Financial Requirements for Spouse/Partner Visa and ILR

Good luck. Let us know how you got on.

Another instance of deportation due to failing to meet financial requirements..

"Man to be deported after ruling UK wife's salary too low"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-30439592

I assume was already in UK , then tried to change Visa status to Spouse and failed requirements?

Shocking, although this paragraph in the article does make me wonder if there is more to this than meets the eye: "They moved to the UK in January 2013 with Mr Engel on a holiday visa, living first in Yorkshire and then in Cornwall."

Maybe he overstayed his holiday visa and these two aren't as innocent as they are protrayed? And you can't transfer from a holiday visa to a spouse visa.

Surely if the child has a British mother it could be a British Citizen and not included in her salary requirements?

Even so, the salary rules are morally wrong and I am totally against them. If this is purely on financial grounds then it is wrong.

Yes assuming the child is from the couple then she need not be included in the requirements. Something I've always feared is losing my job just months prior to FLR or ILR. Your basically screwed unless you can get a job almost immediately.

That's something that I have thought about also, anyone can lose their job at any time, remember though that the earnings of the missus can be taken into consideration for the second FLR or the final ILR.

Every little bit helps

hi everyone, i have some concern in here and I hope anyone can enlighten me.

My fiance is currently working on a hospital as a porter since He came to UK for 10 years now. He has one child to his previos relationship but not married. His last p60 showned an amount of 25k plus pounds last 2013 and earning about 1,700 a month or 1900 depending on an hours he is doing.

My question is --- does He need to show He has a savings on the bank? He always withdraw all his money and keep it to himself rather thank the bank. A friend of mine who got her bf fiance visa told me She didnt show any savings. I just want to make this things clear, as I am really worrying about this. If anyone can help me please. Thank you. x

No need to include his savings, he meets the £18,600 requirement, that's all that counts.

Good luck

Many thanks again Timmers -- oh thats a relief.

hi again,

With regards to the accommodation and maintenance, does the officers calculate on whats gona left on the net income after paying a monthly rental on accomodation?

do they care about the outgoings (rentals, bills,etc.) of the sponsor or they dont care as long as my fiance proved that he is earning above 18,600?

thank you. i hope someone can enlighten me with this.

Under the old rules this was the case. My wife applied under those circumstances. But that changed a few years ago.

So. They simply go on gross income and do not consider outgoings at all, now. So what you pay in rent is now no longer relevant to the application.

As long as the income is over £18600 then they do not care what or how you spend it on and that includes accomodation.

thanks for the response JohnAsh. atleast my mind is at ease. i was so worried because i have read some of the forum from other site that their visa has been refused due to that.

Yes. If you read posts that pre-date the major rule change on income requirements, you will see such examples, but not under current rules.

For those that don't qualify under the £18,600 income rule but are disabled and have to meet the 'Income Support Level' rule instead then 'outgoings' do have to be considered. But these 'outgoings' are housing costs only, such as rent, mortgage and Council Tax. For many housing costs would effectively be zero as rent and mortgage would be paid for out of state funds and Council Tax rebate paid in full by the Local Council.

Hi all, first time poster here.

I'm currently in Singapore with my wife and looking to relocate back to the UK.

Just a quick question with regards to the income requirements. If I was to receive a job offer that was under the £18,600 threshold, could I use my last 12 months salary in Singapore (around £24,000) to make up the difference, or must the threshold be met considering I don't have the savings required?

Thanks,

Jamie.

as i understand it---you cant use savings derived from salary in the period you are using for meeting the salary requirement.

also--you will need to submit 6 months payslips and bank statements from your job.

Welcome to British Filipino young man.

You need a job offer in the UK of over £18,600

You need to be meeting the income threshold at the time of application.

Hello all,

The financial requirements are starting to get me all worked up! Me and my gf have been working on cruise ships for the last 5 years! We are looking at the best options to get the requirements to be able to live in the uk! Either by the spouse route or fiancée route! If I got a job offer stating over £18,600 a year and show that I was earning more than £18,600 a year for the last 5 years is that enough to prove to them! Only problem being that I got paid cash so my cash deposits into the bank are in lump sums as we worked away for periods of time. But I have pay slips and statements showing my salary?

Or do I need to come to the uk and earn 6 months salary over the £18,600 before my gf can join me?

How this makes sense! We are determined to make this work!

This is a gold nugget for me as I do not currently meet the financial threshold for my Fiancee to settle in the UK.
I have contacts in Belgium does this mean if I take up residence there I can bypass most of the requirements then eventually move back to the UK?

Yes.

You will surely find this booklet to be of interest:-

http://ec.europa.eu/justice/policies/citizenship/docs/guide_free_movement_low.pdf