Spousal Visa

Old Sep 23rd 2018, 7:48 pm
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Hello All,

Just joined the forum after lurking for a while, so much great information here, thank you all for the contributions!

I have a question.

We recently submitted a spousal visa application, I am the sponsor and my Canadian wife the applicant.
While we feel the application is good, my financial fulfillment is a little complex as I get paid in dividends and wonder if we could get refused on this, even though we have provided all evidence possible. We paid priority and are hoping for a response by end of October.
At the end of February 2019, we will have had over a 100k GBP in a joint bank account for 6 months at which point we could apply again if initial application refused.

Could my wife come to the UK on a visitor visa in the interim and then return back to Canada to make a second application?
Would she be declined entry as she would not have a job or residence in Canada any longer?

Thank you all in advance!
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Old Sep 23rd 2018, 8:10 pm
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Default Re: Spouse Visa/ Visitor Visa Question

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Hello All,

Just joined the forum after lurking for a while, so much great information here, thank you all for the contributions!

I have a question.

We recently submitted a spousal visa application, I am the sponsor and my Canadian wife the applicant.
While we feel the application is good, my financial fulfillment is a little complex as I get paid in dividends and wonder if we could get refused on this, even though we have provided all evidence possible. We paid priority and are hoping for a response by end of October.
At the end of February 2019, we will have had over a 100k GBP in a joint bank account for 6 months at which point we could apply again if initial application refused.

Could my wife come to the UK on a visitor visa in the interim and then return back to Canada to make a second application?
Would she be declined entry as she would not have a job or residence in Canada any longer?

Thank you all in advance!
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Anecdotally there may be a problem with her getting a visitor visa as she has no ties to her home country, and also they will know you have a spouse visa being adjudicated, so may well see it as her trying to get into the UK to live.
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Old Sep 23rd 2018, 9:48 pm
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Anecdotally there may be a problem with her getting a visitor visa as she has no ties to her home country, and also they will know you have a spouse visa being adjudicated, so may well see it as her trying to get into the UK to live.
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What about applying for a visitor visa prior to leaving Canada rather than just turning up in the UK and risk being turned away?

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Canadian citizens don’t need a visa in order to visit the UK for up to six months but a recent refusal and no ties to her home country may see her refused entry. Best to wait until a decision is made on her spouse visa before getting into theoretical scenarios.
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Old Sep 24th 2018, 10:54 pm
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Thank you for the response, you are right of course.
I'm just trying to see what our options would be in the interim, should we be refused.

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