Thanks Zimba. Much appreciated.

Hi. My spouse is applying for ILR (Set M) at the end of the month. She sat and passed her life in the UK test today. Unfortunately, she signed the certificate in English rather than using her Chinese signature, which is the signature on her passport and BRP. She realised this immediately and asked t...

Do you know why they thought you only had £55k in cash savings rather than the £85k you submitted evidence for?

Thanks Vinny. I had actually just stumbled accross that article myself. Do you (or any other members) think that the tax amendments should be flagged in the ILR application? The only place I would have thought relevant would be the question about “civil judgments under the Immigration Acts” but this...

Hello. I am the British spouse of a non-EEA applicant. We have a British citizen child with dual non-EEA nationality. My spouse is on the 5 year route having been granted entry clearance in 2014 and further leave in 2017. My spouse may need to submit tax amendments for two tax years during this peri...

A statement on official bank stationary or a stamped transaction statement printed in branch will suffice. What is not clear from the rules and guidance is that you must be able to evidence that the funds have been held for six months prior to the final bank statement/transaction statement date , ra...

I would have thought the land registry extract needs to be up to date to prove continued ownership. We submitted an original copy of the estate agent marketing documentation for the house (including floor plan) along with an up to date extract from the land registry and photos of each room. We also ...

Hi all. My spouse recently successfully received her FLR (M) at a premium service centre. She was relying on Category D (cash savings) only. I thought it would be helpful to share information on an issue we encountered with the bank statements we provided. Appendix FM-SE states: 11. In respect of ca...

With reference to this question, would the return of the applicant to their country of nationality for a three month period need to be declared?

My spouse will be submitting an application for FLR(M) in approximately six months from now. She is relying solely on savings (£62,500) to meet the financial requirement. In proving that she meets the financial requirement, I understand that she will need to submit original or certified bank stateme...

[...]Your response to 85East that I have quoted here seems to answer the question I asked in this thread:[...] @ruirui My interpretation is that there has to be some degree of flexibility in the 'returning resident' route. I would not think that entering the UK is counted as returning, and certainl...

Hi all. Please be aware that, in addition to the documents required globally for settlement entry clearance visa, the visa centre in Beijing requested that my spouse submit: - 1 original copy of Form SU07/01 (Sponsorship undertaking) - 1 original copy of my spouse's Hukou Ben Due to the fact that we...

Thanks 85 East. My application is going in next Friday so fingers crossed... Will let you know how I get on. I would be interested to find out how you get on, our situation is further complicated by the fact we live in a 3rd (non-EU) country, so my spouse will have to return to her own country to pr...

If you're British, you have the right to return to the UK whenever you want. For your wife to be able to accompany you you'll need to meet the financial requirements. So if you want to return to the UK and look for a job, she won't be able to join you until such time as you meet the financial requi...

Hi bluedude. I believe that there are two ways of doing this if you are already married in the US. 1. She returns to the UK, finds a job, works for six months earning over 18,600 pounds per year and then you can apply to join her. 2. She has earned 18,600 pounds equivalent over the last 12 months or...

I believe you would meet the financial requirements at least. You just need a letter of employment and contract for your new job and the bank statements and payslips from your previous job. Thanks for the reply SoHopeful. I think I am covered in terms of meeting the financial level and providing do...

Hi All. Thank you for taking a look at this question and thanks in advance for any replies. I am preparing my spouse's application for clearance to enter the UK under form VAF4A and appendix 2 (financial requirement). I want to fulfill the financial requirement under "Category B: less than six ...