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Partner Visa Extension & ILR Application Top Tips
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

In This Article 1. Planning Ahead for Partner Visa Applications 2. Key Dates and Timing for Partner Visa Renewals 3. Making a Valid Partner Visa Application 4. Providing Updated Evidence for Partner Visa Applications 5....

 Maintaining Evidence for Partner Visa Suitability Requirements 6. Continued Genuine and Subsisting Relationship & Future Intentions 7. Evidence of Cohabitation 8. Recording Absences from the UK...

Client Success: Spouse Visa Approval for a Smooth UK Move
By Richmond Chambers -

At Richmond Chambers, we are proud to help clients navigate complex immigration processes and achieve successful outcomes, no matter how challenging the circumstances may seem. Recently, Dr. Catherine Taroni,...

 Immigration Barrister at Richmond Chambers, assisted one of our clients to coordinate a Spouse Visa application with a move from the USA, This involved navigating challenges such as timelines for notice...

Child Visa Applications: How To Prove ‘Sole Responsibility’ 
By Miranda Rafferty - Legal Associate

In This Article 1. Understanding Sole Responsibility in UK Child Visa Applications 2. Child Visa Applications Involving the ‘Sole Responsibility’ Requirement 3. Clarifying the Concept of Sole Responsibility...

 in Child Visa Applications 4. Proving Sole Responsibility 5. Prioritising the Best Interests of the Child in Child Visa Applications 6. Contact Our Immigration Barristers 7. Frequently Asked Questions 8....

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...

Client Success: Unmarried Partner Visa Granted Without Cohabitation
By Richmond Chambers -

At Richmond Chambers, we understand the emotional and practical challenges that our clients face when applying for a visa to join a partner in the UK, and we are dedicated to providing the highest level of service...

 to ensure successful outcomes. Recently, Alexandra Pease and Alex Papasotiriou, Immigration Barristers at Richmond Chambers, successfully assisted a couple in securing an Unmarried Partner Visa. The...

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...

UK Family Visa Financial Requirement: State Benefits and Entitlements
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

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,...

 illness, injury or caring responsibilities.   It is important to understand which benefits or entitlements the Sponsor can rely upon to meet the financial requirements for sponsorship, and which they...

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...

Using Cash Savings in UK Spouse & Partner Visa Applications
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

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...

 increased from £18,600 to £29,000 for new  applications on 11 April 2024.  There is no longer a separate child element to the minimum income requirement. There are a number of ways in which the...

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...

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...
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