My Authors
Read all threads
MARRIAGE IS BIGGER AND BETTER THAN IMMIGRATION STATUS

I came into the UK in 1990 and I met my wife, a British Citizen here in the UK. We got married and I also became a British Citizen through her. The beginning of our marriage was very tough as we had no money. We were....
just 4 at our wedding. We could not afford a lavish wedding. Those days!

My wife was the one taking care of us financially for many years after we got married and she actually put down 95% of the deposit for the first flat we bought. She did not make noise or tell people......
the roles she played but I made noise obout it later. Today, I make enough money to be able to make our family live comfortably. If she had terrorized me with her British status then, I would have punished her now. Just kidding but who knows.

In the last two weeks,.....
I have dealt with 6 families with at least two children together where the wives refused to support their husband’s immigration application at the last minute. They refused to give their British passports or settled status for their husband to get their status extended. I.....
t was childish. I tried to intervene but only one lady gave her documents. But can I tell you? I will get the remaining 5 their status whether their spouses release their documents or not. I have done that for the last 20 years whether it is the wife or the husband that.......
refused to support their partner and I have done it legally.

I believe it is wrong to use immigration status to fight your spouse especially when children are involved. We did not bring it from heaven. We got it by grace and we should not use it to punish or hurt anyone.....
I must admit that some spouses are useless though and probably deserve it.

Withholding your support could have a serious implication for you, your partner, your relatives and the children. It could damage your relationship beyond repair. It could cause your disputes to......
escalate and so, let love win. Sort out your difficulties and don't think that if he or she gets his status sorted you will be abandoned. You are not inferior. Nemesis will soon catch up with anyone who does that.

Marriage and good family life are better than British, .....
European, Canadian, or American passports. There are many people enjoying a great family life in the UK and my native country Nigeria without a British passport. Freely it was given and freely it must be given.....
Dele Olawanle is the Principal Solicitor at Del & Co. Solicitors, London.
DELSOLICITORS.CO.UK
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh.

Keep Current with Dele Olawanle

Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!