Maintenance Issue

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Hi

My girlfriend is a SA National working here on an HSMP which is due for renewal on 6th July. I am a British Citizen.

However when she cme to apply for her renewal we were surprised to discover the new maintenance rules. We immeditately transferred funds to her account but the three month over £800 balance rule is not met for two weeks in March so she will not be able to provide evidence of this until mid-July - after her visa has expired. I know we have been naive and should have been more on the ball but we are where we are and we need to try and fix it.

She has been in the UK since 2003 (initially married to a EEA citizen - but divorced in 2007 hence her HSMP) and has worked for the same company since 2003 earning over £60k per annum.

We got engaged in Feb this year so another option would be to bring our marriage forward but we would need to apply for a COA. Given her visa expires in 5 weeks we are cutting it rather fine.

Just wondered what our options are now and what we should be doing.

Thanks for any help

Regards

Steve

[ChetanOjha]

Hi Steve,

Does she have any other saving account which she can use? You can also use ISA(multiple ISA), combine multiple accounts(even overseas) to prove the maintenance funds. Just make sure whatever you are using, she has got her name on it.Even joint account is fine as well.

Hi

My girlfriend is a SA National working here on an HSMP which is due for renewal on 6th July. I am a British Citizen.

However when she cme to apply for her renewal we were surprised to discover the new maintenance rules. We immeditately transferred funds to her account but the three month over £800 balance rule is not met for two weeks in March so she will not be able to provide evidence of this until mid-July - after her visa has expired. I know we have been naive and should have been more on the ball but we are where we are and we need to try and fix it.

She has been in the UK since 2003 (initially married to a EEA citizen - but divorced in 2007 hence her HSMP) and has worked for the same company since 2003 earning over £60k per annum.

We got engaged in Feb this year so another option would be to bring our marriage forward but we would need to apply for a COA. Given her visa expires in 5 weeks we are cutting it rather fine.

Just wondered what our options are now and what we should be doing.

Thanks for any help

Regards

Steve