Fleaflyfloflum

Hi guys

Following on from the thread i made last week, i have just found this helpful website which gives info. You might already know about it but i didnt!! It has made the funds issue a lot clearer for us and in fact, it is far less daunting than i thought.
Hope this helps.

http://www.iasuk.org/module_images/F...(Jan%2006).pdf

Fleaflyfloflum

I meant to add that the good news for us is that they base their criteria for adequate funds on the social security benefits system, meaning you only need to provide evidence of enough funds equivalent to what you would get on unemployment benefit.

britvic

You see it dont sound so bad dose it, get your finger out mate

Fleaflyfloflum

Hello BV

I dont just want my finger out. I want my whole body out LOL

britvic

I'm with you there. And hello to you FFFF

Dave_Was

This is terrible. Not about the money bit, but there is a paragraph on where talk about who can apply for a spouse visa and they state..

"where at no time any other spouse of the sponsor has lived in or entered the UK as the sponsor's spouse (subject to certain exceptions)."

I sponsored my ex-wife to come to the UK. When the marriage broke down she returned to her home country.

This sounds like I'll never be able to go live in the UK with my wife.

This is absolutely terrible. What do I do?

OMG.

ruthmac

Don't panic!! "other spouse" here means other current spouse! ie someone with more than one wife can only bring one of them to the UK! So as long as you're divorced from your first wife and have the relevant documents (decree absolute?? or whatever it's called), you'll be OK

Check out the UKVisas website for more info and guidance: http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Fr...=1018721067257

Fleaflyfloflum

Something dawned on me this afternoon. My husband rang the British high commision advice line intially at an extortianate cost of $2.50 a minute ( i think that was the charge) to get info about the funds we need and a couple of other things. He was told they couldnt give a definitive answer as to how much we would need, yet this registered charitable organisation i listed above manages to give the exact info free of charge!!
Bit rich if you ask me!!

katesbackagain

Thanks for this link, it's got some good info.

One question I had.....it says that if you and your spouse have lived together for 4 years prior to the foreign spouse moving to the UK, they are immediately granted Indefinite Leave to Remain. Does this mean living together anywhere in the world, ie, US? If so, that's good. By the time I go back, if my hubby does come with me, we won't have to worry about shelling out more money for this later as we'd have been living together for 5 years.

ruthmac

Think that bit of info's out date. Your spouse needs to pass the life in the UK test to get ILR or indefinite leave to remain (since April 2007) and that can only be done in the UK. SO you have to shell out the money for the 2-year spouse visa, take the test (34 quid), then apply for ILR, which costs 750 by post and 950 in person. But because you've been married for more than 4 yrs, he can apply for ILR as soon as he passes the test. For the most up to date (and accurate) info, check out the UKvisas website.

ruth

katesbackagain

Ah, I see. So basically all that happens is that he won't need to wait the full two years, he can take the test as soon as he arrives on UK soil? Thanks for pointing it out.

Dave_Was

Wow - Thanks.

You have no idea some of the crazy thoughts that went through my mind.

For me I'm fast beginning to plan to go back in 5 years. This will allow me to hopefully save some money here, plan on what to do for my career, etc.

thanks again!