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Using Cash Savings in UK Spouse & Partner Visa Applications
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

For those applying for entry clearance or leave to remain in the UK as a Partner under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules the applicant is required to satisfy a financial requirement. The minimum income threshold...

increased from £18,600 to £29,000 for new  applications on 11 April 2024.  There is no longer a separate child element to the minimum income requirement. There are a number of ways in which the...

Spouse & Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Sponsor Not Working
By Richmond Chambers -

If your Sponsor is not working, or no longer working, perhaps because he or she is retired, it may initially appear difficult to meet the financial requirement for a UK spouse visa or UK partner visa set out in...

Appendix FM (this is the requirement to show an income of at least £29,000 per year).  In this post, we look at some of the ways in which it may still be possible to satisfy the spouse and partner visa...

Meeting the Financial Requirement for a UK Spouse Visa as a Returning Spouse - Part 2
By Olivia Waddell - Immigration Barrister

This post follows our previous post about meeting the financial requirement for a spouse visa for couples returning from overseas to live in the UK. In this follow-up post, we take a more detailed look at how the...

requirement can be met through the Sponsor’s employment or self-employment. The rules are both forward-looking and backward-looking.  Meeting the Financial Requirement for a UK Spouse Visa as a Returning...

Spouse Visa Financial Requirement for Spouses Returning to the UK - Part 1
By Olivia Waddell - Immigration Barrister

For a British or settled individual who is relocating to the UK with their non-British or settled partner after spending time overseas, the financial requirement for a spouse visa can be trickier than for couples...

where the sponsor is already in the UK. In this post, we take a look at the specific rules concerning the financial requirement for couples preparing to return to the UK together.  In a subsequent post we...

Combining Sources of Income to Meet the Partner & Family Visa Financial Requirement
By Richmond Chambers -

Under Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules, family members applying for entry clearance or leave to remain must provide evidence of an annual income of at least £29,000, which is known as the minimum income requirement....

There is no longer a separate child element to the minimum income requirement. We have published previous articles on the meaning of partner and how to meet the financial requirement when your...

Property Rental Income and the Partner Visa Financial Requirement
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules applies to family members of British or Irish citizens, persons who are settled in the UK, persons with pre-settled status, persons with a Turkish Businessperson or Turkish...

Worker visa and persons with refugee status or humanitarian protection such as unmarried partners, fiance(e)’s, spouses or children coming to the UK. Most people in this category will need to meet a...

Partner & Family Visa Financial Requirement: Non-Employment Income
By Bernard Wood - Immigration Barrister

Following previous posts in the Knowledge Centre about meeting the financial requirement of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules through cash savings, self-employment, variable income and third-party support,...

this post will focus on meeting the income requirement through non-employment income – such as property rental income, income from dividends, and maintenance payments.  This post may be of particular...

Self-Employment Income and the Partner Visa Financial Requirement
By Bernard Wood - Immigration Barrister

There are a number of ways in which the financial requirement of Appendix FM can be met when making an application for entry clearance or leave to remain as a partner.  This post will focus on how the financial...

requirement may be met by relying on income from self-employment and outline some of the relevant factors to consider.  The Immigration Rules set out the general financial requirement of a gross annual...

Spouse & Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Company Director
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

When applying for entry clearance or leave to remain as a spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner, fiance or proposed civil partner, an applicant has to show how they meet the partner visa financial requirement...

of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.  There are many ways in which the Appendix FM financial requirement can be met, one of which is through earnings from being a director or an employee of a specified...

Family & Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Cash Savings
By Bernard Wood - Immigration Barrister

The financial requirement for partner, parent and child visa applications is set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules as a  gross annual income of at least £29,000. One way in which the financial requirement...

can be met is through reliance on cash savings, under Category D. The level of cash savings required may vary if cash savings are to be combined with another permitted source of income or if it is an...

eVisa System: Check Your Digital UK Immigration Status Online
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

As we have seen in recent years, UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) have developed and are implementing a digital immigration system. In summary, this means replacing physical documents with an online record of a migrant’s...

immigration status.  This is known as an eVisa.  From 1 January 2020, applicants who were granted five years limited leave to remain started to receive Biometric Residence Permits endorsed with...

Alternatives to Enroling Biometrics in UK Visa Applications
By David Zuther - Legal Associate

When making a UK immigration or citizenship application, an applicant will usually be required to enrol their biometric information (fingerprints and facial images). Whether applying in-country or from overseas,...

this will require applicants to schedule and attend a physical appointment, unless they are able to use the UK Immigration: ID Check app.  Complying with a requirement to attend an appointment and enrol...
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