jjj75, dont you think that if a man cant support his family in the first place hey WONT apply for a family visa? I mean if he has no intentions of letting his wife work after being on his sponsorship and cant afford to keep her with him then he wont bring her here. Its simple as that. May be some men also would like their wife to have a RP and not work but come and go every once in a while without having to go to prepare endless paperwork and spend trips to the immigration office every time waiting in line for hours.