I think you'd need payslips going back over 12 months. Unless I've misunderstood, you're going for category B on the financial requirements- see p26 of https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/337420/Annex_FM_1_7_Financial_Requirement.pdf You would need to show that ...

Thanks for your help, and I'll pray that it doesn't cause a problem. It doesn't feel like it should, because my savings have never gone under the specified amount (transfers between accounts are instant) and moving your money to get the best interest rate is just basic financial sense, but I underst...

Sorry, I probably wasn't clear enough. I have had over £62,500 in savings over the last six months across three different accounts, all with the same bank and in my name. During the six months I have transferred some money between these accounts (e.g. when the ISA allowance went up in the summer, I ...

Urgh, more questions time (sorry!) I just realized that one of my online accounts only allows withdrawals into other accounts, and it says it may take up to three working days to process. Does anyone know if this is 'immediate' enough for the cash savings requirement? Are they likely to interpret 'i...

It's effectively savings OR salary- if you earn over the required amount not having savings is no problem at all. I'm only using savings (which I'm lucky enough to have) because I haven't been working long enough at my job. The only potential issue is how long you've been working- basically... 1. ha...

Thanks again! I think if I do put them in I'll be sure to have a letter attached which makes extra-double-clear that they are not the basis of the application. Of course I'll also only tick the cash savings box on section 3.3 of Appendix 2- from googling around it seems at least some people fall dow...

As far as I know the only reason people wait is to meet the financial requirements- you should read those very carefully. I had to wait as I need to have had the required level of savings in my account for 6 months- alternatively, I could wait longer until I will have been working at the same job wi...

...and again I think of another question after posting! At the time of application, my wife will still have a UK visitor visa- she visited in the summer and is now back in her home country, but the visa still hasn't expired. This doesn't cause a problem does it? I assume they would either cancel the...

Great, thank you very much. It's the 'declaration of the source' part that seems ambiguous- it's easy if it's from the sale of a house or something, but trickier to know how much to say when it's multiple sources over a long time. I guess I'm worried that if I say it's a scholarship, they might not ...

...oh, and an extra question. Would it be advantageous to submit statements going back longer than the six months, to show that most of the money (though not the full £62,500) has been there for a long time? If so I would certainly explain the gift as that is what puts my savings above the required ...

Hello all! I'm just about to apply for a 'family of a settled person' visa for my wife, who is from outside the EU. As I have been working for fewer than six months and was a student before that, we can't use my employment as a basis, but fortunately I have consistently had over £62,500 in savings i...