The immigration clients that give lawyers a headache
"You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a song by the Rolling Stones. And it is certainly true for people who want their other half to emigrate to The Netherlands. The partner in The Netherlands needs sufficient and steady income, the foreign partner needs to pass a test for a basic knowledge of Dutch language and culture. It can be very frustrating to get told that because you are working as a temp you cannot let the love of your life come. Or when you are applying for jobs non stop but nobody hires you. A last solution might be to emigrate to another EU country so your partner can come over because of a loophole in EU law. Most of this information can be found on internet nowadays and some people decide to be their own lawyer and go and research and join fora. Law might not be rocket science but it is certainly not something you can master in a few days reading. So in the end people will contact lawyers and ask for help. The answer can be: "sorry