spouse visa application question

ghummy · Post by **ghummy** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:43 pm

hi, im a uk citizen and have been since birth, my fiance currently lives in zambia, we are getting married there next year. we are going to apply in lusaka for a spouse visa for her while i am there.
here is my situation. i am currently a student nurse and will be graduating at the end of next year.

i currently work 37.5 hours a week for the nhs as part of my training, we get paid for it but it is the same as working part time, i get Â£530 a month,

i have accomodation and council certificate that my house has enough space for another, i live with my mum, i do not pay rent. we will have a marriage certificate and a letter from me confirming my financial situation.
my mum will also be writing a certified letter stating that she does not request for me to pay rent and she is happy to host my wife.

i will be taking a years worth of bank statements with me to show all my savings and monthly income.

The only thing i am concerned about is the ability to support another, i know i can, i have savings of Â£63k, of which Â£18k is readily available at any given time, will this be enough to satisy the ECO. i have paper trailes leading to all the money. i have all the contracts from when the bank accounts were opened,

i get paid monthly by the NHS, however i do not get a monthly slip telling me how much i got, instead i get a yearly letter saying how much i get each month, and what date of the month i get it, can this be satisfactory evidence of income.

i will also be taking with me my passport, birth cirtificate and driving lisence for proof of address and citizenship.

any help with be greatly appreciated.

ghummy · Post by **ghummy** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:58 pm

anyone?

ghummy · Post by **ghummy** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:42 pm

come on guys, no one can help me here.

eliasuk4u · Post by **eliasuk4u** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:20 pm

What is your question?

ghummy · Post by **ghummy** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:20 am

my question is

i get paid monthly by the NHS, however i do not get a monthly slip telling me how much i got, instead i get a yearly letter saying how much i get each month, and what date of the month i get it, can this be satisfactory evidence of income.

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:44 am

ghummy wrote:my question is

i get paid monthly by the NHS, however i do not get a monthly slip telling me how much i got, instead i get a yearly letter saying how much i get each month, and what date of the month i get it, can this be satisfactory evidence of income.

You are legally obligated to receive a formal payslip from your employer, can't see the NHS not doing that.

ghummy · Post by **ghummy** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:52 pm

no they cant do this until i am qualified, what i want to know is, will thi yearly letter get accepted as proof of income along with bank statements?

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:08 pm

ghummy wrote:no they cant do this until i am qualified, what i want to know is, will thi yearly letter get accepted as proof of income along with bank statements?

Not true I'm afraid, if you are being paid you must receive a payslip by law, qualified or not.

Otherwise how do you know how much tax you have paid? what if the IR come after you for it?

a1isha · Post by **a1isha** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:51 pm

i agree with everyone else, you should get a payslip regardless of whether you are qualified or not, you are still an employee. Do you not have a p60 or a letter from employers confirming your wages and contract. Also must say if you have 63k in your account from earning Â£530 a month, you have done jolly well.

ghummy · Post by **ghummy** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:16 pm

^^, i wasnt always earning that much, ive had 2 jobs from when i was 17, earning around Â£22k, its only since 2007 ive been a student earning Â£530.
and i found out, u dont get payslips for bursarys, only a yearly letter. it doesnt get taxed cuz i am a student.

gollywood · Post by **gollywood** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:21 pm

A Bursary isnt technically a Job. That may explain why you dont get a monthly payslip.

Its more of a non-repayable grant.

May affect what you put on your application form?

ghummy · Post by **ghummy** » Thu May 01, 2008 9:49 am

^^, i knw, i was going to put on the application that im a student, but on the guidance notes, its states that i should put the name of the university if im a student where it askes, "name of employer"

but in the monthly income i can write Â£530, and then in additonal notes, write what this is, and in the saving sections, write all my savings that i have got.

then supply all bank statement for a year showing my all my savings and monthly income.

whould this be ok, for proof of maintanance, remembering i have Â£18k, readily available at anytime, and i have recently withdrawn Â£1k, from that wich will show on the statments. the only reasons i took it out, is to go see my fiance in july in malawi

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spouse visa application question

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