My Colombian girlfriend will be applying for a spouse uk visa in December at the uk embassy in Grand Cayman where we currently live. We know we need to prove we have lived together for 2 years. I have spoken to someone in the past who told me that I need to have a job offer with a salary of £18,600 per annum. We want to move back around April time. The appointment will need to be December due to the embassy keeping her passport for upto 3 months. We cannot do it any month after this because her work permit runs out at the end of February and we want to give our 1 month resignation notice at the end of January. This becomes difficult for me, because it’s hard to apply for jobs that might not have opening that can wait until April. If she has an appointment in December, then I’d have to start looking in October and November for jobs 6 months away. This seems like an impossible situation. If I apply now and I get a job let’s say in January, and need to go back to the uk earlier than April, what would happen to my girlfriends visa application which woul already be in the pipeline from her December appointment. Would it become void? Any ideas of our best options?

thanks for your reply. At the moment I’m earning that, but my concern is to get a job offer to start 3 or 4 months later. Also, when the visa is being processed in December, What happens if I need to go home to start a job before it’s fully processed? Can I travel back to the uk or do I have to wai for my girlfriend? Because that can take 3 months to process. I can’t guarantee that a job offer will wai until April. They might expect me sooner. What do we do in this situation?
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Hi, i really need some help. My fiancée is making an appointment with the Embassy here in Cayman in December. I need to have a job offer before we have the appointment to say I earn £18,600. This means o need to apply for work in the UK before the appointment in December. Can I leave the island to start work once my finacee’s visa is being processed? Or must I wait until they approve the visa and then move to the Uk at a later date to start the job offer?

Thank you for your response!

that would be great A3am if you can let us know please! When did you apply? Thanks for your help