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Question About New Financial Requirement.

Post by Omaricious » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:53 pm

hello mates

my partner earns £1116 a month which is below the new rules for financial requirements, shud it b ok if i applied for spouse visa provided that we will live in her parents house which means she will pay no rents nor bills!!

on the other hand if the income is below the required £18 600.. is it necessary to have over 16k in savings?? i think that's jst too much !!!

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Post by Lucapooka » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:56 pm

You can live with family and not have bills but that supposed saving in your expenditure will not be discounted from your income requirement. Your actual income is below the benchmark. You have to earn that amount or have savings in lieu. Whether you spend all of this on accommodation, or some of this, or none of this is not relevant.

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Post by Casa » Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:03 pm

Lukapooka's right. You can live with family, but unfortunately you will still need to meet the £18.600 minimum income, regardless of your outgoings. Savings under £16,000 won't be counted. I can only sympathise.

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Post by Omaricious » Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:17 pm

Thanks for the the prompt replies i really appreciate it :)

lol thank you Casa for ur sympathy

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Post by Casa » Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:26 pm

Asalam alaikum. It may not be much help at the moment, but the legal reps opinions are that the new finance level will be challenged in the high court. The minimum age was overturned, although unfortunately it took time.

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Post by Omaricious » Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:43 pm

wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatu allah, yeah that takes time though, well hope things get betta soon.... in the meantime we wud like to hear from ppl applying under new rules to benefit from their experiences too, anyway thank youu n Ramadan mubarak kareem alik and ur family.

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Post by Casa » Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:59 pm

Shokran and Ramadan mubarak for you and your family too.

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Post by Omaricious » Sun Jul 22, 2012 4:25 pm

if we take into consideration the monthly salary of the sponsor which is £1116 + bonuses... what if the sponsor gets a part time job and earns the required monthly £1550 combining the incomes of the two jobs?? would that help the application??

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Post by MPH80 » Sun Jul 22, 2012 4:49 pm

Yes - but you require at least 6 months pay slips to prove the income.

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Post by Omaricious » Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:59 pm

MPH80 wrote:Yes - but you require at least 6 months pay slips to prove the income.
u mean 6 months payslips for both jobs!!! right??

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Post by MPH80 » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:13 pm

Yes.

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Post by firozibrahim » Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:40 pm

MPH80 wrote:Yes.
Assalam Alaikum

I am on spouse visa enter the country on May 2011, I was granted 2 yrs visa as usual

my question is When can I apply the earliest for ILR ?
My partner salary is above 18600 we have no kids I have business in India I am starting business which is not making any money but My business in India is supporting us here will this count against my application ??


Can you guide me what document do I need to collect for Application?
I travel Intensively between India Dubai and UK every 2 months for Busines does it will count against me ?

I have double Masters, so I still have to give English Language Test ?


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Re: Assistance needed

Post by Casa » Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:37 pm

firozibrahim wrote:
MPH80 wrote:Yes.
Assalam Alaikum

I am on spouse visa enter the country on May 2011, I was granted 2 yrs visa as usual

my question is When can I apply the earliest for ILR ? No earlier than 28 days before the 2nd anniversary of the date you arrived in the UK in May 2011.
My partner salary is above 18600 we have no kids I have business in India I am starting business which is not making any money but My business in India is supporting us here will this count against my application ?? The new rules regarding finance don't apply to you. You remain on the rules pre 9th July, so you don't need a minimum of £18,600 per annum.


Can you guide me what document do I need to collect for Application?
I travel Intensively between India Dubai and UK every 2 months for Busines does it will count against me ? Form SET(M). Read the guidance notes for the list of documents required. Your business travel shouldn't be a problem.

I have double Masters, so I still have to give English Language Test ?
test. You don't need the B1 English test, but you do need to pass the Life in the UK test

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Post by Omaricious » Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:51 pm

i still don't get why they set the saving threshold to 16k even if the shortfall is £500... and if u're earning £18,600 u're exempt from that saving?? that's jst crazy!!!

anyway i wud like to noe if it is against the law in the UK to work 7 days a week!!! (5 days in one job and 2 days in another) jst to meet the financial requierement!!!

if not... is it possible to work 5 days a week in one position and get a part time job on 1 day/week working 12hours??

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Post by harv » Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:09 pm

It is not illegal to work 7 days a week in the UK.

You just need to check the hours worked correctly. If your total weekly hours are under 48, you should be fine. Otherwise just sign the opt-out deceleration.

Details are found here - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/ ... G_10029426
Feb 2012 - Spouse Visa - New Delhi
Mar 2012 - Documents collected - VISA Granted
March 2014 - ILR Granted
Apr 2015 - Applied for Naturalisation
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Post by Casa » Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:10 pm

It is possible to work 7 days a week and combine a full time job with a part-time one. Harv posted before me...with a much better answer.

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Post by Omaricious » Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:35 pm

thank you for your prompt answers :)

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Post by send2archan » Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:13 am

Hi,

Just need a clarification on my case.

1. My spouse is currently living in the UK under Tier 1 dependant visa from April 2012 hence she is currently a resident in the UK. Does post July 12 rule apply in our case?

2. My income is way above £18.6k so that is not a problem. But what is this saving thing of £16k? I will be applying for ILR via SET (O) this year.

3. My wife will be applying for FLR (M) and me SET (O). Is there funding requirement for SET (M)?

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Post by harv » Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:19 am

Hi send2archan

As far as I know you come under the old rules as your wife was already present in the UK on a dependent VISA.
Feb 2012 - Spouse Visa - New Delhi
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Post by send2archan » Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:24 am

Thanks Harv appreciate your response.

I am still looking to find out about funding requirement for FMR (M), any volunteers?

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Post by benn1 » Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:02 pm

Omaricious wrote:i still don't get why they set the saving threshold to 16k even if the shortfall is £500... and if u're earning £18,600 u're exempt from that saving?? that's jst crazy!!!

anyway i wud like to noe if it is against the law in the UK to work 7 days a week!!! (5 days in one job and 2 days in another) jst to meet the financial requierement!!!

if not... is it possible to work 5 days a week in one position and get a part time job on 1 day/week working 12hours??
HI

the savings does it have to be the last 6 or 12months?also if what at the current work you get 14k and get another part time job, how long do you need to wait to apply? could it be anytime once u reach the 18k or do they calculate the average earning per month.

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Post by Omaricious » Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:41 am

u need to prove earnings of 18k for the last 6 months!! so combining the two jobs u will need a period of 6 months to apply!!

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Post by Casa » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:09 pm

The minimum amount is £18,600 per year.

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Post by Omaricious » Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:52 pm

Casa wrote:The minimum amount is £18,600 per year.
which gives £1,550 per month!!! so u need a 6 months payslips that prove u are earning that amount whether it is from one job or combining 2 jobs!! right??

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Post by harv » Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:03 pm

Omaricious wrote:
Casa wrote:The minimum amount is £18,600 per year.
which gives £1,550 per month!!! so u need a 6 months payslips that prove u are earning that amount whether it is from one job or combining 2 jobs!! right??
Yes and that's a Gross amount before tax. So in reality you will be getting a little less after the tax.

Your monthly payslips however show both Gross (before tax) and Net (after Tax and NI)
Feb 2012 - Spouse Visa - New Delhi
Mar 2012 - Documents collected - VISA Granted
March 2014 - ILR Granted
Apr 2015 - Applied for Naturalisation
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