Daveyboy85

Firstly great to see a forum of this sort and the amount of members who could possibly help!
I travelled to the US in november 2018 to marry my fiancee, which I did in december 2018 😃 i am currently in process of waiting to recieve paper work so i can qork legally and travel documents so ican holiday back in the UK. Trouble is this, my father has been ill for sometime and is developing dementia, i wish to return home and bring my wife with me and stay in the UK perminently. What kind of process or visa would she need as I don't want to return home alone. Thanks for any help or advice! 😃

BritInParis

Did you travel to the US on a K-1 visa?

Daveyboy85

Yes to marry her as we were engaged since the previous October. (2017)

SanDiegogirl

You would have to sponsor your wife for a settlement visa
Read the following document carefully to see how you qualify under the financial requirements.

https://assets.publishing.service.go...ent-ext_1_.pdf

Basically you can meet the financial requirements (income of 18,600 GBP per annum) by employment, savings, pensions, non employment income.

Daveyboy85

So basically I would have to fly home, leave her in the US while I find a job that earns me enough so I can bring her over?

Pulaski

Unless you have sufficient savings (£62,500), or already have a job in the US paying at least the equivalent of £18,600, (which you already said you don't), yes.

You will need 6 months of pay slips to support a visa application for your wife, so given that you presumably also need to find work, and then it takes time for the visa to be processed, plan on it taking 9-12 months before your wife can relocate permanently to the UK. She can visit the UK while you are accumulating payslips and/or while the visa is being processed, but she will need to return to the US to receive her visa.

Daveyboy85

Thanks for the help. Sorry for the late response. Who has to apply for her visa? Me or her? I take it thats its all done online?
thanks again.

SanDiegogirl

She applies from the US. Website below

You, the Brit, are the sponsor.......

https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa