Update from Daisy and Wayne.

Previously :
http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/daisy

'Arrived in the UK today, very pleased to be here in my mother-in-law's for teatime tonight. '

Fantastic - another Surinder Singh success.

Reunited family. 

Surinder Singh for Newbies :
http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/surinder-singh-for-newbies-httpwww.html

Wayne : 'I am just thinking how with all the ups and downs of our trip trying to become a real family together in a foreign country: France, Belgium , Holland. In our case moving from a lovely old farm house in the French countryside to travelling around the EU in our campervan. I hope with all we have learnt along the way we can help many others the future. If you missed it our video blog Wayne & Daisy Freedom of Movement on YouTube some funny moments some extremely worrying times. Good luck and ask us anything in future. '


Wayne and Daisy's YouTube channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/johnwayno1/videos 
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Update from Jade and Merouane.


'Things are going well.

Glowing with happiness.

'Merouane has been here 6 weeks now. Where does the time go!

More good news, also via EEA free movement rights.

Previously :
http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/merouane
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Woman making a difference.

Divided Families Campaigner Sal Cardiff is speaking at Women Making a Difference on Thursday 26th :
http://www.womenmakingadifference.org.uk/what-we-do/engendering-change

Sal : https://twitter.com/SalCardiff
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European Commission confirms, once again, the validity of free movement in Europe for people to be with their families.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/185541816/nate-3759328

Article 21(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) stipulates that every citizen of the Union shall have the right to move and reside freely within the  territory of the Member States, subject to the limitations and conditions laid down in the  Treaties and by the measures adopted to give them effect.

Thanks to Nate for sharing this.

Previously -

European Commissioner Viviane Reding writes to BritCits on Surinder Singh :
http://www.scribd.com/doc/125908671/Comms-Reding

European Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom writes to BritCits on Surinder Singh :
http://www.scribd.com/doc/125908678/Comms-Malmstrom
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Church Forced To Put Up Gates After Font Is Used As Wash Basin By Migrants  - part of the Young Vic's 'Theatre Uncut' season :
http://www.youngvic.org/whats-on/theatre-uncut

Mark Thomas, comedian and friend of the Divided Families Campaign, in 'a darkly humorous tale of a right-wing newspaper owner who finds himself in a compromising position when some disgruntled readers decide to pay him a visit.'

Mark and us : http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/stop-sponging-off-migrants-httpstwitter.html

Meetup event : http://www.meetup.com/BritCits/events/151745092/
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High court judge rules against Nigerian man Isa Muazu, who is near death after 90-day protest while awaiting deportation :
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/19/hunger-striker-loses-freed-immigration-detention-centre-muazu

https://twitter.com/DetentionAction :
'We are deeply saddened by the High Court decision to refuse to release the hunger striker from immigration detention. We are very worried.
Isa came to the UK fearing for his life, it's heart breaking that he may die on a mattress on the floor of an immigration detention centre.'

https://twitter.com/EiriOhtani :
'Home Office can choose life. But is choosing death for this man in #detention centre by not releasing him. '

Wayne and Daisy's baby

Wayne and Daisy's story :
http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/wayne-and-daisy-wayne-tells-his-story-i.html

Wayne writes :

' This is baby Paris, born in France while we enjoy our exile here. Born 3rd October 2013.

'Our baby and my wife would be at risk living in Mindanao, being the daughter of a westerner and wife of a British citizen (terrorism in Mindanao : http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/327333/news/nation/new-zealand-warns-nationals-vs-travel-to-parts-of-mindanao ).

'The French have been wonderful towards us. We are so grateful to the French people for all their help, their hospital care, even with us turning up on their doorstep with my wife's waters broken. They were amazed by our plight. They have been so lovely.'

Wayne and Daisy

Wayne tells his story :

'I met my the woman who is now my wife online in 2010. As soon as I saw her I knew she was my special person. I had to know everything about her.

'She was living and working in Denmark as an au pair. We soon became a couple.

'We put in for two visit visa. Disappointingly, this was turned down. She got a job in Norway - and I asked her to marry me. She said yes!

'She owns land in the Philippines, so we then decide to build a house there. She returned home for a six month while we sorted out the wedding paperwork (no mean feat!).

'We got married, and we lived together for the next six months, during which time she became pregnant. The baby is due the last week of September.

 Our wedding in Mindanao. Can you believe the Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel here!

'I've now come home try to find work in Torbay - which is hard in the current economy. I don't think I will be able to meet the £18,600 income requirement, especially in the area where I live.

'But I own my own - four bedroomed - house outright. How many people can say that! I don't need a lot to live on - unlike someone with a huge rent. And I'm self employed. I contribute to the economy!

Tenerife.

'I am a handyman, window cleaner and builder. I work hard, and so does my wife.

'My wife is college graduate midwife. She finished top of her class. She was also a sergeant major in her local reservists when she was at school. That one made me giggle as she is so small bless. Do I not hear the UK needs midwives? Well at least she can train me how to deliver our baby if we had to somewhere in Europe!

First trip to the Philippines.

'I am thinking of taking up my European free movement rights as that would enable us to live together anywhere in Europe. We both have connections to Denmark, so could life there. But it's unfair to us to have to live away from home for so long, with so much disruption.

'I have a 13 year old daughter already, so it would mean being away from her for even longer. And the rest of my family. So unfair!

Daisy with Wayne's daughter.

'I forgot to say - I love my wife so much. She really is so perfect and well worth all the troubles and hassles life has to chuck at us.


'Fingers crossed for our European rights now!'

 

 Union Jack sunglasses.

Amsterdam. Enjoying free movement rights!

Update 20/May/2013 :

An update from Wayne :

'I forgot to say that my mum has been fighting cancer. She has had many ops.

'She is constantly in and out of hospital with complications and her wish is to be able to live long enough to be able to welcome Daisy and the baby into the family.

'Fingers crossed that she lives long enough. She has been in hospital last week with yet more blood clots, this time in her lungs.

'Daisy will be so pleased to see people trying to help and that there are so many others like us now.'

Update II 20/May 2013 :

Another update from Wayne :

'Might be little good news a very nice kind lady visiting my road here today has said I can go with daisy and live in her house in the French Countryside, so if this is true then be amazing to find a nice English lady with a home there willing to help us out.

'Now the question is how to go about getting all the paperwork in France now we have a Country that looks like it is going to happen, Well in the Countryside so maybe some farm work but the lady needs some building work so how would or could I work that into me working the min 5.5 hrs a week? so happy I gave the lady a bug hug and nearly cried when she said to me.