should be allowed to bring their spouses to Britain and try and get them citizenship?
2007-01-10 01:03:14 · 7 answers · asked by scotgal 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
people do bring their spouses to Britain, i see it at work everyday, from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India..they come on a visitors visa and then apply for an extension to stay as spouse of a British Citizen, which is granted, initially for up to two years, after which they apply for indefinate leave to remain
2007-01-10 01:21:56 · update #1
As long as they keep it as it is now, the spouse has to prove he/she can provide for their other half without claiming benefits.
2007-01-11 00:23:41 · answer #1 · answered by Rick 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't have an arranged marriage but I did get married abroad. As we decided we would continue to live in England, it made sense for my husband to get citizenship - he wanted to integrate and also it makes things easier when we travel together (in terms of restrictions, etc).
These days in order to become a British citizen it requires more than just filling out a form; you have to have lived in the UK legally for a number of years, take the citizenship test (which ain't exactly a piece of cake - my hubby now knows way more about the British Legal system and Government than I ever did) and take part in a formal citizenship ceremony.
2007-01-10 01:22:33 · answer #2 · answered by MissMe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have a friend from India who is having an arranged marriage (he thinks) this summer. They should definitely be allowed to be a citizen of your country, if you're going to live there. I might not be the person to answer, though, since I don't really know too much about cultures that practice this. Maybe some of them don't allow their family member to leave.
2007-01-10 01:10:41 · answer #3 · answered by Lady in Red 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually a very respected psychologist, Erich Fromm, wrote a very good chapter in his "Art of Loving" on why arranged marriages were superior to the "romantic" fantasy of the West. But we're on Yahoo! Answers, I don't expect any of you to have ever heard of Fromm.
Back to the question: of course. Legally, an "arranged marriage" is not any different of any other type of marriage. The motives do not matter, since they are personal and impossible to truly know to third parties. For all we know, both partners in an "arranged marriage" could also love each other in the traditional "romantic" sense so prevalent in the West.
2007-01-10 02:48:22 · answer #4 · answered by tlakkamond 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, you can only get away with it if you are from that culture. Try bringing in another non-EU national who is not from that culture. They wouldn't accept your arranged marriage and there are procedures to check whether your marriage is arranged or genuine. So why not apply the same thing to people from those kind of cultures?
2007-01-10 01:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by Luvfactory 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you marry someone from another country, for example America or Australia or whatever in UK, and if your spouse goes back to where he/she is from, would you want to stay in UK, because you got married in UK, or go together and gain citizenship over there? Think about it.
2007-01-10 03:58:09 · answer #6 · answered by ono 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no not really it bad that arranged marriages still go on today god if id marryed someone my parents liked where would the fun be in dating men they hated just to piss them off
2007-01-10 01:13:44 · answer #7 · answered by moodycow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋