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How to Satisfy the Partner Visa Financial Requirement as a Company Director
By Isabella Reynard - Pupil 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 £18,600. The financial requirement will increase if non-British children are involved in the...

Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Savings, Investments and Pension Income
By Isabella Reynard - Pupil 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 £18,600. The financial requirement will increase if non-British children are involved in the application, as set out in this blog...

Exceptional Circumstances in Appendix FM Family Visa Applications
By Aaron Durban-Richardson - Legal Associate

Paragraph GEN.3.2. of Appendix FM represents an exception to the requirements of Appendix FM by potentially allowing an application for entry clearance or leave to remain to be granted where a refusal would constitute...

 a breach of an individual’s right to family and private life under Article 8 ECHR. The requirements of paragraph GEN.3.2. will be the topic of this blog post and will be explored in more detail...

Family Life as a Partner Based on Insurmountable Obstacles
By Rosanna Atkinson - Legal Associate

Partner applications under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules contain strict eligibility requirements for a grant of leave to remain on the 5-year route to settlement. If a partner is unable to meet the strict...

 requirements of the 5-year partner route they may be able to rely on the exception set out in EX.1. of Appendix FM to extend their stay and eventually settle in the UK on the 10-year route.  Article 8 of...

Settlement for Dependent Parents: Appendix EU v. Appendix FM
By Aaron Durban-Richardson - Legal Associate

Both Appendix EU and Appendix FM provide routes to settlement in the UK for dependent parents. Whilst the focus of this post will be on dependent parents, it should be noted that Appendix EU contains provisions...

 relating to other types of dependent relatives and that Appendix FM relates, not just to dependent parents, but the broader concept of ‘adult dependent relatives’. As will be explored in this post, the...

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

Appendix FM Financial Requirement: Variable Income From Non-Salaried Employment
By Bernard Wood - Immigration Barrister

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

 through employment – specifically through variable income from non-salaried employment. The Immigration Rules set out the general financial requirement of a gross annual income of at least £18,600....

Family & Partner Visa English Language Requirement
By Richmond Chambers -

In this post we look at the English language requirement for UK family and partner visas.  Whether you are applying for a spouse visa, civil partner visa, unmarried partner visa, fiance visa or proposed...

 civil partner visa you will need to satisfy an English language requirement. When does the English language requirement apply? You must satisfy the Home Office that you meet the English language requirement when...

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 £18,600. 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 there are additional dependent children on the application,  if cash savings are to be...

UK Parent Visa Relationship Requirements
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules allows parents to join their children, under the age of 18, in the UK.  There are a number of relationship requirements, which differ slightly when applying for entry clearance...

 or leave to remain as a parent.  In this post we look at the UK parent visa relationship requirement for an application under Appendix FM. Parent Visa Relationship Requirements The child of the applicant...

Understanding Sole Responsibility in Immigration Law
By Richmond Chambers -

The concept of ‘sole responsibility’ is found in Appendix FM and Part 8 of the Immigration Rules. Careful analysis of the circumstances of a child’s upbringing is essential to work out whether this can be...

 demonstrated. When is ‘sole responsibility’ required? You must demonstrate that you have ‘sole responsibility’ where you want to bring a non-British child to the UK to live with you and: You are...

Third Party Support in Appendix FM Applications
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

For those applying for entry clearance or leave to remain in the UK as a partner under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules (which includes spouse visas, civil partner visas, unmarried partner visas and...

 fiance visas), the applicant is required to satisfy a financial requirement. Appendix FM provides very strict requirements as to how the financial requirement may be satisfied. Many of our previous blog posts have...
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