How to apply for a Partner/Spouse Visa Under New Rules

so--she got her spouse visa under the old rules ?

1. Are you saying that after 2 years you never applied for the ILR? If that is the case you will have to reapply for a settlement visa again, only this time it will be 5 years before you can apply for the ILR

2. You need £62,500 which has been kept in a immediately accessible account for 6 months prior to the visa application.

3. Doesn't matter if the passport is in her maiden name, change the name, report the marriage if you wish when the passport is up for renewal.

Take a look at the London Philippines Embassy website for registering marriage etc. Note you will have to pay a small fine for not registering the marriage earlier.

http://www.londonpe.dfa.gov.ph/

thanks for the reply, sorry i did not clarify i already have a job here in the uk for briefly 4 months minimum wage but my hours are not full time i can get 800 to 1000 a month, how will my present salary help or change the savings that i should have, and what is meant by ILR ? is there any group that supports our cause, to bring our spouses here.

my other question is if i am not able to sponsor her spouse visa yet, her visitor visa expires and she has to go home, is she allowed to come over on another visitor visa and how soon can she apply when she gets home

we really appreciate your response, there are just so many confusion when you read the articles on the website. goodnite and Godbless!

Regarding the visit visa she can only stop in the UK for 6 months out of the 12.

The spouse visa is going to be a bit of a problem if you don't meet the £18,600 financial requirement.

ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain) this is what our loved ones apply for at the end of 5 years in the UK.

with a salary of £1000 a month ( £12,000 a year ) you will be £6600 short of the earnings requirement ( £18,600 ). so you will need savings of

£6600 x 2.5 = £16,500 plus £16,000 threshold...so a total of £32,500.

thanks again for the info, i figured out what ILR meant though ha ha ha....but you are very helpful...now if she goes back home in August when her visa expires that means that she can apply for another visitor visa by march again to complete the 12. i think we are ok with this until im able to meet the financial requirements...this is hard really hard for us we've never been separated since we got married...but i think we just have to do whatever we can do to keep in touch...

that's right im thinking around 40000 to be safe, hoping to win lotto one of these days....thanks mate!

Being separated from the loved one is not much fun as most of us here on the forum are all well to aware, 6 months is not a long time, you'll just have to bite the bullet as they say. Remember, you can always pop over to her homeland to see her for a couple of weeks in the interim period.

you can have more than one job--if you can get it. the £18,600 earnings is gross--i.e before tax and NI stoppages, and any living costs--such as rent--are ignored. you need 6 months payslips and bank statements to show it.

how about your accommodation ?

Hi guys,
I am just starting the spouse visa application online, looks like I will have to call them tomorrow as the charge is for a general visit visa.
Has anyone completed the online for recently?
I have done it twice now starting with family visa and got this at the end???????

Standard service : pay 438.00 USDin total, most people get a decision within 15 working days
Priority service : pay 677.00 USDin total, join the front of the queue, most people get a decision within 3-5 working days
Super Priority service : pay 1633.00 USDin total, join the front of the queue, most people get a decision in 24 hours


Anyone got any ideas

TIA

https://www.gov.uk/join-family-in-uk/apply

Follow the steps in the link.

Click apply online for this visa and it will direct you to the gov.uk portal.

Hi there, Thanks for the reply!
I just managed to work out where I went wrong.
Many Thanks!!!!

Hi Howard. ..how did your spouse application go. Am I correct in saying the applicant still has to pay the visa application fee if her sponsor is receiving pip (personal independent payment)

Howerd's visa application was successful, you will still have to pay the visa fee when claiming PIP.

can anyone tell me the requirements for FLRM? please??

Similar to your initial settlement visa, nothing at all to worry about.

Download the latest FLR(M) form and the guidance notes, asks questions if you're not sure about something, someone here will point you in the right direction;

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...-extend-stay-in-the-uk-as-a-partner-form-flrm

Flrm ?

Further Leave to Remain (Marriage), grants the loved one a further 2.5 years in the UK.

cheers timmers

Hi all quick question.

My partner hasn't got an income but i meet the financial requirements just fine. She's worried that because she can't prove that she can support herself or prove that she has had an income our application will be declined.

Im confident that because I meet the financial requirements it shouldn't be highlighted as an issue? Can anyone clarify and stop us worrying?