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Petitions and activism
Need support in remaining in UK with my family. Can you help?
englishgarden370 · 10/10/2015 23:31
Hi Everyone,
I am an American citizen. My husband and two children are British citizens. I am having to make an application for Leave to Remain in the UK with them and as a precautionary measurement I have started a petition to aid in my application to remain in them. It used to be that anyone who married a British citizen had the right to stay in the country with them but so many immigrants have taken advantage in the past just to gain citizenship that the government has made it much more complicated and expensive now. My three year old son had autism and Sensory Integration Disorder. I am everything to him and my family is my whole world. If any of you could possibly take a second to read my petition and if you were happy to sign it, in support of my application to remain with them, I would be extremely grateful!
Thank you so much for your consideration!
Jennifer
expatinscotland · 10/10/2015 23:57
Your options are for both of you or one of you to get enough work to meet the requirements or you can go back to the US as a family. The financial requirements were put in because people were marrying a British person, bringing loads of dependent children from other relationships in and claiming tax credits, HB, all sorts.
If you had money to come here on visitor's visas for 5 years . . .
MaudGonneMad · 10/10/2015 23:57
If you had taken the time to read my petition you would see I give back to my UK community through volunteer work but I suppose that doesn't make me anything special either.
If you weren't so busy flouncing because you didn't get the responses you wanted, perhaps you would have noticed that you didn't actually link to your petition...
LunchpackOfNotreDame · 10/10/2015 23:58
Most countries won't allow people in who will be a burden on their social welfare systems hence they all have their financial regulations
If you don't meet them move back to the states with your family and get a job over there
Oh wait. Their immigration is tougher than ours isn't it.
If you have time to give to voluntary work why can't you do paid work?
Micah · 11/10/2015 00:04
"We are all mothers"
I hate it when women pull this. Yes we are, but it doesn't mean I have to agree with your decisions or sign your petition.
I agree with pp. Why after 5 years is this an issue? Why didn't you get this sorted before children? Did you think if you had children it would give you leverage around the law? I don't think petitions will help.
Is it possible for you all to move to the US if you can't remain here?
Also, as far as I can tell, you've just posted a screen shot of your computer, not a link to your petition.
BubsandMoo · 11/10/2015 00:05
I'm afraid I agree with the others - you need to follow the same rules as everyone else, it seems horribly naive of you to have had 2 children on holiday visas. That said it's clear this is a really difficult situation for you. I also don't think your petition is a good idea though - it looks suspicious, like Bogeyface said.
Your snippy response is pretty rude but understandable, I hope you have some good emotional support from family/friends whilst you're waiting for the decision.
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