CHILD (INDEFINATE LEAVE TO ENTER)

I migrated to the UK six years ago .I am settled in the UK and hold (ILR).I want to bring my kids from oversea and I want a clarification about the rule as regards financial requirement .Are my kids exempted from the minimum income threshold .I have read several times the immigration rule but I get confused becos it is a bit complicated.Pls shed more light on the financial requirement the kids need to meet.Tnx

This is something I dont know much about.

I do know that if a Filipina applies for a spouse visa with an additional child that doesnt hold a UK passport, then the finacial requirement of the sponsor ( hubby ) goes up from £18600 per year to just over £22,000 per year. But I dont know what happens in the case where the Filipina mother is already in the UK.

This looks like the form....

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261439/vaf4a1.pdf

My guess is that the sponsor would still have to satisfy the requirent of £22,400 pa ie the minimum requirement, plus the first additional child additional requirement. Plus the further £2400 for a second additional child. Grand total : £24, 800. Just a guess.

I will phone a man that knows on monday if you dont find out in the meantime.

Yes. As Kuya indicates. What citizenship do the 2 children hold?

If she has ilr then i think both your salaries can be taken into account.

The kids hold Nigeria Passport and live in Nigeria.
I also hold a Nigerian passport with a settled status in the UK (ILR)and have been living in the UK in the last 6 years .Tnx for all your reply.Unfotunately my income in a year is £15,500

You said "kids" earlier, so I assume you have two or more. For the first child you need to show an annual income of at least £22,400 and an additional £2,400 for each subsequent child. However you can apply savings and that is calculated as being at least £16,000 + 2.5 times the shortfall (ie: the required income level minus your annual salary.

In your case and for two children this is: £16,000 + £28,250 = £44,250 (the shortfall being £11,300). For each additional child you'd need an extra £6,000 in savings.