Sponsorship letter for dependent

[sppc42]

Hi,

I already have a Tier-1 (G) and now my wife is applying for a dependent visa. I am providing the maintenance funds for her application. For that, VFS folks tell me that since am providing the funds, I need to write a separate sponsorship letter citing my approval of the same.

Is there a know format that needs to be submitted for it? If yes, then kindly share that out. Else, anything special I need to take care before I pen down my own words for it.

Appreciate any inputs.

Thanks

[tvn_ramesh]

You should find in this thread... 3rd or 4th post..


http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=50608

[crowbar6]

Hi,

I already have a Tier-1 (G) and now my wife is applying for a dependent visa. I am providing the maintenance funds for her application. For that, VFS folks tell me that since am providing the funds, I need to write a separate sponsorship letter citing my approval of the same.

Is there a know format that needs to be submitted for it? If yes, then kindly share that out. Else, anything special I need to take care before I pen down my own words for it.

Appreciate any inputs.

Thanks

Please check the following threads:

No. 1

No. 2

These may have the info you are looking for.

[sppc42]

Thanks seniors for the lightening fast and bang-on-target reply!

Some small quick follow-up questions, rather doubts, as the more I read around, the more confused I become.

1. I am the sponsorer of my wife and I already have a Tier-1 visa. So, VFS states that I need to show only GBP 1600 as maintenance for my wife, I need not show additional GBP 2800 for myself. Is that fine? Thing is that I have an FD which has ~GBP 3000 that I have been maintaining for some time.

2. My wife has a joint-account with her mother. Can she show that as her maintenance funds? Or is that that the joint-account need to be with the spouse only?

3. If it is fine to show her joint-account, then what is the minimum amount required to be shown in that? 1600 or 2800+1600?

Help me out of confusion here.

Thanks

[ali_hsn]

Thanks seniors for the lightening fast and bang-on-target reply!

Some small quick follow-up questions, rather doubts, as the more I read around, the more confused I become.

1. I am the sponsorer of my wife and I already have a Tier-1 visa. So, VFS states that I need to show only GBP 1600 as maintenance for my wife, I need not show additional GBP 2800 for myself. Is that fine? Thing is that I have an FD which has ~GBP 3000 that I have been maintaining for some time.

2. My wife has a joint-account with her mother. Can she show that as her maintenance funds? Or is that that the joint-account need to be with the spouse only?

3. If it is fine to show her joint-account, then what is the minimum amount required to be shown in that? 1600 or 2800+1600?

Help me out of confusion here.

Thanks

HI,

if you have been in Uk for over a year then you only need to show (£800 + £533/dependent). If your period has been less than a year then you need to show (£2800 + £1600/dependent). You also have to maintain it for atleast three months, the amount should not dip below even for one transaction. Finally, you can use different resources to show the funds but I am not sure about the joint account bit with your wife's mother.
Probably, a letter from her mother should work stating that these funds belong to your wife. I'll let others advise on this.