Spouse Visa Processing time in India

Ejaz12 · Post by **Ejaz12** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:51 am

I have submitted my spouse visa application in Mumbai[North] on 1st of April, Right now status is "Visa Application is under process at the British High Commission".

I have mentioned 20th May as my wishing travel date. Will it help or affect processing time of my application also my wife got supporting latter from Mike Wood[Member of Parliament from Dewsbury]. Will it make any difference in my processing time?

Post by **batleykhan** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:07 am

The average waiting time is around 3 months in India. Sending a letter from your MP will make no difference to the application process. It will be dealt with on its time and its own merit.

Ejaz12 · Post by **Ejaz12** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:39 am

Thanks for your reply sir,

So we have to wait no other choice. My wife is working in 2 different place. she earns 94.88 pounds per week for each job, and she has 2100 pound saving in her account. she started this job just after went from India means from January. i have put up all the pay slips with application. Her earning is less than 100 pound so tax isn't deduct. NI isn't deduct as it was just 3 month passed for this job. Will it be any problem? and 2100 pound balance is enough or not?

Post by **Greenie** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:46 am

she needs to have Â£105.95 after she has paid for rent and council tax. Does she? What are your employment prospects?

Ejaz12 · Post by **Ejaz12** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:53 am

She isnt paying any rent or bills as she is living with parents.... property is own by her father and we put up the latter suggesting we can live there til whenever we want.

Ejaz12 · Post by **Ejaz12** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:00 pm

She has permanent job and it is mentioned in employment latter.

Post by **Casa** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 1:05 pm

It looks as if your wife is just under the minimum of Â£105.95 remaining weekly. Would her parents be willing to offer 3rd party financial sponsorship? This is now allowed for a Spouse application.
Can I just check that you mean Â£94.88 earnings in total per week and not Â£94.88 from each job? i.e Â£94.88 x 2?

Ejaz12 · Post by **Ejaz12** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:43 pm

she earns 94.88 pounds each job means means she earns 94.88 * 2= 189.76 pound per week.

Ejaz12 · Post by **Ejaz12** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:52 pm

In each job her earning is less than 100 so tax isn't deduct from any job and NI isn't as she started job just 3 months back.. Will it create any trouble?

Post by **Greenie** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:57 pm

Ejaz12 wrote:In each job her earning is less than 100 so tax isn't deduct from any job and NI isn't as she started job just 3 months back.. Will it create any trouble?

If she is working for more than one employer then she needs to declare this. She should have been given a P46 to complete when she started working for the second employer. If she is earning Â£189 per week then she will be liable for tax/NI.

Ejaz12 · Post by **Ejaz12** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:01 pm

She is working in two different shops of the same owner.... She havent made any P46... i m afraid as we have already applied our application.

Post by **Greenie** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:09 pm

Ejaz12 wrote:She is working in two different shops of the same owner.... She havent made any P46... i m afraid as we have already applied our application.

If she is employed by the same employer working in two different shops then why is she getting paid separately for each 'job'? Surely it is part of the same employment and tax/NI needs to be deducted as she is earning over the threshold (in this case she doesn't need to complete a P46.)

It may not cause problems with your application but your wife/her employer may have problems with HMRC if the UKBA brings it to their attention. I suggest your wife tries to resolve it asap.

Ejaz12 · Post by **Ejaz12** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:15 pm

Ok i will talk to her about it.... My wife asked once abt this that we are gonna apply for Visa but accountant who made payslips said everything is ok and u can apply.. Can u please suggest what should we do now?

Post by **Greenie** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:21 pm

I think John the Moderator is best placed to advise on this matter as he is the expert on tax issues...

Ejaz12 · Post by **Ejaz12** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:24 pm

Ok Let him reply than... Thanks very much bro for ur help... I hope everything will be fine and it does not create any troubles as i cant wait more to meet my wife...

Post by **Casa** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:55 pm

The slight concern I have is that as the earnings are being paid in cash, there have been no tax or NIC deductions on either jobs and the employer is the same for both, that the ECO may take the view that the employment isn't genuine. It would be easy for someone to issue fake payslips for a non-existant job when there is no paper or electronic trail...payment by cheque or BACS, and HMRC records of employee deductions being made for example.
I'm not saying this is the case for you and your wife...I'm attempting to look at the situation through the eyes of the ECO.

Ejaz12 · Post by **Ejaz12** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:06 pm

As u said this is not the case for my wife as we cant wait to meet each other. so we cant even think to do something fake that can make our life more difficult... Now its up to ECO how he look at it... I m here in India i dnt have much idea about the working rules in UK.. but i m very afraid now...

Post by **batleykhan** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:12 pm

Something is not right about this post but I cant place my finger on it...yet.

There are to many discrepancies . I agree with Casa with the view the ECO may take ,will be a lot different from what the OP is saying

Ejaz12 · Post by **Ejaz12** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:15 pm

OP???????????????

Hey Bro r u from West Yourkshire? My wife is from Batley.. She is living at Mount Pleasant... R u from Batley?

Post by **Greenie** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:29 pm

Ejaz12 wrote:OP???????????????

Hey Bro r u from West Yourkshire? My wife is from Batley.. She is living at Mount Pleasant... R u from Batley?

OP = Original Poster, i.e. You.

Ejaz12 · Post by **Ejaz12** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:35 pm

I m sorry but i didnt get this

I agree with Casa with the view the ECO may take ,will be a lot different from what the OP is saying[/b]

Post by **Greenie** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:52 pm

Batleykhan is saying that he agrees with Casa's view on how the ECO may view your wife's payslips, (i.e. that they are not genuine), which is different from what you say about the payslips (that they are genuine)

Ejaz12 · Post by **Ejaz12** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:57 pm

Its made me more tense as you all are experienced person, I respect all your views. I dnt know what will happen? All i can do is to pray Allah. Nothing else.

Ejaz12 · Post by **Ejaz12** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:28 pm

I just talked my wife she said she is working under Tax Code 647L.

This means that your employer has an amount of Â£6470 as your tax free allowance, the amount you can earn before you need to pay any tax. This is the current tax free allowance in the UK. As for NIC it is according to Table A.

Post by **Casa** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:41 pm

In which case, if tax and NIC are being calculated (which you believed wasn't the case), the pay slips shouldn't be a problem.

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Spouse Visa Processing time in India

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