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do we need need to process everything again for her?
She MIGHT be able to use her previous test but it is risky.Like giving IELTS again and the application again.
Come back to the UK, find a job and wait 6 months to apply when you meet the financial requirements. Unless you have £62,000 in savings.For the last year, I am not employed as well so wondering what options do I have to show the financial requirements etc.
While there is no guarantee in most cases, the chances of a visit visa probably slimmer from my perspective.hamakhaa wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 7:52 amThanks, CR001.
Is there a way I can take my wife with me temporarily while I look for a job and do the job for 6 months? I am thinking of getting a 6-month visit visa for her. Leaving the kids and family abroad for 6-8 months is really tough so wondering if we can utilize the visit visa as an alternative.
Once I am ready to apply my wife can come back and apply for the spouse visa. By then her visit visa will get expired of course. In this way at least I will be with my family. Do you see any implications in it?
Had case of getting a visit visa while appeal for settlement visa was in progress. Presented incontrovertible evidence of being a genuine visitor and not breaching immigration rules during previous lengthy stays in UK. Application for visitor visa was successful.hamakhaa wrote: ↑Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:40 amBecause the visit visa is for 6 months and then it will be expired. She will go back before that and apply for the spouse visa to come back.
If anyone can visit UK using the visit visa why cant wife and mother UK national visit using visit visa while waiting to be eligible for spouse visa. To be honest I dont see any logic of denying visa. Clearly understood by you and I however its the CW that you will need to convince of the plan. But CW may have other reasons to refuse. Therefore I was looking for any advice on this if anyone has tried this before.
Because of cases like this and this, where, after the parent/partner arrives in the UK on a visit visa, they develop such a longing to stay with their family members that they don't leave. Therefore the easier option is to treat such visitors with more heightened suspicion before they arrive in the UK. It is the few bad apples that spoil the cart and cause all the apples to be thrown away.
Better to listen to reason n you may clarify on the forum on any alternatives you come up with. This is what UK immigration has made family and settlement routes a la other visas to be like.
I have now a job offer with an annual gross salary of £80k. I believe I have fulfilled this requirement as it is way above the amount of 18K.First, where the applicant’s partner and/or the applicant (if they are in the UK with
permission to work) is in salaried employment at the date of application and has
been with the same employer, or earning the amount relied upon, for less than the
last 6 months, they can count the gross annual salary at the date of application
towards the financial requirement. There is no required minimum period for this
current employment, provided that the requirements for specified evidence under
paragraph 2 of Appendix FM-SE can be met in respect of it.
I will start this job start of February (currently I am out of UK currently and planning to be in the UK in January). Based on the salary of 80k my monthly salary will be £6,666.67. This means in 3 months' time the actual salary I have earned would be more than £18000 (6,666.67 x 3 = £20000). I believe after 3 months I would have fulfilled the second part of Category B. So after April, I would have fulfilled the financial requirement.Second, the person must in addition have received in the 12 months prior to the date
of application the level of income required to meet the financial requirement, based
on:
• the gross amount of salaried or non-salaried employment income of the
applicant’s partner (in the UK or overseas) and/or the applicant (if they are in
the UK with permission to work)
You have not stated if currently working for past months leading to your belief that 3months in your new employment will make you qualify.hamakhaa wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 7:06 amHello Everyone,
Please can anyone of the expert shed light and confirm if the above is right assumption? And I should go forward with applying under category B based on the details I have provided.
Do you see anything in the description which doesn't make sense, please? Your reply would be highly appreciated.
The person hasnt worked for full 12 months in the example above and there is nowhere mentioned atleast how many months are required.Example (a)
The applicant’s partner works in the UK. She started a new job 3 months prior to the
date of application and her gross annual salary is £22,000. She meets part (1) of the
calculation for Category B because she is in salaried employment at the date of
application and her gross annual salary at the date of application meets the financial
requirement.
In addition, she must have received in the 12 months prior to the application the
level of income required to meet part (2) of the calculation for Category B. Before
starting her new job, she worked for another company for 7 months during the last
12 months. Including her current and previous job, the total amount she has earned
from employment in the last 12 months is £20,000.
The financial requirement is met under Category B because the applicant’s partner is
currently in a job paying at least £18,600 a year and has earned more than £18,600
from employment in the last 12 months.
Look at the highlighted part of your quote.hamakhaa wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 2:12 pmThanks for responding.
I have worked for about 5 months also in the last 12 months. I can include that. But why is that mandatory I am not sure based on my understanding. For e.g below is one of the example from the document:
The person hasnt worked for full 12 months in the example above and there is nowhere mentioned atleast how many months are required.Example (a)
The applicant’s partner works in the UK. She started a new job 3 months prior to the
date of application and her gross annual salary is £22,000. She meets part (1) of the
calculation for Category B because she is in salaried employment at the date of
application and her gross annual salary at the date of application meets the financial
requirement.
In addition, she must have received in the 12 months prior to the application the
level of income required to meet part (2) of the calculation for Category B. Before
starting her new job, she worked for another company for 7 months during the last
12 months. Including her current and previous job, the total amount she has earned
from employment in the last 12 months is £20,000.
The financial requirement is met under Category B because the applicant’s partner is
currently in a job paying at least £18,600 a year and has earned more than £18,600
from employment in the last 12 months.
I take this that as long as the total amount of salary you have earned is above 18k in the last months regardless of how many months, the person will qualify for the 2nd part of it. Its confusing as seems like you are suggesting that I need to work for 12 months consecutively to apply under category b but couldnt find such thing in the documentation.
You might be right, but what you've failed to realise is that it isn't all about the money. They need to know that the sponsor has a constant job and means of earning, in order to support the spouse without resulting to public funds.hamakhaa wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 5:08 pmHi thanks for highlighting.
But the example suggest that the person has not worked the full 12 months but 7 months along with 3 months in the current role. So in total the person has worked for 10 months, surely that's less than 12 months which suggests that there are no strict requirements of working 12 months.
Based on this I am assuming that as long as the minimum amount is met it is irrelevant how many months the person has worked in the last 12 months. The person can use any of the month from the last 12 months to meet the evidence though.
At least that's how I see this example. Is this not right?
This is my understanding.
Nothing has changed. It is still 28 days.1. When we applied in 2019, there were requirements for docs like bank statements, accommodation letter etc not to be older than 28 days. Does this limit of 28 days still applies? Or has it changed in any way in the last 3-4 years?
Documents are uploaded digitally.2. During the application submission, I remember going into one of the UKVACS centers in the UK to submit copies of all the supporting docs. The question is, is it still the same process where you can either submit a copy of supporting documents in the UKVACS center or can upload them online?
I remember trying submitting online but there were some issues with the system. Based on the forum posts, it seems most of the people are submitting online now, is it now the only way to do it? Has their system matured over time and there are no issues in uploading? Please suggest what is the common practice at the moment.
Yes, you have to pay IHS again.3. We also paid IHS fees when we applied, do we have to pay the fees again?
No implications. You are overthinking.4. What are the implications of re-applying after the visa got expired as we went back to Pakistan for 16-17 months? Do we need to tell them the reason? If yes, is any documentary evidence required? We went because we have to support our mother due to her health.
Yes, for just your spouse, the financial requirement is £18,600pa. Have you returned to the UK to work for a UK company to prove you meet the financial requirments?5. Is the financial requirement going to be £18600 and not more considering my kids are British nationals?
Nothing has changed.6. Is there anything that changed during the last 3-4 years that is important to know?