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35'000 pounds!

Discussion in 'Introduce Yourself' started by adam thomas, May 16, 2017.

  1. adam thomas
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    adam thomas New Member

    will my filipina wife to be personally have to earn the 35'000 pounds in order to obtain ILR ?????
  2. Maley
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    Maley Well-Known Member

    I dont know where you got this info. Is this per year or on the duration of 5 yrs stay in the uk?

    Do you have the govt links?

    I thought all you needed was the 5 yrs plus the life in the uk test?
  3. Mattecube
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

  4. Maley
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    Maley Well-Known Member

    @Mattecube so this doesnt apply to majority of us here who is under the flr (m). I only saw tier2 visa on the news.
  5. Mattecube
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    Correct those earnings are for people who want to be employed in the UK in their own right.if you are on say a Spouse Visa there is no bottom line or ceiling of earnings, except for the sponsor that is.
  6. adam thomas
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    adam thomas New Member

    oh good! so the bottom line for the sponsor is still at 18'600?
  7. Brom27
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    Brom27 Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    Yes it's the sponsor who needs to meet the £18,600.
  8. adam thomas
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    adam thomas New Member

    phew I read it last night online and was really worried as we are only about to start the whole process and I thought that would ruin the whole thing before we even started!
  9. Brom27
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    Brom27 Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    Are you applying for spouse visa then?
  10. tipipay
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    tipipay Active Member

    Reading your title made me worry for a second. :lol:
    Anyways, nothing to worry with 35k now.:D
  11. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    actually--when i first read about the £35k rule for working visas i thought it was a bit harsh. but not now. the UK has all the low paid EU immigrants it can use--so better to target the better qualified skilled high earners.
  12. adam thomas
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    hi well we plan to marry in feb 2018 and then after her name is changed on the passport to her married name and we have the marriage certificate then will start the application process and hope to bring her her later next year if all goes well
  13. graham59
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    graham59 Banned

    She doesn't need to change her name on her passport. Much more important things to do. You will need the marriage cert from the NSO though.
  14. Maley
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    Maley Well-Known Member

    Most important part is the NSO marriage cert which will take longer. Once that is done, you can start processing the visa.

    2018 is a long way to go but its good that you are planning that far ahead and checking all that is required.
  15. Brom27
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    Would be nice to change her name while she is in the Philippines since its much easier to do it there so that's a good decision. :)

    Still a long way for next year but time flies. Just study the process so it will be easy for you when you cross the bridge.
  16. Mattecube
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    No name change needed as said more important things to crack on with.
    We married in 2014 my wife's passport runs out in 2018 she has passed through immigration 6 times since married on the passport and marriage certificate.
    No issues
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    Timmers Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    I would certainly change the passport to the married name if there was time to do it before leaving the Philippines, saves the hassle of renewing it in the UK at the Philippine Embassy in London (2 - 3 month wait) and the £243 or so cost of renewing the BRP once the passport doesn't match the BRP name.

    Certainly worth considering if time permits but not a necessity as said.
  18. adam thomas
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    although this forum is a wealth of useful and of course essential information I am I admit starting to struggle with it all with regard to all the paperwork my fiancé and I both have to have and when and what forms to fill in and when and where to send them off etc etc etc and given that any error with missing paperwork or even it seems the slightest error on my/our part could result in a negative result, has anyone on here come up with say a timed linear diagram of procedures from start to finish just as a bit of a visual guide/checklist of the whole process?...its not that I'm being lazy but bearing in mind the importance of 'getting it right' I'm sort of considering trying to find a reliable third party that could help and advise with the whole process.Any recommendations or helpful ideas would be gratefuly received.
  19. Timmers
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    Timmers Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    Take a step back would be my advice, forget about the visa process for a week or so, it is daunting at first but I assure you it will get easier.

    Take a look at the link below, this will give you an outline of the process, I think it is probably true to say that most of us here on the forum started with this thread.

    You will feel better about the visa process once you have researched the process.

    If you do reach the conclusion that its too much for you then you can always seek advice from a Immigration advisor.

    Relax :)

    http://www.british-filipino.com/ind...r-a-partner-spouse-visa-under-new-rules.5740/
  20. adam thomas
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    adam thomas New Member

    ok thanks will have a look

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