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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...

Meeting the financial requirement under Appendix FM with children

There are many different ways to meet the financial requirement under Appendix FM. This post will explore when children have an impact on the amount of income needed to meet the financial requirement....

Minimum Income Requirement for Spouse Visas Ruled ‘Lawful’

The requirement for UK citizens to have a minimum income before being allowed to sponsor their spouse’s visa has been ruled ‘lawful’ by the Court of Appeal. In 2012, a Minimum Income Requirement...

Home Office to announce decisions on 4,000 pending partner applications

On 11 July 2014 the Court of Appeal upheld the lawfulness of the minimum income threshold for spouses/partners and children applying in the family route. The income threshold applies to non-EEA national spouses/partners...

Home Office response to High Court ruling

The Home Office has announced that in the wake of last week’s Administrative Court ruling in the case of MM, Majid and Javed, it has paused decision-making on some spouse/partner and child settlement visa and...

R (on the application of MM, Majid and Javed) v. SSHD [2013] EWHC 1900 (Admin) - case summary

The Administrative Court has handed down its judgment in the case of MM, Majid and Javed today.

Meeting the financial requirement under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules

Since 9 July 2012, the Immigration Rules have required applicants seeking entry clearance or leave to remain in the UK as a partner (spouse, civil partner, fiancé(e) or unmarried partner) to provide evidence...