British by descent and spouse
Nov 10th 2019, 9:01 am
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British by descent and spouse
Hello! It’s been ages since I’ve been here, and I am long overdue posting an update. For now though I urgently need an answer to this question. My daughter is British by descent through me. She and her American husband would like to explore the idea of moving to be with us in the UK. I have not been able to find out whether he would qualify for a spouse visa as the spouse of a citizen of descent, as opposed to a spouse of one born in the UK. Anyone have any idea? And better still, could you point me in the direction of official documentation stating his eligibility? Thank you kind people!
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Nov 10th 2019, 10:01 am
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Re: British by descent and spouse
She is probably a British citizen. She can apply for a visa for her husband but will have to prove employment and income of $18.600 or more. Alternatively she can prove that she has savings of £62,500 or more.
Nov 10th 2019, 10:23 am
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Thanks Scot, my husband is on a spouse visa, so have that information. DD is a citizen and does have a passport, although she has never lived in the UK. I, on the other hand, was born in the UK. The difference between my husband’s eligibility and her husband’s is the question. But thank you!
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Nov 10th 2019, 10:51 am
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Re: British by descent and spouse
Thanks Scot, my husband is on a spouse visa, so have that information. DD is a citizen and does have a passport, although she has never lived in the UK. I, on the other hand, was born in the UK. The difference between my husband’s eligibility and her husband’s is the question. But thank you!
Nov 10th 2019, 10:59 am
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Nov 10th 2019, 11:47 am
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Re: British by descent and spouse
Hi Perth. You won't find any official guidance that specifically talks about the eligibility of British citizens by descent to sponsor their spouses, because the official guidance that British citizens can sponsor covers all. It doesn't matter how they came by their British citizenship, whether by birth, descent or naturalisation, they're all British citizens.
Nov 10th 2019, 12:51 pm
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Thanks SoS! Just by coincidence as I read this OH got an answer to the affirmative from another forum. This was someone who had done it with no issues. Now to see if our two can get it together and actually get it done, haha.
Nov 10th 2019, 1:56 pm
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ETA *Or any other country where he is legally resident (it occurred to me that maybe they're in Oz).
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Nov 10th 2019, 2:01 pm
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Thanks, they will in all probability use the savings route in order to not be separated.
Nov 11th 2019, 1:23 am
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I think it's just wonderful that they're planning to join you, hooray!
