cliff1961

Has anyone who moved to USA in which to marry their partner and now after so many years considered returning back home to the UK come across any complication in bringing in their USA partner even though they have the correct visa, all due to new government restrictions here in the UK.

I know if you have considered to bring in your partner from USA to the UK to get married the UK citizen has to be earning £17.000 per year for the partner to be allowed in, only those on Disability will be excluded from this.

So just curious by both moving home to the Uk with one partner being from USA have they faced any problems even though they have the correct visa?

Pollyana

If you just want to bring your partner in to get married there is no financial requirement but they need a visa which allows them to marry while visiting.

If you mean you want to move back to the UK with an American Spouse, then you need to read up on the Spouse Visa rules.

cliff1961

Thanks for your reply Pollyana,

I would not be bringing my partner into the UK to get married, iwe would both be husband and wife, returning to the UK, but Rules are changing all the time and even though you may have the correct visa for both of you to re enter the UK, has the government set up any other restrictions?

mikelincs

No, as long as you earn enough money, and are not moving from a country where other restrictions apply, then everything is OK, the financial requirement may be changing, the government has been forced to look at the figures agin after a court case where a judge stated that the financial requirement was too high. All visa requests that would have been denied on financial grounds only are now on hold.

cliff1961

Many Thanks Mike

But when you sell up and leave the USA even though you have the sale of your property, when you arrive into the UK you will not have any Financial earnings as you could arrive without a job to go to.

mikelincs

There is a method using savings, check the requirements as I believe it's something like 2.5x the annual earnings.

rebeccajo

The amount needed is £62,500.00

rebeccajo

The UK citizen has to be earning £18,600.

cliff1961

So to return back to the UK with your married partner you have to have £62,500.00 in savings brought back with you to be allowed back home, if you have no job to return to ?

rebeccajo

That's correct.

Vexcore

Yup... and that is pathetic.. it's caused an 'uproar' hopefully that rule will be lowered.


Indeed, i hope it changes soon, many people get separated even kids from their mothers... because of that rule.

SanDiegogirl

Read this document which gives you details of all the options open to you to make the financial requirements:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...df?view=Binary

You have to qualify either through income or savings/investments. If no job to go to and no savings, some folks have returned to the UK, got a job with the necessary income, held it for 6 months and then applied for the necessary visa for their foreign spouse.

What do you mean by "correct visa for both of you to return to the UK? YOU, as the British citizen have the right to live in the UK, but your spouse does not. So unless she already has a visa for the UK you need to sponsor her for one.

cliff1961

Meaning of Correct visa which covers my wife, to enter the UK!

cliff1961

Is there any link for the Home Office in which you can send an email in which to forward a question?

or any other website to contact who answers your questions or concerns?

cliff1961

rebeccajo:

Many Thanks for this information which i was unaware of the £62,500.00

Are there any Financial requirements for the USA citizen to arrive to the UK and get married to the UK partner other than her visa?

I am aware the UK citizen needs to meet £18,600.00 per year!
But.......
Does the USA citizen need to meet £............ savings also ?