UK Spouse visa deferred.

I know and I thought filling out the visa application was bad enough!

Dave,

Yep. Amazing. Funny, but not funny when one is caught up in it. Good luck with the outcome.

Yes, I bet this did come as a bit of a shock to you!

Hey guys, I have today got news on my wifes visa.

Visa refused as I do not meet the financial requirement of 62,500 GBP. I fall a little short of it!
We are going to challenge and this dog will not go down without a fight as I have been living here now for a year as husband and wife!

Wife in tears and I am somewhat gobsmacked!

I gather they tend to stick to those figures, unfortunately.

In light of what has happened in relation to my wifes visa.
I was offered a job before I came here and they said they would keep the position open for me on my return.
Does anyone know if that would help us?

You arent living in the UK just now? You would have to be back here in the UK for 6 months and supply 6 months payslips.
What kind of income? Would it be over £18600 pa? If not then the savings would help.
The promise of a job won.t help your existing application. Your wife would have to reapply in that sense.

To be honest, I did think of that, but the UKBA and home office are looking into ways of stopping that and I do not wish to be away from my children longer than needed, only to find out 3 months later, it has been stopped.

Still the email sent did actually ask why I did not meet the financial requirements and have asked for an explanation for it.
I did not include this in the financial requirement application as the whole process from start to finish took so long and I thought the offer would no longer exist.
I have been in contact with my prospective employer and the opening is still there as he has suffered a heart attack and wishes me to get back as soon as possible.
The over all wage would be that of 18,725 per year, on a 40 hour week basis.
Still it is worth giving it a try, after all I have nothing to lose, but gain.

Yes and no! You are quite correct in saying that Theresa May can not block the Surinder Singh Route legally as she would be in breach of the relevant EU Treaty. But she could block it nevertheless if she believes that the chances of her being challenged in the ECJ are in her favour. It would not be too easy for the UK citizen spouse to mount such a case, given that he is supposed to be residing outside the UK and the cost of an ECJ action and time factor may be additional deterrents.