When Ashley Prodgers, a minister in the Salvation Army, and his Georgian wife, Teya Tikaradze, returned from their honeymoon in July last year, they were looking forward to a new life together serving their local community in Addlestone, Surrey. Little did they know that changes to family migration rules – put into place just three days before their return – had put an £18,600 price tag on love. Despite having a house and car provided by the church, Mr Prodgers' annual salary of £7,000 was deemed too low for him to get a spouse visa for his foreign...
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