Canada to UK

[mccann1984]

Hey All,

trying to understand how the UK Income Requirements work. I am a British citizen who has been living in Canada for the past 7 years. I have a Canadian wife and 3 Canadian sons. We plan on moving back to Northern Ireland. As I understand it I need to meet the £18,600 income for having a wife, £3800 for my first son and £4800 total for my two other sons - total: £27,200.

Here are my questions:

1) How does it work to prove my income if I haven't been working in the UK? Do I need to have a job offer that meets the income requirement in order to apply? Or do I need to go and work in the UK for a year before my wife can apply to come over?

2) How often do I have to prove this income requirement? I read somewhere that it is every time my wife needs to re-apply for leave to remain and once more when she applies for indefinite leave to remain after 5 years. How long does the initial visa last for?

3) My sons are british citizens by descent - if I apply for their first British Passports before we move to the UK will that remove the need for the £8600 income requirement for my sons?

Thanks

Andy

[CR001]

As you have already been advised in your other topic, your children can apply for British passports and you therefore have to prove only £18,600pa income for your wife.

You can use your income in Canada if it meets the requirement AND if you have a confirmed job offer to start within 3 months of arriving.

Or you can use the savings route if you have £62,500 held for at least 6 months with a paper trail.

You need to prove income for the initial visa, the extension after 2.5 years and again for Indefinite Leave to Remain at the 5 year mark. It is 2.5 year visas x 2.

[mccann1984]

Thanks for the info - that's great.

Can you point me in the direction of the requirements needed to use my Canadian income?

Also, is there a formula to work out how much savings you need to have to combine with your annual income if your annual income is less than the £18600?

[CR001]

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... _Final.pdf

[mccann1984]

Hi,
I am a British citizen by birth. I have been living in Canada for 10 years and have a Canadian wife and 3 sons. My sons all have their British passports. We would like to move back to the UK but I have some questions about the process for my wife:

1) Do I need to have a job offer in my hands to show that I will be earning the 18,600 pounds minimum income to bring my wife in? Or are we able to just land in the UK and have a few months to source a job?

2) Do we need to start the application process while we are still in Canada or can we just arrive in the UK and begin it there while she would be on a visitor visa?

Any other thoughts or input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Andy

[CR001]

As you have already been advised in your other topic, your children can apply for British passports and you therefore have to prove only £18,600pa income for your wife.

You can use your income in Canada if it meets the requirement AND if you have a confirmed job offer to start within 3 months of arriving.

Or you can use the savings route if you have £62,500 held for at least 6 months with a paper trail.

You need to prove income for the initial visa, the extension after 2.5 years and again for Indefinite Leave to Remain at the 5 year mark. It is 2.5 year visas x 2.

1. The advice given previously remains the same. You need to prove you meet the income requirements for your spouse to get a visa.

2. You need to apply for the visa in Canada and have the initial 30 day visa vignette BEFORE your spouse can travel to the UK. Your spouse CANNOT switch to a spouse visa while in the UK as a visitor.