Tricky question
I'm all for letting people move countries as and when they want. You have people like VC, who would be perfectly capable of supporting herself here and being a valuable part of the community, which is how most people are. But you do get those who are coming to sponge.

Personally the fairest way would be to judge it on a case by case basis. Although probably impractical in the amount of manpower required, if the person who wishes to move in can demonstrate that they have done their best to find work after a time period, of say a year, and aren't just sponging then let them stay. Marriage just won't work as a basis for letting people stay - get married, get documents, divorce. Easy enough to game the system there. So there does need to be some sort of check in place, but the current ones are just too hard to who want to move here for legitimate reasons.

I guess I'm somewhat biased as my plan is to emigrate in the next couple of years, but it's within the EU so I don't need any paperwork.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Fri 8 May 2009, 14:51, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Where are you looking to move
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( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Fri 8 May 2009, 15:14, Reply)

Sweden.
South of, or I could cope with Copenhagen.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Fri 8 May 2009, 15:17, Reply)

Aren't those places pricey?
Can you speak the language?
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Fri 8 May 2009, 15:37, Reply)

Speak to Humpty
He lives in Sweden.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 8 May 2009, 15:40, Reply)

I will contact Humpty for advice when it get's closer
Where he used to live in Malmö is close to where my girlfriend currently lives. I do speak a little Swedish and Danish, but I can understand a lot, lot more. The hardest part for me will be getting a job once I'm up, as although I'm working on my qualifications, I am still somewhat lacking. I'll just have to see what I can get, even working as a cleaner would be enough.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Fri 8 May 2009, 15:50, Reply)