Married couple face being split up due to ‘unfair’ immigration policy

A mum fears that her family could be torn apart due to the rules surrounding her husband’s residency in the UK.

Katie Du-Toit from East Yorkshire has been married to her husband Jacobus for the past 13 years, and has two children with him, Esme, ten, and Janika, six.

Hull Live reports Mrs Du-Toit met her husband, who is from South Africa, in Parkers nightclub in Beverley back in 2005 and it was "love at first sight" for them both, as they married in the same year.

However, despite being married and having children together, the rules surrounding Mr Du-Toit’s immigration status mean that the couple have paid out thousands over the years in visas for him to stay in the country.

n East Yorkshire mum fears that her family could be torn apart due to the rules surrounding her husband’s residency in the UK.

Katie Du-Toit has been married to her husband Jacobus for the past 13 years, and has two children with him, Esme, ten, and Janika, six.

Mrs Du-Toit met her husband, who is from South Africa, in Parkers nightclub in Beverley back in 2005 and it was "love at first sight" for them both, as they married in the same year.

However, despite being married and having children together, the rules surrounding Mr Du-Toit’s immigration status mean that the couple have paid out thousands over the years in visas for him to stay in the country.

"I feel like the Government has let us down with the immigration policy, and I feel like I’ve got nowhere to turn in terms of getting help with the situation that we are in," said Katie.

"How can they put a price on a relationship? You can’t help who you fall in love with.

‘It’s really worrying’


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"We need to pay out for another visa next year and don’t know where we are going to find the money, other than trying to put it all on a credit card.

"Saving up thousands is really difficult with the girls to raise, a mortgage to pay and bills on top – I do work but I’m on a low wage, so we have to depend heavily on Jacobus’ wage.

The family say they are settled in Leven, with their daughters at a school they enjoy, and where the Du-Toits can benefit from the support of Katie’s parents for childcare.

But for Mr Du-Toit to get his indefinite leave visa back, he needs to go through many costly checks.

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