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If you have not been on benefits in at least the last 3 months to the application, he 'll be ok. Your 1 bed flat would be ok if its just you on the flat as your sister would be leaving for Uni.madegal wrote:also as of last year was on jobseekers this was only fr 4weks and was housing benefits but this has since being cancelled in april will this hinder our aplication
I live in a onebedroom flat and my sister currently lives with me but will be going to uni soon how do i proof this to the eco
Worth reading this..HRY2005 wrote:Your 1 bed flat would be ok if its just you on the flat as your sister would be leaving for Uni.
That's not true as they are a couple, so what is his is hers (but not usually the other way round...).HRY2005 wrote:Your husband's money might help but not really important because you are the sponsor, you need to prove your fitness in sponsoring your husband to the UK.
I agree with you but the ECO would not be looking at the requirements from that angle (husbands savings) but from the sponsor's ability to meet the requirements as a sponsor.djb123 wrote:That's not true as they are a couple, so what is his is hers (but not usually the other way round...).HRY2005 wrote:Your husband's money might help but not really important because you are the sponsor, you need to prove your fitness in sponsoring your husband to the UK.
No the ECO wouldn't - the actual requirements says "you can support yourselves and any dependants without any help from public funds", it doesn't say the sponsor has to support the applicant. By sponsor it doesn't necessarily mean financial sponsor.HRY2005 wrote:I agree with you but the ECO would not be looking at the requirements from that angle (husbands savings) but from the sponsor's ability to meet the requirements as a sponsor.djb123 wrote:That's not true as they are a couple, so what is his is hers (but not usually the other way round...).HRY2005 wrote:Your husband's money might help but not really important because you are the sponsor, you need to prove your fitness in sponsoring your husband to the UK.
While I understand what the requirements are, I would say there's no point in confusing the OP. The next requirements to the one you quoted says "you have suitable accommodation, which is owned or lived in only by you and your household, and where you and your dependants can live without any help from public funds" http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply ... artners#Q2djb123 wrote: No the ECO wouldn't - the actual requirements says "you can support yourselves and any dependants without any help from public funds", it doesn't say the sponsor has to support the applicant. By sponsor it doesn't necessarily mean financial sponsor.
(The application form actually asks for savings held by both the applicant and the sponsor.)
The ECO should not consider an applicant's savings as being somehow less "real" or carrying less weight than those of the sponsor (unless there is actually some question over their genuineness or availability). The OP should make sure that her husband can provide good evidence that he has access to the savings referred to (letter from his bank, original statements etc.).(v) the parties will be able to maintain themselves and any dependants adequately without recourse to public funds
Thank you Kitty, I agree with that but that's not really the basis of my disagreement with djb123.Kitty wrote:HRY2005, The OP's husband's savings will be taken into account, because as djb123 says, it is the couple's ability to support themselves that is at issue. It's not really comparable to accommodation because money is portable; a home generally isn't.
The Immigration Rules themselves state:
The ECO should not consider an applicant's savings as being somehow less "real" or carrying less weight than those of the sponsor (unless there is actually some question over their genuineness or availability). The OP should make sure that her husband can provide good evidence that he has access to the savings referred to (letter from his bank, original statements etc.).(v) the parties will be able to maintain themselves and any dependants adequately without recourse to public funds
To the OP: after your rent and council tax is paid, how much money do you have left per week? The rule of thumb is that income above Income Support level (i.e. around £105 for a couple - perhaps someone more expert can provide the correct figure) should be adequate for maintenance.
If your husband intends to work when he gets to the UK, he should include any qualificaitons or experience with his application, and examples of job vacancies that you have looked at in the UK for which he would be suitable. All this will help satisfy the ECO that you will be able to support yourselves.
It all depends on the circumstances. I don't think it's a question of saying that the ECO will "focus more" on the sponsor: it's just that in most cases, the sponsor is the one whose income can be more readily supported with evidence.HRY2005 wrote: Thank you Kitty, I agree with that but that's not really the basis of my disagreement with djb123.
If you go through all my earlier comments, there's no place where I disgaree with effects of the husbands savings but all I am saying is that ECO would focus more on the sponsor (as we have seen from experience)
Basically, yes, it may well be.If I want to agree with what you are saying, I can as well say that if the sponsor is not working and have no savings but the applicant can prove he's got lots of money, it would be ok?
So do I, but it happens mainly in cases where the applicant's bank statements weer not considered genuine, or there was some other question as to the actualy availability or sufficiency of the applicant's own claimed funds.How many people had been refused because of sponsor's not being able to prove solid income and savings? I have a practical example of what I 'm talking about and the applicants' bank statement was not considered.
Of course. And in the OP's case, the applicant's savings of £2,500 are unlikely to be enough on their own to prove adequate maintenance anyway. But neither should the ECO treat them as somehow being less available to the couple.All I 'm saying is the OP and her husband should prepare their application properly and not give rooms to ECOs' excesses by depending on her husband's savings.