EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

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Fox in reply to @JWestland

“As a British citizen, I had the expectation that marrying someone from abroad would automatically give them the right to become a British citizen. That seems to be the case unless your wife happens to come from the European Union,”

Except this is a red herring because her application was rejected because she didn't include her passport, although she had followed the rules and used a solicitor approved copy.

So it seems like a simple cock up, not a Brexit conspiracy. Government department in cock up shocker, but I suppose if the Gruniad went with that angle it wouldn't be pushing its reader's buttons so much...

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JWestland in reply to @Fox

Yes and no.

The passport copy rejection and lack of communication is typical useless bureaucracy. The form is also 40 pages and you need to give 5 years of travel history. Massive hassle.

But why only EU citizens are excluded from automatic UK citizenship if they marry a UK citizen I do find strange.

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