"Rebecca, 28, a full-time PhD student in biosciences from Liverpool, and her partner, an Australian national working in higher education, are among thousands of couples facing separation and financial uncertainty because of the government’s decision to overhaul immigration rules."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/07/everything-is-in-jeopardy-how-new-uk-visa-rules-are-tearing-families-apart