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UK Partner and Family Visa Financial Requirements Explained

In this article, we will examine different time periods for the financial requirement in partner and family visa applications. Partner and Family visa applications under Appendix FM may have a minimum income requirement...

Meeting the Spouse Visa Financial Requirement as a Director of a Limited Company

In July 2012, following on from the report from the Migration Advisory Committee, a minimum income threshold was introduced in respect of sponsorship under the family migration route as set out within Appendix...

Who is a ‘Partner’ in Appendix FM?

Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules allows British Citizens and settled persons to bring their ‘partner’ to join them in the UK. A ‘partner’ is defined as the applicant’s spouse, civil partner, fiancé(e),...

Spouse & Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Sponsor Not Working

If your Sponsor is not working, perhaps because he or she is retired, it may initially seem difficult to meet the UK spouse or partner visa financial requirement in Appendix FM, which currently requires a minimum income of £29,000 per year.

What is a Genuine and Subsisting Relationship?

If you are a spouse wishing to join your British or settled partner in the UK, understanding the evidence required for relationship requirements is essential.

Appendix FM Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Category B Employment Income

This Part 2 guide considers Category B, which is commonly used where the person whose employment income is relied on has been with their current employer for less than six months, or has been employed for longer but does not rely on the Category A method.

UK Partner & Family Visa Financial Requirement: Employment Income

Navigating UK immigration law can be daunting, particularly when meeting the stringent Appendix FM partner and family visa financial requirements for employment-based applicants.

UK Unmarried Partner Visa: Does Cohabitation Still Matter?

In This Article 1. Navigating the Cohabitation Expectation 2. Is Cohabitation Still an Unwritten Requirement for Unmarried Partner Visas? 3. Immigration Barriers: When Visa Status Prevents Living Together 4. Work...

Criminal Convictions and UK Partner & Family Visa Applications

In This Article 1. Impact of Criminal Convictions on Appendix FM Applications 2. General Rules on Criminality in UK Immigration and Appendix FM 3. Criminality Under Appendix FM – How It Differs from General...

UK Family Visa Financial Requirement: State Benefits and Entitlements

This post explores the requirements for a Sponsor who wishes to sponsor family members to join them or remain with them in the UK, but relies on income from certain entitlements or benefits received due to disability,...

Appendix FM Financial Requirement: Less Than 6 Months’ Payslips?

It is a common misconception that an application by a spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner or fiancé under Appendix FM, which relies on the UK-based Sponsor’s income from employment (or the...

Appendix FM Financial Requirement: Variable Income From Non-Salaried Employment

Following previous posts about meeting the financial requirement of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules through cash savings and through self-employment, this post will focus on meeting the income requirement...