Spouse visa

How long after one gets married one can apply for the spouse visa, is there a time limit or I can apply say after one week of getting married?

best wait till after your honeymoon---you want want any distractions with all the form-filling.

up to 4 months o dear

Most places do provide a payable service for expediting the issue of NSO marriage certificate.
That's just one key piece of documentary evidence though.
If all the other stuff is done then eligibility for application is a quick as securing the NSO cert.

Hi everyone!, i have a question about the spouse visa financial requirement . If he cannot meet the require 18.000annual income. Is it possible to use his savings as a proof of financial requirement. Stated in Appendix FM 1.7: Financial Requirement August 2015 savings of the applicant’s partner and/or the applicant, above £16,000, held by the partner and/or the applicant for at least 6 months and under their control. This is referred to as Category D.

welcome to the forum--Gie. the answer is--yes--savings can be used.

if you can tell us the annual income--we can calculate the amount of savings required. also--tell us if any dependant children are also to be sponsored.

i calculated his annual income is 14,000

ok--with a provable income of £14,000---there is a shortfall of £4,600 when calculating the income requirement of £18,600 for a sponsor bringing over a partner with no children.

the savings formula is therefore-----£4,600 x 2.5 = £11,500 + £16,000 threshold
= £27,500

these savings need to have been held in a/c for 6 months prior to visa application. the source of funds needs to be stated--legally obtained--and cannot be a loan.

so that means he should have 27500 cash savings within 6months??? or can he include his past savings like a year savings???

please study the enclosed link;

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/270484/VAF4A-Appendix2.pdf

particularly page 17--cash savings

he needs the savings in place for at least 6 months---not saved within the last 6 months.

thank you very much ) god bless

his current cash savings is like 17000 plus and has 14000 annual income . Is this ok for a financial requirement ?

no--please see my earlier reply

we got married on Sept 25, 2015 in Hong Kong and started our paper works mid October then first week of Nov we lodged our application in VFS manila.

Hi @kolmeberto, your application was fast, how long did you wait for your authenticated marriage certificate? I read that you got your visa as well. Congratulations!

My husband and I got married this December 29th and was told that the marriage certificate will be released after 2-3 months.
Would you mind to teach me what did you do that it seem you got the marriage certificate fast.
Thank you

Erica and Steven

Hi. We submitted the original marriage certificate (the one issued by hongkong registry of marriage) and not the NSO copy cause it will be ages waiting for that..

Anyone can help regarding the financial requirement? Is it possible to have the thirdparty to supply the financial requirements? . For example . The income of mt husband and income of my mother in law who is a british citizen .,