A PWLLHELI mother who has spent nearly five years battling to get her Turkish husband to the UK may have her case raised in the House of Commons.

Hasan Aldirmaz married his wife Hailey in 2012 in Turkey, but was denied a UK visa to move to live with her and their two young children, because she doesn’t earn enough money.

A law, introduced in July 2012, states British citizens must earn more than £18,600 a year to bring over a non-EU spouse.

Hailey, a trainee teaching assistant who has a six-year-old daughter and four-year-old son with her husband, has accused the government of denying their right to a family life and launched a petition which she plans to send to Prime Minister David Cameron.

However, after hearing of Hailey’s story in the Cambrian News, Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP Liz Saville Roberts has now offered Hailey her support and plans to raise her case in the House of Commons at the earliest opportunity.

Mrs Saville Roberts says that the rules in place in these types of cases discriminate profoundly against women and those on low wages working part-time.

She said: “Rules dictate that an individual must earn over and above £18,600 before their husband or wife can join them in the UK.

“Evidently, this disadvantages those on a low wage, whilst those on higher wages are once again treated more favourably.

“There are hard-working individuals, locally, many of them women, who have very important jobs such as classroom assistants or carers, who fail to reach this income threshold.

“Also, it is women who tend to work part-time because of their childcare needs.

“These rules discriminate profoundly against women. This is not the first time this issue has surfaced in my constituency and I’ve heard of many other cases across the country.

“I will be raising Hailey and Hasan’s case with the UK Government at the earliest opportunity to see what can be done to redress this injustice, which is not only adversely affecting their lives but also the lives of many others across the UK.”

Hailey says her petition has almost reached 120 signatures and she is grateful for the support of her MP and the community.

She said: “I’m really grateful that our MP Liz Saville Roberts is going to pursue this for me and grateful for any help she can give us.”