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Meeting the Financial Requirement for a UK Spouse Visa as a Returning Spouse - Part 2
By Olivia Waddell - Immigration Barrister

This post follows our previous post about meeting the financial requirement for a spouse visa for couples returning from overseas to live in the UK. In this follow-up post, we take a more detailed look at how the...

 requirement can be met through the Sponsor’s employment or self-employment. The rules are both forward-looking and backward-looking.  Meeting the Financial Requirement for a UK Spouse Visa as a Returning...

Spouse Visa Financial Requirement for Spouses Returning to the UK - Part 1
By Olivia Waddell - Immigration Barrister

For a British or settled individual who is relocating to the UK with their non-British or settled partner after spending time overseas, the financial requirement for a spouse visa can be trickier than for couples...

 where the sponsor is already in the UK. In this post, we take a look at the specific rules concerning the financial requirement for couples preparing to return to the UK together.  In a subsequent post we...

Combining Sources of Income to Meet the Partner & Family Visa Financial Requirement
By Richmond Chambers -

Under Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules, family members applying for entry clearance or leave to remain must provide evidence of an annual income of at least £29,000, which is known as the minimum income requirement....

 There is no longer a separate child element to the minimum income requirement. We have published previous articles on the meaning of partner and how to meet the financial requirement when your...

Property Rental Income and the Partner Visa Financial Requirement
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules applies to family members of British or Irish citizens, persons who are settled in the UK, persons with pre-settled status, persons with a Turkish Businessperson or Turkish...

 Worker visa and persons with refugee status or humanitarian protection such as unmarried partners, fiance(e)’s, spouses or children coming to the UK. Most people in this category will need to meet a...

Partner & Family Visa Financial Requirement: Non-Employment Income
By Bernard Wood - Immigration Barrister

Following previous posts in the Knowledge Centre about meeting the financial requirement of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules through cash savings, self-employment, variable income and third-party support,...

 this post will focus on meeting the income requirement through non-employment income – such as property rental income, income from dividends, and maintenance payments.  This post may be of particular...

UK Partner & Family Visa Financial Requirement: Employment Income
By Anna Bregstein - Immigration Barrister

Navigating the intricate landscape of UK immigration law can be a daunting task, especially when it comes to meeting the stringent partner and family visa financial requirements outlined in Appendix FM of the...

 Immigration Rules. For individuals seeking entry clearance or leave to remain under Appendix FM by relying on employment income (Categories A and B), understanding and providing the correct evidence is...

Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Savings, Investments and Pensions
By Isabella Reynard - Immigration Barrister

For individuals applying under Appendix FM to enter or remain in the UK on the basis of their family life as the spouse or partner of a British citizen or settled person, there is a financial requirement.  Appendix...

 FM of the Immigration Rules sets out the minimum financial threshold of £29,000. There is no longer a separate child element to the minimum income requirement. The financial requirement can be met in...

Self-Employment Income and the Partner Visa Financial Requirement
By Bernard Wood - Immigration Barrister

There are a number of ways in which the financial requirement of Appendix FM can be met when making an application for entry clearance or leave to remain as a partner.  This post will focus on how the financial...

 requirement may be met by relying on income from self-employment and outline some of the relevant factors to consider.  The Immigration Rules set out the general financial requirement of a gross annual...

How to Satisfy the Partner Visa Financial Requirement as a Company Director
By Isabella Reynard - Immigration Barrister

If applying for an Appendix FM spouse or partner visa, for those seeking to enter or remain in the UK on the basis of their family life as the spouse or partner of a British citizen or settled person, there is a...

 strict financial requirement.  Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules sets out the minimum financial threshold of £29,000. There is no longer a separate child element to the minimum income requirement. The...

Spouse & Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Company Director
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

When applying for entry clearance or leave to remain as a spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner, fiance or proposed civil partner, an applicant has to show how they meet the partner visa financial requirement...

 of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.  There are many ways in which the Appendix FM financial requirement can be met, one of which is through earnings from being a director or an employee of a specified...

Family & Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Cash Savings
By Bernard Wood - Immigration Barrister

The financial requirement for partner, parent and child visa applications is set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules as a  gross annual income of at least £29,000. One way in which the financial requirement...

 can be met is through reliance on cash savings, under Category D. The level of cash savings required may vary if cash savings are to be combined with another permitted source of income or if it is an...

Satisfying the Appendix FM Partner Visa Financial Requirement Based on Employment Income (Part 2)
By Anna Bregstein - Immigration Barrister

In Part 1 of this comprehensive guide to the Appendix FM Partner and Family Visa financial requirement, we delved into the evidential standards that must be met by applicants relying on Category A employment income...

 – that is where the individual has been working with their employer for 6 months or more.  In Part 2, we look at the Home Office requirements where an individual has been working with their current...
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