Amy is currently in a government funded apprenticeship position with the promise of a managerial pos

"I have never welcomed the weakening of family ties by politics or pressure" - Nelson ps3 Mandela. "He who travels for love finds a thousand miles no longer than one" - Japanese proverb. "A lawyer is either a social engineer or he is a parasite on society." - Charles Hamilton Houston.
Amy and Sean had a long-distance relationship until 2010, when she decided to join Sean in South Africa where they lived together until May 2012. Amy is very close to her family back home though and returned to the UK every few months to see them.   ps3
Although all this was a normal occurrence for Sean, for Amy it was difficult to reconcile this with the relative safety in the UK, or have this as an environment where she was happy raising any children they may have.  
Directly after the wedding, they began job hunting, for it was once Amy had a job that they’d be able to apply for a spouse visa for Sean. However in July 2012 the rules changed mandating a minimum ps3 income level beyond anything that Amy alone would be able to achieve.  
It was not possible for Amy to return to South Africa – she just wasn’t coping there. The idea of moving back left her in cold sweats and with severe anxiety. Sean naturally refused to take steps which would put his wife in harm's way.  
The couple sought advice from Kings Court Chambers and through them, applied for Discretionary Leave to Remain for Sean. With their application in November ps3 2012, they included Amy’s psychology report, showing she had been diagnosed with a very high form of PTSD.  
Until July 2013, nearly nine months later, they received the refusal decision. They were devastated. Accompanied with the refusal letter, clearly a copy and paste job, the Home Office had stated that though they realised it would cause the couple hardship, they could easily return to South Africa and continue their life there.  
Amy is currently in a government funded apprenticeship position with the promise of a managerial position at the end of her training. She fought for this position and if she loses it, she won't get it again, and she would never get an opportunity like this in South Africa.  
Sean has good qualifications in music, having had a successful music career in South Africa. He is fluent in English and has a decent amount of savings which due to being unable to work even during the application ps3 process have been somewhat eroded.  
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