Spouse Visa- Financial Requirement

[Tom_6283]

Hi everyone,

At the end of February finished my job abroad, that lasted 2.5 years, and in which I earned an annual salary of around £30,000. I lived with wife, who I have been married to since 2014, abroad where I was working, along with our child, who is a British Citizen, and is just over 2 years old.

Now I am currently with them in her home country of Egypt. I am planning to travel back to the UK by the end of this month. Currently I do not have a job offer but I should be able to secure a job within a month of coming back to the UK, that earns at least the £22,400 required to sponsor a wife and child for the spouse visa.

Regarding the financial requirements for the visa, since I have earned the minimum amount required during the past 12 months of my overseas employment, would I meet the financial requirements of the visa as soon as a secure a job in the UK that earns at least £22,400, even though it will not have lasted 6 months at that point in time?

Look forward to hearing from you

Many thanks for your help

[Casa]

You need confirmed job offer in the UK which meets the minimum income level of £18,600, to start within 3 months of your arrival.

As your child is British, they aren't included in the earnings calculation.

[Tom_6283]

Thank you so much for your reply... so it doesn’t matter that I’ve already finished by job abroad at the end of last month and that I am now currently in a different country (to see my wife and child)... I can apply for the visa for my wife just with the UK job offer letter, while visiting a different country to that in which my previous job was? Also, does it matter if I return back to the UK first before beginning the job, and before I make the visa application?