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Big Changes to the 10 Year Long Residence ILR Rules

Since 11 April 2024, there has been a(nother) new Appendix to the Immigration Rules: Appendix Long Residence.   The Long Residence indefinite leave to remain route is for a person who has lived in the UK lawfully...

UK Family Visa Financial Requirement: State Benefits and Entitlements

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,...

Appendix FM Financial Requirement: Less Than 6 Months’ Payslips?

It is a common misconception that an application by a spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner or fiancé under Appendix FM, which relies on the UK-based Sponsor’s income from employment (or the...

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...

Appendix FM Financial Requirement: Variable Income From Non-Salaried Employment

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

Using Cash Savings in UK Spouse & Partner Visa 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...

Spouse & Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Sponsor Not Working

If your Sponsor is not working, or no longer working, perhaps because he or she is retired, it may initially appear difficult to meet the financial requirement for a UK spouse visa or UK partner visa set out in...

Meeting the Financial Requirement for a UK Spouse Visa as a Returning Spouse - Part 2

This post follows our previous post about meeting the financial requirement for a spouse visa for couples returning from overseas to live in the UK. In this follow-up post, we take a more detailed look at how the...

Spouse Visa Financial Requirement for Spouses Returning to the UK - Part 1

For a British or settled individual who is relocating to the UK with their non-British or settled partner after spending time overseas, the financial requirement for a spouse visa can be trickier than for couples...

Combining Sources of Income to Meet the Partner & Family Visa Financial Requirement

Under Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules, family members applying for entry clearance or leave to remain must provide evidence of an annual income of at least £29,000, which is known as the minimum income requirement....

Property Rental Income and the Partner Visa Financial Requirement

Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules applies to family members of British or Irish citizens, persons who are settled in the UK, persons with pre-settled status, persons with a Turkish Businessperson or Turkish...

Partner & Family Visa Financial Requirement: Non-Employment Income

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,...