After spending ( I assume) 6 months on this visitor visa, how long does she intend to spent outside of the UK before she returns on a visitor visa again? Hi Casa. We actually have two options. My wife's current tourist visa runs out 18th December. 1) Plan one was for her to visit friends in Switzer...
It's open to interpretation by the entry officer as to whether a visitor is exceeding the amount of time in a 12 month period. This is from the Immigration Rules Part 2 41 (ii) (ii) intends to leave the United Kingdom at the end of the period of the visit as stated by him; and does not intend to li...
Generally, the Immigration Entry Officer will check to see whether she will have spent more time in the UK in a 12 month period than in her home country. Hi Casa, thanks for your reply. Sorry, but I have to ask, Generally? This sounds a bit hit and miss, in that sometimes they will check and someti...
Hi all. My wife is staying in the UK on a tourist visa before heading back to Malaysia to apply for her Spouse Visa. However, because we are waiting for our house to sell (so that we can meet the financial requirement etc.), and because this process is taking longer than expected, she might want to ...
Thanks Lucapooka I entirely hear what you are saying. When she went back to Malaysia 5 weeks ago, I questioned one of the immigration guys and was told as long as she had positive documentation that showed an intent to leave the country to complete her visa application, she would be allowed entry on...
Hi all. My wife will be applying for her spouse visa as a Malaysian entering the UK to join her husband (i.e., me). We have been in the process of selling our house to meet the financial requirement. She stayed with me and our son in the UK under a tourist visa for the past 5 months. She went back t...
Hi all. I (UK Citizen) have been working in Malaysia as an on-line proofreader for the past three years, continuously making more than GBP18,600 a year. I have moved back to the UK with my 6 year old son so that he can go to school (he has educational needs that can not be met in Malaysia) and obvio...
Thanks z18runway That's about the most positive answer i've had for a while :-) Don't know if this question has been asked before, but is it possible to apply for 2 visas at the same time. Potentially, the spouse visa is going to take up to 90 days to complete, so while i wait, my wife could be with...
Thanks Vinny I was under the impression that they had revised the sources of income to allow the applicant to contribute to the financial requirement, even if coming from outside of the UK. If it's going to take a year to prove my earnings, will she be able to apply for a visitors visa? If yes, are ...
Although I do have an income, proof of that income is only in the form of foreign bank statements and my own customer records. Will this be acceptable by the decision makers?
I will be declaring income, as per my original post: I was working unofficially (i.e., not paying local taxes) in Malaysia as a proofreader, earning approximately 1000 pounds a month. All income was paid into a single local bank account. I have statements for the past 6 months and beyond if required...
Are you saying that the website mentioned previously is incorrect, in that we can't use multiple sources of income to realise the financial requirement?
We have very limited savings (less than 10,000 pounds). However, we do own a house which we are considering selling (as a last resort). This would give us around 80,000 pounds.
We would rather not "have' to sell it, if you know what i mean.
Hi Lucapooka Thanks for your reply. Reading http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/IDIs/chp8-annex/section-FM-1.7.pdf?view=Binary it doesn't differentiate between applying for entry clearance or leave to remain. It also states that joint income sources are allowed. When...
Hi everyone. I have moved back to the UK (from Malaysia) for my son's education (he is a British passport holder). My wife is still in Malaysia until we can submit and hopefully get a spouse visa for her. Can someone please review my details and tell me where I may be going wrong or what I may have ...
