Spouse Visa Financial Requirement: Company Director

When applying for entry clearance or leave to remain as a spouse, an applicant has to show how they meet the spouse visa financial requirement of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.  There are many ways in which the financial requirement can be met, one...

Meeting the Appendix FM financial requirement with an income of less than £18,600

In light of the Supreme Court judgment in MM (Lebanon) & Others v SSHD [2017] UKSC 10 the financial requirement set out in Appendix FM has changed substantially. The Supreme Court held that the minimum income threshold itself was lawful but that...

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 FM of the Immigration Rules. A minimum threshold of...

Meeting the financial requirement within Appendix FM by reference to adequate maintenance

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 FM of the Immigration Rules. A minimum threshold...

Cash Savings - Appendix FM – Partner Applications

For those applying for entry clearance or leave to remain in the UK as a partner under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules the applicant is required to satisfy a financial requirement. The minimum income threshold was set at £18,600 in July 2012 after the Government...

Variable income and the financial requirement under Appendix FM

In applications made under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules for entry clearance or leave to remain as a partner the applicant is required to satisfy a financial requirement. The Rules require an applicant to demonstrate, by reference to specified evidence,...

Cash savings and the financial requirement under Appendix FM

Cash savings may be relied upon to meet the whole or part of the financial requirement under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.

Case comment: Hameed (Appendix FM – financial year) [2014] UKUT 00266 (IAC)

For self-employed individuals wishing to bring their partners or other family members to the UK, note should be taken of the recent judgment in the case of Hameed (Appendix FM – financial year) [2014] UKUT 00266 (IAC).

Update on the challenge to the financial requirement under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has today released guidance regarding applications that are affected by the financial requirement imposed by Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules, requiring applicants to provide evidence of a gross annual income of at least...

Meeting the financial requirement of Appendix FM through self-employment

For those applying for entry clearance or leave to remain in the UK as a partner under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules the applicant is required to satisfy a financial requirement. Appendix FM provides...