switching from Tier 4 Student to Indefinite Leave to Remain

[spikyfuller]

Hi there,

I am currently at ends here regarding to this visa. I may have confused myself repeatedly.

Anyway the facts: My wife and I have been together for 4 years and have recently got registered October 14th. She came here on a student visa to study her Masters and the visa runs out in January. We are aiming to apply by the end of this week however I am unsure financially I have enough to support her.

My basic pay annual is 12.5k and my savings can be up to £30,000. Now my frustration is the calculation, am I under the (£30,000 - £16,000) ÷2.5 = £5,600 (total £17,600) 'fail' for entry clearence / leave to remain

or

would it come under the indefinite leave to remain
£30,000 - £16,000 = £14,000 (total £26,500) 'success'

Or

if it is under the entry clearance / leave to remain and she has stayed in the UK under her student visa for over a year, would my cash saving status instead be;
(£30,000 - £16,000) ÷ 1.2 = £11,666.66 (total £24,166.66) 'success'

Which of these equations would fit our situation. We are applying within the UK and we will aim to go premium on the Friday.

Another querie regarding the application form we are using. There appears to be two applications. The one my wife thinks we need to use is the 'Application for indefinite leave to remain', however there is also another application form which confused me that is the 'Application for Family life with your partner'.

Whoever can help with this I thank you deeply as this has been one hell of a struggle and financially I am unsure I am capable.

[Wanderer]

Assuming you are a British Citizen I think she should be applying on form FLR(M) as your spouse, not ILR, too early for that. That visa would be for 2.5 years followed by another of 2.5 years, then you can apply for ILR.

I think the first applies to you, does your wife work?

[Wanderer]

Also don't use the PEO if you have any doubts or your application is in anyway other than completely straightforward, otherwise they just take the application and pass it back to the backoffice for processing with the rest, wasting the extra cash PEO cost, and send you home.

[spikyfuller]

Thank you for the reply by the way what is a PEO? And is the first version of cash saving the definite equation?

[Wanderer]

Thank you for the reply by the way what is a PEO? And is the first version of cash saving the definite equation?

PEO is the Premium payment office for same-day service.

Formula is (savings - £16000)/2.5 = savings that can be counted.

So in your case that's (£30000 - £16000)/2.5 which is £5600, so the minimum you need to earn is £18600 - £5600 = £13000.

I think lol!