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Originally Posted by BenMcr
You mean the one that requires people to apply online?
https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/partner-spouse
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The current situation is that we have no practical options for people to claim asylum to the UK while they're outside the UK in their home country, and we'll try to deny asylum or refugee status for people coming to the UK if they've travelled through a 'safe' country which may be all EU countries.
Even where the government have said they'd establish a legal route to come straight to the UK - its not been done yet
The best way to legalise anything is to make the legal options more attractive than the illegal ones. We're not currently doing that in any meaningful way for asylum and refugees. |
That makes a great soundbite for the Media and human rights lot . . but I fear if we did that we'd be snowed under for years with applications from anyone, anywhere, and the long waiting list would still make some risk the boat trip.
There's also the potential that 'relaxed' or 'fast track' applications could mean the 'wrong uns' slip through the net too.