On the basis of this, we decided we didn't want to stay in the UK anymore, but we still needed to renew our expiring visas. Which, as they were ancestry visas, meant: a) paying around £2000 for the three of us; and b) sending in huge quantities of original ID documents.
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It's a cold, hard fact that dealing with the UK visa authority trashed both my husband's and my mental health and left us in a financial hole which, without the support of solvent, caring family members, we would never have climbed out of. Years later, we're only just recovering.
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How an entity so comprehensively dedicated to intransigence and bureaucratic pettifogging can possibly hope to deal with the hugely expanded workload necessitated by a hard
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In all respects, the UK visa authority almost perfectly fits the description that Douglas Adams famously gave to his Vogons: "Not actually evil, but bad-tempered, bureaucratic, officious and callous" - the "almost" is because these days, yeah: they actually ARE evil, too.
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In conclusion: the marriage of xenophobia and bureaucratic incompetence is one of the ugliest in the modern world, and that's saying something. The UK isn't alone in perpetuating this particular evil, so let it be a lesson to everyone on a similar path to FIX THAT SHIT NOW. FIN
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Yeah, I was born in the UK and even when my fully Australian partner looked into a visa, it was easier for her to get one in Germany as married to a European :/
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Gobsmacking story.
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Dear Foz, Best wishes from a FRIENDLY Englishman trapped in France. I truly hope you are in a happy place as we speak. I will only Instant Message my true thoughts, lest another bigot reads them.

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Oh Nigel, whilst I sympathise, I'm a friendly Englishman trapped in England.
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How is your experience with US visa & immigration?
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