Gross or net rental income for financial requirement

[blackledgeb]

Hi all,

First post on this forum so thank you in advance for all the tips and help. I have a question about the unmarried partner visa my girlfriend will be applying for:

Although we have been together nearly three years, we probably can only prove with hard evidence the period beginning April 2016 to present. We would like to get the visa asap so, given that the processing time is 12 weeks from abroad, could we apply prior to concluding two years living together (April 2018) so long as that requirement has been met by the desired travel date to the UK (June 2018)?

Anyone have a similar situation they could share?

Thanks!

[Casa]

Hi all,

First post on this forum so thank you in advance for all the tips and help. I have a question about the unmarried partner visa my girlfriend will be applying for:

Although we have been together nearly three years, we probably can only prove with hard evidence the period beginning April 2016 to present. We would like to get the visa asap so, given that the processing time is 12 weeks from abroad, could we apply prior to concluding two years living together (April 2018) so long as that requirement has been met by the desired travel date to the UK (June 2018)?

Anyone have a similar situation they could share?

Thanks!

NO. the application will be refused if you don't have the full 24 months of co-habitation in a relationship 'akin to marriage' with the documentary evidence to support this,,,,on the date the application is submitted.

[blackledgeb]

Conclusive! Thank you very much

[blackledgeb]

Hi all,

Have a couple of questions on using rental income for the financial requirement:

- I have rental income in the UK but all the properties have mortgages. I see the wording ‘Fully Owned’ in the documentation - does this refer to the properties having no mortgages or just that the properties are not jointly owned with another individual?

- Following on from the previous question, can I use gross rental income or net (profit)? I.e. what I receive directly from my tenants prior to management fees and, more importantly, mortgage payments, maintenance etc.

I'm surprised I can't find anything in the additional guidance which states this clearly but it would seem common sense that they only allow what's left after paying the mortgage.

Any insight?

Thanks in advance!