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Financial Requirements for Spouse/Partner Visa and ILR

Discussion in 'UK Visa and Immigration Help' started by Kuya, Sep 1, 2012.

  1. Mattecube
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    @Heathen my post is factual not opinion based it is covered under 5.1.4 page 22
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  2. Whosane
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    Whosane New Member

    Good morning to all. My wife is applying for a UK Spouse Settlement Visa, she has completed her online application and her VFS appointment is next week in Manila.
    I am ready to send all of our supporting documents to Sheffield from here in the UK. I have a slight concern regarding the financial requirement. I earn just above the minimum annual gross requirement of £18,600 and after all of my expenses there really isn't that much left to the imagination, say £80 a week remains after my rent & bills which I use for travel and groceries. Is this a factor that will be taken into consideration by the entry clearance officer in terms of there not being that much personal spending money for us as a couple?

    Thanks.
  3. Heathen
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    Heathen Active Member

    No, The requirement is that for a couple your minimum income is £18,600, that is all that needs to be met..
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  4. Whosane
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    Whosane New Member

    Thank you for your reply.
  5. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    hi--welcome to the forum
    asstated already--all UKVI need to see is proof you earn £18,600 gross--before deductions. your living costs are not looked into.

    are you clear about how you prove your income?

    do you want to show us a list of your documents to see if theres anything missing ?

    has your wife done her TB test--and IELTS test ?
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  6. Whosane
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    Thank you. I have 2 part time jobs, both permanent positions. Total annual combined income is just over £18,600. I have 9 months of payslips from both employers, 9 months of bank statements printed in branch that are digitally certified (with additional stamps and signatures on the summary pages) and headed letters detailing my roles and income from both employers. I hope that will be enough.

    Yes my wife had her TB test carried out in Trafalgar Plaza, Makati, all ok and certificate issued. She passed the IELTS Life Skills B1 Speaking & Listening which she sat in the Crowne Plaza, Quezon City, certificate issued and in hand.

    I do have a minor query regarding the TB certificate. We took a color copy that I have in our file which I'm planning to send to Sheffield and she kept the original as it states she will need to present it to the immigration upon arrival here, would the copy I have in our file suffice for the officer who will review our application? I told her to present the original at her VFS appointment next week so they can see it and scan it if necessary.

    I'm pretty confident we have gathered everything required and that we conform to the immigration statutes, I just hope they will accept our application and grant her the magic stamp.

    Thanks.
  7. Heathen
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    Heathen Active Member

    You seem to have everything covered, we have sent the original to Sheffield, but i will be flying out to Phills to accompany my wife back here if she is successful, so will take the original back with me.. Back in November certain documents were changed from Originals to Copies Im not sure if the TB certificate was amongst those changed, this website is very useful https://www.migrate.org.uk/spouse-visa-uk-2018/#
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  8. Whosane
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    This link is a great source I used it as my main guide for the whole process, we didn't use a solicitor and I found the official GOV breakdown of visa requirements somewhat vague.
    Well I believe all the employment and financial documents I have sent are clear, well organised and complete. I couldn't provide P60's as I haven't completed a financial year at one of the 2 jobs. I think that my payslips (signed and stamped by employers), detailed headed letters from both employers, and bank statements (certified by issuing bank) should be enough. All those financial documents I have provided are as of financial year April 2018 - December 2018.
    Yes I read somewhere that as of recent, copies of documents are acceptable as long as they are clear, A4 and in English (no pins, staples etc).
    I'm pretty sure there isn't anything further that I could of included, I even wrote a cover letter clearly explaining my employment status and income to accompany the Appendix 2 of VAF4A.

    Regarding the Appendix 2, I have completed Section 3A Category A which only had fields to include information for 1 of my employers (where I have worked since August 2017), lower down the page are fields for Category B which I had to include the information of my additional employer (where I have worked since April 2018) and explained in Part 5 why I inserted that info as there wasn't additional space in Category A to include information for both of my currently employers.
    I hope this won't be deemed as an incorrectly completed Appendix 2. We'll see. All my documents and statements are consistent there isn't much more I can do. Feeling positive.
    My wife will most likely travel here alone so I left her the original TB certificate as it has presentation instructions stated on it.
    Good luck to you and all others sailing in the uncertainty of Home Office waters.
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  9. Heathen
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    Remember your Bank Statements are no older than 28 days..
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  10. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    i know from nov 5th applications for flr2 copies of documents were now ok---but i dont know if that applies to settlement visa apps as well.
  11. Whosane
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    Indeed yes the latest bank statements, payslips and letters from employers are well within 28 days of submission.



    https://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/ph/en/vacs/supporting-documents


    Not entirely sure if this only applies to submitting documents directly to VFS Global or includes sending directly to Sheffield.
  12. bigmac
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  13. Whosane
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    Hi everyone. I've sent our Spouse Visa supporting documents to Sheffield right, and in Appendix 2 I am relying on Section 3A Category A salaried employment.
    The thing is I have 2 jobs but there isn't space or any fields on page 6 of Appendix 2 to enter info for both jobs, so what I ended up doing is entering the info for my other job in Section 3A Category B as it has the same fields.

    ''3.13 Has your sponsor had other salaried employment, in the UK, in the 12 months prior to the date of application? (Category B)''

    The way It's worded welcomed me to input my other employers info even though I think It's mainly for previous job held if current is only held for under 6 months prior to submission, also:

    ''3.14 What was your sponsor’s previous/other job title?''

    It says 'other' in every subsequent question of Category B however now I'm thinking I should of printed an extra page 6 and submitted two Category A completed fields.

    I did explain in part 5 of Appendix 2 (additional information) and in a separate cover letter why I filled Category B.

    Does anyone reckon I should just leave things as it is or send another Appendix 2 with 2 page 6's with a cover letter explaining things.

    It's been like 13 working days since they received and signed for my documents I'm guessing they haven't even looked at anything yet shall I send another Appendix 2? Kind of bugging me.

    Thanks.
  14. bigmac
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    i think you have done all you can at this stage. i wouldnt send anything more--unless you are asked for something specific. chances are if you do send in anything more at this stage it wont connect up with your documents pack--and only cause confusion and delay.
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  15. Whosane
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    I'm sure the entry clearance officer who will assess our documents will understand that there aren't really any instructions, suggestions or guidelines as to where to input info for 2 currently held salaried employments.

    Ok common sense may dictate just put the info for my second job in Part 5 or print off an additional page 6, but Category B would of remained empty anyway and the questions are the same as Category A and it's under the salaried employment umbrella. It made sense at the time we were filling out the Appendix, not so much now hehe.

    Even if it's deemed that the Appendix 2 was incorrectly completed due to this Cat B I used as a supplement I hope they will request another completed form with suggestions as to how to present it rather than refuse the application based on this minor thing. I say minor but It's got me wondering a lot.

    I can see how this mysterious process of waiting in the dark can cause anxiety. I've read and heard of refusals based on incorrectly filled applications.

    Well It's not life or death.

    Uff.
  16. Whosane
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    Whosane New Member

    Financial requirement. I have a financial requirement! Not to convert my GBP to USD then back to GBP then present me with an inconsistent exchange rated invoice for the visa application and IHS. Rant as I may it is what it is.
  17. Davidb99
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    Hi all,

    I am going down the savings route. Do bank statements showing account for 6 months need to be signed and stamped at my bank? Or can they just be printed off here in Manila?

    Thanks

    Dave
  18. Br28016
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    Br28016 Active Member Trusted Member

    Is it UK bank or Philippines bank ?

    If UK bank then guidance is effectively paper statements from bank or printed off and then stamped by bank.

    Easiest option in that case is to ask UK bank to send the six months of statements to you at UK address.

    Will be tricky timing wise being based in Philippines when submitting application and ensuring statements cover requirement before submission. That said courier like FedEx will get paper statements to Manila from UK quite quickly.
  19. Mattecube
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    You can get away with it doing e mails
  20. Br28016
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    Br28016 Active Member Trusted Member

    Do you mean requesting the statements via email or actually getting them via email and then printing locally ?

    My understanding was that had to be produced by the bank and sent in the post. That said did go to HSBC and they printed proper statements in branch for use although did not stamp them. Nationwide produced in branch statements which did not look like normal statements but did stamp them. HSBC line was that as issued by them in normal statement format did not need to be stamped by them.

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