spouse visa AND PUBLIC FUNDS

[EXPENSIVE]

i am a student got married to a british citizen,my wife is not working and she claim housing benefit only i will like to apply for spouse visa,as a student i work part time i will like to no if is possible to apply for the spouse visa and any possible that i will be granted the spouse visa i need your advise as my student visa will expire on 31/10/2012,THANKS

[nadiii]

Your partner is claiming Income Support too?

You would have to show where you will live together without recourse to additional public funds. Rented property with enough rooms.

You would have to show you both can earn enough or have enough saved to live on for 27 months (I think) without your partner claiming any additional funds.

[EXPENSIVE]

HE HIS NOT CLAIMING INCOME SUPPORT, WILL RENTED THE HOUSE THE COUNCIL ONLY PAY HALF OF THE RENT WILL LEAVE IN 1BEDROOM FLAT

THANKS

[jimmurray]

I would also like to know the policy on partial housing benefit, in terms of the spouse visa. I have some of my rent paid by the council, but that is all.

To be honest I didn't even ask for it, I simply let them know I was starting my own business and they revised it, giving me benefits for 6 months after which I need to supply company accounts...

But I could just get rid of them...should I tell the council to stop giving me benefits before I apply for spouse visa? I have seen some posts where people have successfully been granted visas despite being on HB

[nadiii]

EXPENSIVE - how will you pay half if the council are already paying the whole amount in full? You want to move into your future sposes one bedroom flat for which the council already pay 100%.

jimmurray - are you applying for a spose's visa or yourself?

[EXPENSIVE]

they dont pay full housing benefit the pay half of it.