I am quite confused Help me plz

[hamuuda12]

Hi All,

This is my first post and please bear with me if this seems like a silly question but I have been reading so many posts and UKBA website that my mind is all frazzled now.

I am a British citizen and my husband is from Ethiopia. I live in UK and my salary is £17,500 annually and savings of £5000. Does that mean that I meet the financial requirement?

Thanks in advance

[CR001]

No you don't.

[Casa]

Only savings over £16,000 will be considered to make up any shortfall.

You are currently £1,100 short of meeting the £18.600 p.a minimum income level

The first £16,000 is disregarded so you would need:
£1,100 x 2.5 = £2750 + £16,000 = £18,750 in savings which have been held in an accessible account for at least 6 months

The savings can be held either by the applicant, the sponsor, or jointly.