Monica Leal faces prospect of having to return to Brazil because her husband does not earn enough money Brazilian Monica Leal, 48, married her British husband, Martin Turner, 40, in 2006 but decided to return to England after 10 years in Brazil to be closer to friends and family. Without a permanent job on arrival, the couple have not been allowed to settle here together. After Wednesday´s supreme court decision backing the government´s £18,600 minimum income rule for British citizens to bring non-European spouses into the country, now facing the prospect of many months apart.In one word, we are devastated. I spoke to a lawyer a few weeks ago and he said not to hang our hopes on this but at least we had some hope. It´s so hard not to have any now, it´s so hard to digest. And now we are facing the reality that I have to leave. It´s so hard to save the money when you are earning Brazilian currency. The rules about what kind of job you can have are so tricky, if it´s a temporary job or zero hours they won´t accept it. Continue reading...
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