Appendix E VS Policy Guidance for dependant visa.

[ups]

Having read the Immigration Rules here,


Appendix E - clause l says

(l) Where the application is one of a number of applications made at the same time as a partner or child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant (as set out in paragraphs 319A and 319F) each applicant, including the Relevant Points Based System Migrant if applying at the same time, must have the total requisite funds specified in the relevant parts of appendices C and E. if each applicant does not individually meet the requirements of appendices C and / or E, as appropriate, all the applications (the application by the Relevant Points Based System Migrant and applications as the partner or child of that Relevant Points Based System Migrant) will be refused.

So the portion in bold could imply - excluding the Relevant Points Based System Migrant if not applying at the same time

That raises doubts on what exactly UKBA is trying to say regarding maintenance funds when dependants apply separately.

Hopefully by now people would have sufficient information to make their own decisions on this.

This has already been covered in the quite well-written guide here:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=62853

Scroll down to the third post, where it says "How much to show?".

[layman]

Thanks ups. I have read the sticky before.

The confusion is reading in conjunction with Clause 47 of the guidance and the way main applicant + dependants applications can be made to satisfy the criteria with just £900/£600(for > 12 months) or £1800 (for < 12 months) with the same set of statements.

[varghesejim]

Thanks ups. I have read the sticky before.

The confusion is reading in conjunction with Clause 47 of the guidance and the way main applicant + dependants applications can be made to satisfy the criteria with just £900/£600(for > 12 months) or £1800 (for < 12 months) with the same set of statements.

You are just thinking as I was thinking. That is, how to prove that the main applicant can bear the expenses of a dependent with no public money. If we compare a five member family and a two member family , in both cases only one earning member(main applicant), the rule that both of these families should show the same maintenance amount for another dependent application is absolutely not making sense. This is why it is very difficult to understand the rule. But as LP mentioned rules are rules even if it is not making sense.