Exemption from Financial requirements in Spouse Visa UK Application?

The Spouse Visa applicant does not need to provide any specific level of earnings only if his partner is in receipt of one or more of the following:

The Spouse Visa applicant’s partner would however need to provide evidence of having adequate funds for the maintenance and accommodation without recourse to public funds.

Please note in addition to the funds for maintenance, the Spouse Visa applicant’s partner also needs to provide evidence confirming that there is adequate accommodation available for the applicant’s residence.

English Language Requirements for the UK Spouse or Paartner Visa Application

Unless exempt due to being over 65 years of age, disability (physical or mental or other exceptional circumstances, the Spouse Visa UK applicant also needs to provide evidence that they either:

Once the UK Spouse Visa application is approved, the applicant is given entry clearance for 33 months or leave to remain for 30 months.

Relationship Requirements

For extension of the UK spouse visa, the applicant and his sponsor need to provide evidence that both of them have been in a subsisting relationship throughout the 2.5 years’ period and intend to live together permanently.

Financial Requirements for Extension of UK Spouse Visa Application

The applicant and his / her sponsor must provide evidence of having earned at least £18,600 in the last 12 months plus an additional £3800 for the first child and an additional £2400 for each additional child (if children are also applying to come with the applicant).

This amount can be earned through employment/self-employment of the partner in the UK or through one of the following specified sources of income.

Exemption from Financial requirements for Extension of Spouse Visa Application?

The applicant does not need to provide any specific level of earnings only if his partner is in receipt of one or more of the following:

The applicant’s partner would however need to provide evidence of having adequate funds for the maintenance and accommodation without recourse to public funds.

Please note in addition to the funds for maintenance, the applicant’s partner also needs to provide evidence confirming that there is adequate accommodation available for the applicant’s residence.

English Language Requirements for Extension of Spouse/Partner Visa:

Unless, exempt due to being over 65 years of age, disability (physical or mental or other exceptional circumstances, the applicant also needs to provide evidence that he either:

Once the application is approved, the applicant is given an extension of a spouse visa for 2.5 years.

Super Priority Service for Extension of Spouse Visa

We can arrange for super Priority service for this application and represent our clients in getting their extension of spouse visa expeditiously, by making sure that all requirements are met and making appropriate representations.

Relationship Requirements

The applicant and his sponsor need to provide evidence that both of them are married and their relationship is genuine and subsisting.

Financial Requirements for Switching to Spouse Visa

The applicant and his / her sponsor must provide evidence of having earned at least £18,600 in the last 12 months plus an additional £3800 for the first child and an additional £2400 for each additional child (if children are also applying to come with the applicant).

This amount can be earned through employment/self-employment of the partner in the UK or through one of the following specified sources of income.

Exemption from Financial requirements for Switching to Spouse Visa

The applicant does not need to provide any specific level of earnings only if his partner is in receipt of one or more of the following:

The applicant’s partner would however need to provide evidence of having adequate funds for the maintenance and accommodation without recourse to public funds.

Please note in addition to the funds for maintenance, the applicant’s partner also needs to provide evidence confirming that there is adequate accommodation available for the applicant’s residence.

English Language Requirements for Switching to Spouse Visa:

Unless, exempt due to being over 65 years of age, disability (physical or mental or other exceptional circumstances, the applicant also needs to provide evidence that he either:

Once the application is approved, the applicant is given an extension of a spouse visa for 2.5 years.

Super Priority Service for Switching to Spouse Visa

We can arrange for super-priority service for this application and represent our clients in getting their extension of spouse visa expeditiously, by making sure that all requirements are met and making appropriate representations

Spouse Visa UK – Procedure from Spouse visa to Settlement

If you have a spouse visa and have completed 2 or 5 years of residence in the UK (subject to the date of your initial application i.e. before or after 09^th of July 2012), you can make your Indefinite Leave to Remain application.

The applicants need to provide evidence that he/she continues to meet the suitability/eligibility/income criteria and also fulfill other requirements.

There are several requirements that need to be met to qualify for this visa and even a minor mistake or absence of a necessary document may result in the refusal of the application.

The time frame for UK settlement on Spouse Visa?

 1) Time frame for Spouse ILR Applications Prior to 09^th July 2012

The applicant will need to reside in the UK for at least 2 years which starts from the date when he/she first entered the UK or first granted leave to remain.

They can however make their applications 28 days before completing their 2 years in the UK. This is the case for those who entered the UK or given leave on the basis of rules in place before the 09^th of July 2012.

2) Time frame for Spouse ILR Applications after 09^th July 2012

For those, who obtained leave on the basis of rules in place on or after the 09^th of July 2012, they need to complete 5 years of residence and also fulfill all the criteria given regarding suitability, eligibility, financial requirements, and other more stringent rules.

Financial Requirements for Indefinite Leave to Remain for Spouse Visa Applicants

The applicant and his / her sponsor must provide evidence of having earned at least £18,600 in the last 12 months plus an additional £3800 for the first child and an additional £2400 for each additional child (if children are also applying to come with the applicant).

This amount can be earned through employment/self-employment of the partner in the UK or through one of the following specified sources of incomes.

• They may also use their savings that have been maintained for over 6 months period. The first £16000 of savings are not counted while the rest of the balance needs to be divided by 2.5 to come up with a figure that can be used towards fulfilling the requirement of £18,600.
• They may also use their specified pension income.
• They may also make use of maternity allowance or bereavement income received by the partner of the applicant, in the UK.
• Other specified income of the applicant or his / her partner.

Exemption from Financial requirements for Indefinite Leave to Remain for Spouse Visa Applicants?

The applicant does not need to provide any specific level of earnings only if his partner is in receipt of one or more of the following:

The applicant’s partner would however need to provide evidence of having adequate funds for the maintenance and accommodation without recourse to public funds.

Life in the UK Test & English Language Requirements for Spouse Visa Applicants:

Unless, exempt due to being over 65 years of age, disability (physical or mental or other exceptional circumstances, the applicant also needs to provide evidence that he either:

In addition to the English language requirement, the applicant is also required to pass the life in the UK Test.

Absence from the UK on Spouse Visa

The maximum number of absences allowed is 3 months in a year. Any periods of longer absences need to be properly explained. The applicants are not allowed to add time spent on any immigration categories.

Super Priority Service for ILR Application on UK Spouse Visa

We can arrange for super Priority service for this application and represent our clients in getting their Indefinite Leave to Remain expeditiously, by making sure that all requirements are met and making appropriate representations.

Financial Requirement for Spouse Visa Application

The rules regarding financial requirements for spouse visa application or extension of spouse visa application or ILR application are quite complex.

It is extremely important to select the correct options of the source of earnings as some sources of earnings cannot be combined to meet the financial requirement.

For example, self-employment income cannot be combined with savings. Quite often, the applicants make assumptions with respect to the acceptability of the documents relating to a particular source of earnings, and that often leads to disappointments.

For example, if the applicant is working for a company run by his spouse or a relative, he would need to provide evidence of the company’s finances in addition to his employment documents.

Every case is different and it is strongly advised to seek legal help in such matters.

It is extremely important to provide all the required documents or information with the spouse visa application or extension of spouse visa application or Indefinite leave to remain application, as otherwise, one may have to either make a fresh application and pay the hefty fees once again or lodge appeal against the decision and wait for a prolonged period of time to have the decision overturned.

In case of extension of spouse visa application, should the home office decides to refuse the application for some reason, they may grant leave on the 10-year route instead, which in some case equally devastating as it makes the applicant wait for a total of 10 years to make an application for ILR.

Subsistence of Relationship for UK Spouse Visa Application;

The Visa officer is quite keen to see whether the relationship is genuine and subsisting and expects to see a large number of documents confirming the genuineness and subsistence of the relationship and a large number of visa applications are unnecessarily refused just for this reason alone.

In case of extension of spouse visa applications or switching to spouse visa applications, the home office often requests for any missing documents giving the applicant an opportunity to provide the missing documents.

Adverse Immigration History of the applicant for UK Spouse Visa

The immigration spouse visa history of the applicant also gets relevant if he has been refused any other visa application earlier and the home office considers the applicant more cautiously to assess the genuineness of the relationship.