Of course they look silly which is one of the points of the article. It is written to look like a simple case that the British bungled owing to a bureaucracy that does not use common sense.can123 wrote:There is something we do not know about and the officials do not look silly.
However, I tend to agree that there is more to this than meets the eye. The husband, for whatever reason, made it in and can take care of his ailing mother. The wife did not, and now must prove that their relationship is genuine. What does that entail? Is it the same criteria that a newlywed couple from outside the U.K. must provide...photos from the wedding, testimonials from friends that their relationship is real...details about the honeymoon, guest lists from the reception et al?
The point about the name change is a good one. Why was that needed? Were they Nazis? Something is rotten in the state of Denmark and it will be interesting to learn the conclusion to this tale.