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Britain was wrong to block migrant, says Euro judge

An advocate-general of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg said that an Algerian illegal migrant had the right to live in Britain with his wife
An advocate-general of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg said that an Algerian illegal migrant had the right to live in Britain with his wife
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EU workers with British citizenship can bring in non-EU partners and other family members without meeting income restrictions, according to a court ruling.

An advocate-general of the European Court of Justice said yesterday that an Algerian illegal migrant had the right to live in Britain with his wife, who has Spanish and British nationality.

Yves Bot said in a non-binding opinion that the Home Office’s application of rules in the case was wrong. His opinion suggests that EU law gives greater rights to a dual EU-British national than a UK citizen on allowing their non-European family members to have the right to reside in the UK.

A UK citizen wanting to bring in a non-EU spouse must have a salary of at least £18,600 a