limits on what councils can do when the incompetent clowns in government have the real power, but they can certainly demonstrate wastefulness in the councils and be transparent about what money is being spent on (I doubt any rainbow colored zebra crossings will be painted in Reform areas for example), they can resist illegal migrants being put in hotels in their council areas causing those migrants to be housed in Labour voting areas which will in turn highlight how bad the problem is, which of course in turn will lead to those areas turning to Reform.    

 

Next year the areas which Reform were favorites to win will get their turn to vote in the local elections as Labour were too scared to let them vote this year.   What do you think Labour will achieve within a year to prevent Reform gobbling up the majority of councils in England and Wales?  Smash the gangs perhaps?  Fix the foundations?  Go further and faster?   Or <insert your nonsense 3 word slogan here>?   

[JAG]

9 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

 

How would a Reform Council or any council for that matter be able to do what you describe?  Which one of their powers would a local council use?   The only policing related power that a local council has is in respect to the  Power to install and maintain equipment with view to preventing and detecting crime in own area (e.g.  surveillance cameras). This would not accomplish what you demand.

 

They don't have specific powers, but they do have considerable influence. It certainly appears that local councils, and the agencies which they control, have in the past used that influence to umh, curtail,  the prosecution of the "grooming gangs"