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I speak under correction but I am pretty sure you can use a combination of cash savings in either spouses' bank accounts for the last 6 months plus the proceeds of the sale of a property to reach the GBP 62 500 threshold.
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Sinbad
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Same, we did 4 months.
It made logistics a little easier as I was able to rent rooms through airbnb until I found us a house.
Trouble is, we already have the house on the market. If I am to stay for another six months I would have to take it off the market and start there whole process much later in 2024.
I just want this move over and done with asap.
bridgeburner
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Hopefully. Its not clear at the moment...
The Voice
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Can’t you just stay with friends/family? I shacked up at my mom’s while I was waiting for everything to go through and I was tying up loose ends.
Maybe. We have animals that need homes too then. They are coming with us, but its all about timing etc etc
For now, I think we'll stick to trying to find my wife a job. If we are unsuccessful by like end of Feb - then it's plan B I think with the whole six month thing and will have to figure it out from there.
My son might have to go with her - not sure.
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One thing to consider, not sure if it will be an issue
When I applied for my wife's visa, they wanted my existing earnings as well as my job offer letter - so she got in on the strength of my SA salary together with my job offer.
Chapter 08 – appendix FM family members: caseworker guidance
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with family applications.
Category B: Less than 6 months with current employer or variable income – overseas sponsor returning to the UK
Where the applicant’s partner is returning with the applicant to the UK to work, they do not have to be in employment at the date of application to rely on Category B. Instead, the financial requirement must be met and evidenced in 2 parts in the following way.First, the applicant’s partner must have a confirmed offer of salaried or non-salaried employment to return to in the UK (starting within 3 months of their return). This must have a gross annual starting salary (or in non-salaried employment a gross annual income from that employment, based on the rate or amount of pay and the standard or core hours to be worked provided by the employer in evidence) sufficient to meet the financial requirement, alone or in combination with any or all the sources at section (Category C: non-employment income, Category D: cash savings and Category E: pension).
Second, the couple returning to the UK must in addition have received in the 12 months prior to the date of application the level of income required to meet the financial requirement, based on:
- the gross amount of salaried or non-salaried employment income overseas of the applicant’s partner
- the gross amount of any specified non-employment income received by the applicant’s partner, the applicant or both jointly, provided they continue to own the relevant asset (for example, property, interest from shares) at the date of application
- the gross amount of any State (UK or foreign), occupational or private pension received by the applicant’s partner or the applicant
- the gross annual salary or income of the applicant’s partner’s confirmed offer of salaried or non-salaried employment in the UK. This source can be combined with Category C: non-employment income, Category D: cash savings and Category E: pension
- the actual amount of gross income received from the applicant’s partner’s salaried or non-salaried employment overseas in the 12 months prior to the date of application. This can be combined with the actual gross income the couple received from Category C: non-employment income and Category E: pension over the same 12-month period. Category D: cash savings cannot be used under (2)
Note that a shortfall in your wife's UK salary can be made up with cash savings according to a formula - but it seems that your past 12 months salary can't be topped up, and it's just her salary.
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Well load shedding and general theft takes the fun out of a cool thing like this!
One thing to consider, not sure if it will be an issue
When I applied for my wife's visa, they wanted my existing earnings as well as my job offer letter - so she got in on the strength of my SA salary together with my job offer.
Chapter 08 – appendix FM family members: caseworker guidance
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with family applications.www.gov.uk
Category B: Less than 6 months with current employer or variable income – overseas sponsor returning to the UK
Where the applicant’s partner is returning with the applicant to the UK to work, they do not have to be in employment at the date of application to rely on Category B. Instead, the financial requirement must be met and evidenced in 2 parts in the following way.
First, the applicant’s partner must have a confirmed offer of salaried or non-salaried employment to return to in the UK (starting within 3 months of their return). This must have a gross annual starting salary (or in non-salaried employment a gross annual income from that employment, based on the rate or amount of pay and the standard or core hours to be worked provided by the employer in evidence) sufficient to meet the financial requirement, alone or in combination with any or all the sources at section (Category C: non-employment income, Category D: cash savings and Category E: pension).
Second, the couple returning to the UK must in addition have received in the 12 months prior to the date of application the level of income required to meet the financial requirement, based on:
Under Category B, the assessment of the financial requirement will be based on both:
- the gross amount of salaried or non-salaried employment income overseas of the applicant’s partner
- the gross amount of any specified non-employment income received by the applicant’s partner, the applicant or both jointly, provided they continue to own the relevant asset (for example, property, interest from shares) at the date of application
- the gross amount of any State (UK or foreign), occupational or private pension received by the applicant’s partner or the applicant
- the gross annual salary or income of the applicant’s partner’s confirmed offer of salaried or non-salaried employment in the UK. This source can be combined with Category C: non-employment income, Category D: cash savings and Category E: pension
- the actual amount of gross income received from the applicant’s partner’s salaried or non-salaried employment overseas in the 12 months prior to the date of application. This can be combined with the actual gross income the couple received from Category C: non-employment income and Category E: pension over the same 12-month period. Category D: cash savings cannot be used under (2)
Note that a shortfall in your wife's UK salary can be made up with cash savings according to a formula - but it seems that your past 12 months salary can't be topped up, and it's just her salary.
Yes, this is the crux of the issue when they raise it to 38k a year.
Currently, we meet the financial requirements because my wife earns more than the min (18k GBP) per year over the last 12 months - we just need a job in the UK that pays more than that now to complete the requirements.
Hence why I was saying, when they raise it to 38k - above what she currently earns; then her job here won't count towards the financial requirement and she'd need to go to the UK for 6 months, earning 38k or more - and only then I could apply for a visa.
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Having left the UK a while back thankfully stayed long enough to get the UK passports for my entire family. We went through the trauma of hoping we still qualified with all the new rule changes every year. One thing I recall from my time, was that the rules applied to new applicants so if you got in on the old system that's the method by which they had to base your application. Hopefully that still applies here? The govt tried to change the rule to make it retrospective in my time (2006 - 2010) but it was taken to court by others, so we benefited from having to qualify on the rules on which my visa was granted.
Can I ask what job pays around 18K a year? I assume it's part time? I would have not thought you could get a salary like that nowadays.
New rules would apply to us; since we are still in the process of getting my first visa. Wife and son have British citizenship, just me on a pleb passport.
As for job that pays 18k a year - in the UK, that is very low and why they want to double it. Too many people abusing it. My wife earns more than that, here in SA - but less than 38K GBP a year.
heartbroken
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I think 2024 will be my last year in SA, I am making good progress simplifying my affairs, stashing money in Guernsey at the moment. I think the UK will win as destination, but still weighing up my options for the visa. Any one here get in on another type of visa? I looked at the Global Talent visa and only sort of make the cut according to the endorsement questionnaire on Tech Nation. Any luck with getting an endorsement for the Innovative Founder visa? I am not keen on working for someone if it can be avoided.
Plan B would probably involve Portugal or Malta and Plan C only a skilled visa for the UK.
Plan B would probably involve Portugal or Malta and Plan C only a skilled visa for the UK.
killerbyte
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Yeah lets be honest, if you arrive in the UK and earn less than 18k you are not a very skilled worker. Work full time and earn minimum wage and you will earn more than 18k in a year, which in my opinion are the jobs the school leavers without degrees or trades should be doing.
Dave
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This makes me laugh, jingoistic Telegraph journalist suddenly realises those draconian immigration measures announced (that they’ve been agitating for) actually hits Telegraph journo’s friends as well…
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Jano I'm calling BS who ever posted that.
Those groups are filled with 99% bored Volvo driving soccer mom's from Bryanston. No way an actual assylum seeker will be on that group and even if they are and if true it would have been in the news, just like the Canadian case.
The Voice
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It’s an ex-pat group. And it was a group member asking on behalf of a friend.
So, Monzo got back to me. They want a chat.
Surprised, as when I applied online they had 200+ applications, according to LinkedIn.
It would be super cool to work for a UK bank such as them, as they are more for the tech side and pushing innovation from what I can see.
Dave
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Good luck.
Mephisto_Helix
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Bloody hell, nice one. Hope it goes all the way man
I used to watch these programming videos from a guy that worked at Monzo, Jake Wright, don't know if he makes videos anymore but it was always interesting to watch. They look like a great company tbh, good luck!