tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post4684167601773577080..comments2024-02-06T18:46:04.220+10:00Comments on Real World Libertarian: Child bride given protection after family death threats.Jim Fryarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15780237902858889143noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post-6186765571784994062011-11-08T15:18:09.193+10:002011-11-08T15:18:09.193+10:00I wondered the same thing, given the shit my old m...I wondered the same thing, given the shit my old mother in law had to go through to get the pension. She arrived here from Scotland when she was sixteen, but had worked over there for a couple of years to help support the family. That for some reason caused a problem, even though she didn't apply till she was 75.Jim Fryarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780237902858889143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post-59063288973019146672011-11-07T21:28:42.289+10:002011-11-07T21:28:42.289+10:00Disturbing and astonishing. It was not so long ago...Disturbing and astonishing. It was not so long ago that Mrs Exile and I had to provide DIMIA, as it was then, with a thick sheaf of evidence to prove that our relationship was above board. To be fair we probably gave them a lot more than was necessary but we were expected to be able to come up something that convinced them I hadn't just given some cash to get the visa and was going to do a vanishing act as soon as we'd landed. And from the article it doesn't sound like this has changed.<br /><br /><i>An Immigration Department spokesman defended the visa program: "Applicants ... must meet a range of criteria ... including being able to demonstrate they are in a genuine ... relationship with their sponsoring partner."</i> <br /><br />I'd be interested to know what was lost in the ellipses, but assuming it's nothing important and nothing much has changed since I went through the process I have to ask: what gives?Angry Exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491082312193274360noreply@blogger.com