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Hello everyone,

My wife came to UK on August 2011 on spouse visa. She will be applying for Indifinite leave to Remain. I am not sure will she require the £18600 financial requirment or will the old rules apply because of the transitional period, she is dependent on me. Also if the financial requirments are not met what will happen?

I appreciate your advise and many thanks in advance.

Your wife remains under the old rules, which means that the post 9th July 2012 financial rule doesn't apply.

Thank you for your reply. Can you tell me when I will be be able to apply for ILR?

MikeL231 wrote:Thank you for your reply. Can you tell me when I will be be able to apply for ILR?

From 28 days before the 2 year flr(m) period ends.

MikeL231 wrote:Thank you for your reply. Can you tell me when I will be be able to apply for ILR?

earliest is 28 days before you wife visa expires.

How much is the current financial requirement?

Emrah wrote:

MikeL231 wrote:Thank you for your reply. Can you tell me when I will be be able to apply for ILR?

earliest is 28 days before you wife visa expires.

How much is the current financial requirement?

Do you mean under the old rules? If so, there is no financial requirement per se, but you must have adequate funds without recourse to public funds, this means the income support amount for a couple plus any children. Under the new rules, the starting threshold is an income of £18600 per annum gross, considerably greater than the old rules.

D4109125 wrote:

Emrah wrote:

MikeL231 wrote:Thank you for your reply. Can you tell me when I will be be able to apply for ILR?

earliest is 28 days before you wife visa expires.

How much is the current financial requirement?

Do you mean under the old rules? If so, there is no financial requirement per se, but you must have adequate funds without recourse to public funds, this means the income support amount for a couple plus any children. Under the new rules, the starting threshold is an income of £18600 per annum gross, considerably greater than the old rules.

Im working full time and have just over £5000 in my bank account and my wife works part time and she has over £800 or so and we have joint account where the bills and mortgage comes out there is around £300 or so my wife also get child benefit and child tax credit do you think it is enough?

Emrah wrote:

D4109125 wrote:

Emrah wrote:

MikeL231 wrote:Thank you for your reply. Can you tell me when I will be be able to apply for ILR?

earliest is 28 days before you wife visa expires.

How much is the current financial requirement?

Do you mean under the old rules? If so, there is no financial requirement per se, but you must have adequate funds without recourse to public funds, this means the income support amount for a couple plus any children. Under the new rules, the starting threshold is an income of £18600 per annum gross, considerably greater than the old rules.

Im working full time and have just over £5000 in my bank account and my wife works part time and she has over £800 or so and we have joint account where the bills and mortgage comes out there is around £300 or so my wife also get child benefit and child tax credit do you think it is enough?

I assume you are under the old rules (pre July 2012) if so, you have nothing to worry about, regarding maintenance.

D4109125 wrote: I assume you are under the old rules (pre July 2012) if so, you have nothing to worry about, regarding maintenance.

Yeah Im due to apply to ILR in a month time. I got my FLR M visa in 2011.

Emrah wrote:

D4109125 wrote: I assume you are under the old rules (pre July 2012) if so, you have nothing to worry about, regarding maintenance.

Yeah Im due to apply to ILR in a month time. I got my FLR M visa in 2011.

Good luck.

MikeL231 wrote:Thank you for your reply. Can you tell me when I will be be able to apply for ILR?

The rule is that the application can be submitted no earlier than 28 days before the 2nd anniversary of the date of arrival in the UK...and no later than the visa expiry date.
So 28 days before the equivalent date in August your wife entered on her spouse visa.
If you're still unsure, post the date of your wife's arrival and I'll give you the exact date.

D4109125 wrote:

Emrah wrote:

D4109125 wrote: I assume you are under the old rules (pre July 2012) if so, you have nothing to worry about, regarding maintenance.

Yeah Im due to apply to ILR in a month time. I got my FLR M visa in 2011.

Good luck.

Thanks mate.