Cash savings: Who's?

[Puddleglum]

Hi there,
Thank you all for your important work. I'm a non-EAA citizen planning to apply for a spousal visa. My partner is a British citizen. We are a bit stumped as to which one of us needs to be holding the £62,500 cash savings required. Should they be in my account (back in my home country)? My wife's, in the UK? A joint account? And if a joint account, does it matter if it's in the UK or abroad?
Many many thanks.

[CR001]

Either it doesn't matter but it must be held for a minimum of 6 months, without the balance dropping.

[Puddleglum]

Oh, for sure. We're keeping a healthy £500 on top of the required sum and adding more to it as often as we can - just to cushion it against currency fluctuations etc.

[CR001]

Good thinking to do that

[Rye12]

I'm applying for a spouse visa using catD savings only. Once I complete section 3F with my savings details, do I have to fill in anything about my work on this form or any other form?

Is there a list of exactly which forms I fill out and with what financial info?

[Rye12]

So I'm using catD alone. Do I need to complete part 4 - maintenance for those exempt from the financial requirement.
This part asks about my monthly income, dependants etc. My monthly income is low as I make up my wage with compantpy dividend.
Seems strange if I have to fill it in as if I was unemployed I would still be ok because of savings.

Any advice appreciated.

[John Green]

I don't know what will be said. But I am also using Cash Savings Category D for the spouse visa. I was told that in this case I should leave the other boxes blank. I do have a small amount of income (a pension) which I could include (it would be counted) but that wil only confuse the situation for no advantage. I imagine the ECO will ask why I am telling them about the pension when I qualify anyhow on the cash savings. I expect that if you can show the cash savings, forget about anything else, to avoid complications.

[michali]

If you are applying using savings, that is the only information you should give. If you start giving information on salary or pensions, that could get very confusing for the ECO.