UK soldier forced to leave Britain over migrant wife
A British soldier has been forced to leave the United Kingdom over the government’s tough immigration policy.
Andrew McLaughlin, who fought in Afghanistan for some time where hundreds of British troops have died over the past years, says the government’s strict immigration policy does not allow his American wife Wanda to live in the UK.
Dubbed a ‘hero’ soldier by some British media outlets, the 29-year-old said that left him with no choice but to quit the country to be with his family.
“I’m being forced out of my own country,” said McLaughlin. “I fought for my country and it hurts that no-one is willing to fight for me.”
“I’ve no choice but to leave because I’m not going to miss out on my daughter’s life. I feel totally let down.”
Andrew, who grew up in Warwickshire, served in the Grenadier Guards 1st battalion for four years, according to Birmingham Mail.
He was deployed to Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, where more than 350 British soldiers were killed, from March to September 2012.
He married Wanda, 37, in December 2011 after meeting her on a trip to the US to visit family and friends.
But Andrew’s wife and daughter were denied entry to the UK because his new job as a driver pays less than the £18,600 gross annual minimum wage required to allow a foreign spouse to settle here.
The government said the minimum income rule was to prevent unqualified spouses coming to the UK and becoming dependent on the state.
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