Just to provide an update: my application was successful, thank God. they weren't interested in the finances so much, the cohab documents and life in the uk pass are what they focused on. so to anybody who's in the same situation (applying under old rules), make sure these are in order. anyway, than...

I am applying for ILR soon based on having spent 2 years in UK married to british national. However I am unemployed and my partner is a student. We are living on our savings and a get small financial help from my parents. My questions are: 1.is there a minimum income level for SET(M) according to ol...

Can anyone advise as to which one it really is? i.e. there IS a minimum income equal to that of Income Support level OR there is NO minimum income and the genuineness of the relationship takes priority. Or is it a case of it being at the discretion of the caseworker of granting the ILR or not when ...

Just to be clear. According to my understanding, the old/current rules will apply to my ILR application, NOT the new. My query relates to financial requirements of the OLD/CURRENT RULES.

Hi. I have an appointment this month for my ILR application. My circumstances havent changed and are as described above. Its clear to me that my application will still fall under the old rules for family route. However, while reading the new rules from the statement of intent regarding changes to th...

Hi, I am currently on a 2 year spouse visa and will be eligible to apply for ILR in March 2012 on the basis of my being married to a british citizen and having been in uk for 2 years. My question relates to the financial aspect of the application. My spouse (British) is a full time student and I am ...

Well, it wasn't clear from your first answer whether leaving the country was the ONLY way, hence my second post. Nevertheless, I appreciate the time you took to answer. Thank you. To help clearify the answer, your wife (eu citizen) must leave uk enter and live in another eu country with you, she wo...

Well, it wasn't clear from your first answer whether leaving the country was the ONLY way, hence my second post. Nevertheless, I appreciate the time you took to answer. Thank you.

Your spouse would need to exercise a treaty right. The most common is to relocate (together) to another member state, though providing services to another member state or being a cross-border worker should, in principal at least, be possible too. Union nationals do have EU (that's how it is called ...

Hi, I need to know whether I have EC rights or not. I am non-EU national married to a British national on a 2-year spouse visa. My spouse has never resided anywhere else but the UK. I am currently living in UK, however, I lived in Ireland for around 8 years (5 yrs on student visa then 3 yrs on a wor...

hi all, i am getting married to a uk national and intend to apply for spouse visa from outside uk. however i am still unclear with regards to the following issues and am hoping someone can enlighten me: 1. my partner(uk citizen) is a student and dependent on the parents and therefore has no income. ...