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As newlyweds know, the answer is yes. When dating, couples tend to be actively involved in bringing out the best in one another and themselves. They go places and do things. When married, some couples lose sight of the fact that they need to be out together and have a good time.What’s your favorite excuse? Is it work, children, aging parents or managing a home? Exercising and participating in fun activities often seem impossible. In an international survey, it was found that marriage meant tha

There’s a skill you can use when your spouse becomes angry with you. It is a difficult skill but it is a key skill if you are to become an enlightened “leader” who promotes harmony and decreases conflict. The skill is this: Refrain from giving a knee-jerk, defensive response. For a short, easy-to-remember-rule, it is called “ADD: Acknowledgement, Don’t get Defensive.”When your partner becomes angry with you, the most natural response for you is to become defensive. Defensiveness is a

According to experts, jealousy is ultimately a manifestation of insecurity. In general, if a person grew up secure in his relationships with family and friends, he is less likely to feel threatened by his partner’s relationship with others.Experts say that you should work at understanding that during the course of any relationship, some amount of jealousy is normal. But you must also be aware of the warning signs that your feelings of jealousy are going haywire.Your partner has given you no re

The sequence had become all-too-familiar for 25-year old Kate. She and her boyfriend Matt would be enjoying themselves at a party when, inevitably an unwelcomed guest would ruin the evening. The culprit? The green-eyed monster called jealousy.Jealousy can eat up a relationship to nothing. So here are 5 ways to control it.Talk to your partner about your feelings. Often, especially early in a relationship, you will find that you and your partner just need to get on the same footing about what you

A temporary suspension of one of the most contentious immigration policies has highlighted President Barak Obama’s interest in a ‘softer’ approach to some of the more painful consequences of US family immigration.

The current interpretation of one aspect of US family immigration under federal law, introduced as part of George W. Bush’s immigration crackdown, is now being frozen pending further notice from the US Department of Homeland Security and US Citizenship and Immigration Services, following a decision by the Obama administration.

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The Uniting American Families Act saw an important development on 3rd June, 2009, as the Senate Judiciary Committee began its hearing to end the current discriminatory immigration policy for same-sex bi-national couples.

Currently, same-sex partnerships that have one non-American partner are unable to sponsor their loved one for US visa applications, unlike opposite-sex couples. With more than 36,000 bi-national same-sex couples affected by the law, an estimated 47 per cent of whom are raising children together, it is no surprise that this is an emotional and highly-charged issue.

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UK Immigration minister Phil Woolas has made a statement in anticipation of a new Borders, Citizenship and Immigration bill which is expected to introduce an increase in the period of residence required to qualify for citizenship in the UK.

The bill is in its final stage and was cleared by the House of Commons at the end of July, with support from major political parties. It is widely considered to be a broad-ranging overhaul of the UK immigration situation, whose rules and regulations have remained largely unchanged since their inception in the 1950s.

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There are short-term administrative changes in the UK, with visa applications submitted using online visa application system between 25th and 29th May subject to possible delays, caused by the installation of a new IT system. The long-term aim of the new system is to improve the quality of service and speed of application processing, but [...]

One of the most frequently asked questions our clients ask is “How long does it typically take to obtain a UK settlement visa?” We are pleased to provide the most up-to-date information regarding the current processing times at UK visa-issuing posts that our office deals with on a regular basis.

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Home Secretary Alan Johnson has recently been in talks with the UK Border Agency to look at ways in which the proposed identity card scheme for foreign nationals may be speeded up.

The current plans see all foreign nationals requiring compulsory identity cards within three years, meaning that any person from outside the European Economic Area wanting to live and work in the UK for more than six months will have to go through the rigorous process of obtaining an identity card, which includes both personal and biometric information.

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