The minimum financial requirement of £18600 is probably etched in the minds of those who are and have applied for a UK settlement visa. The financial burden, the complex circumstance you and your spouse may have that has a direct effect to your spouse visa application and the uncertainty if your application is going to... Continue Reading →
Got my BRP card last Tuesday. My husband and I couldn’t believe that we got a decision made from the Home Office 23 working days after my biometric appointment. My BRP card doesn’t lie, does it? It shows it was issued on the 2nd of November. Our massive question now is that, “What happened?! Why... Continue Reading →
At long last, I am a member of the Team-Waiting-For-The-Spouse-Visa-Result. I am going to share with you how did we hurdle each and every hiccup along the way. It wasn't really a smooth ride and we still have a long way to go before we both know the result of my spouse (wife) visa but... Continue Reading →
GENERAL RULE: BANK STATEMENTS & PAYSLIPS IN RELATION TO UK SPOUSE VISA APPLICATION The following are the evidence requirements for bank statements and payslips. Bank statements MUST be on official bank stationery. Electronic bank statements can also be accepted as long as they are either accompanied by a letter from the bank on its headed... Continue Reading →
PROCESS FOR UK SETTLEMENT VISA APPLICATION IN THE PHILIPPINES The UK Settlement Visa (Spouse Visa) is a requirement for the spouse, partner, proposed partner, civil partner, child or other dependant relative of a person who wishes to settle in the UK on the basis of marriage to a British Citizen. It is also the first... Continue Reading →
MY VISA JOURNEY CONTINUES: IELTS LIFE SKILLS TEST MODULE B1 As a citizen from a non-EU country and is applying for a settlement visa in the United Kingdom, one of the requirements for the visa processing is the English language test or the IELTS Life Skills test to be exact. I decided to have my... Continue Reading →
Since I got a copy of the Financial Requirement issued last year (please check below for the link to the Appendix FM 1.7 Financial Requirement), I almost got obsessed with it. As I am also one of those applying for a settlement (spouse) visa, I can’t just let a single flicker of doubt taint my... Continue Reading →
LEAVE TO ENTER (ENTRY CLEARANCE) & INDEFINITE LEAVE TO ENTER For your reference, please check this link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/…/Appendix_FM_1_7_… (Page48, Appendix 7.2.4)
Category A and Category B Income from salaried or non-salaried employment of a partner (and/or the applicant if they are in the UK with permission to work); depending on the employment history CATEGORY A Sub-Categories & Allowed Combined Income: A.1 Currently employed for 6 months or more (Person residing in the UK) Can be... Continue Reading →
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