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House of Commons Report: Partner Visa Financial Requirements
By Rosanna Atkinson - Legal Associate

In This Article 1. Overview of the Financial Requirements for Partner Visas 2. Changes to the Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Timeline and Impact 3. Criticism of the UK’s Minimum Income Requirement...

 for Partner Visas 4. The Rising Threshold: Financial Requirement vs. Minimum Wage 5. Debate on Regional Income Thresholds for Partner Visas 6. Disproportionate Impact of Partner Visa Financial Requirements on...

Help Shape the Future of Family Visa Financial Requirements
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

In This Article 1. Introduction to the Family Visa Financial Requirements Review 2. Recent Changes to the Minimum Income Requirement 3. Research into the Family Visa Financial Requirements 4. What Family...

 and Partner Visa Applicants Should Know 5. Contact Our Immigration Barristers 6. Frequently Asked Questions 7. Glossary 8. Additional Resources 9. Related Articles 1. Introduction to the Family Visa Financial...

UK Partner and Family Visa Financial Requirements Explained
By Rosanna Atkinson - Legal Associate

In This Article 1. Understanding the Financial Requirement for UK Partner and Family Visas 2. Category A: Financial Requirement for Salaried and Non-Salaried Employment 3. Returning Sponsors/Partners: Financial...

 Requirements for Overseas Sponsors Returning to the UK 4. Category B: Salaried and Non-Salaried Employment Requirements 5. Less Than 6 Months with Current Employer or Variable Income – Returning Overseas...

Meeting the Spouse Visa Financial Requirement as a Director of a Limited Company
By Richmond Chambers -

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 £18,600 was set, with additional amounts for any ‘relevant’ children.  On 11 April 2024, the minimum income requirement for a UK spouse, partner or...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Cash savings and the financial requirement under Appendix FM
By Richmond Chambers -

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

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

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

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 exceptions should be made in some circumstances. Previously, it was possible to meet the threshold (£18,600 for a couple with no children) only by relying on the...

Meeting the financial requirement within Appendix FM by reference to adequate maintenance
By Richmond Chambers -

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 £18,600 was set, with additional amounts for any ‘relevant’ children. Entry clearance or leave to remain as a partner whose partner is in receipt of a...

Variable income and the financial requirement under Appendix FM
By Richmond Chambers -

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, a gross annual income of at least £18,600. Where the applicant and their partner have children (who are not British or a citizen of an EEA country), the...
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