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New visa rules could destroy thousands of families like mine. Who benefits?

Where you live and who you love are fundamental choices in people’s lives. And the Home Office is taking them away

New visa rules could destroy thousands of families like mine. Who benefits?
The government’s new requirements for spouse visas might destroy my family | Getty
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My name is Katharine, I work for a charity and live in London, where I am from, with my husband. He is a software developer currently setting up his own business. We live comfortable, normal lives.

The home secretary’s new requirements for spouse visas might destroy our family.

My husband and I met in Jordan when I moved there to work for an American NGO supporting Syrian and Iraqi refugees. We were introduced by friends and have been together ever since.