ILR - how to bring my wife ?

[kaisi]

Very useful site indeed.

I get my ILR on Sep. 2009, I want to bring my wife from Morocco but I have 2 problems, the first one is I am using all the overdraft facility £5000 and the second one I let out my flat to the council but I am still using the same address as I have renovated the flat and add a separate studio to the flat where we share only the heating, water and electricity but I have my own entrance to the studio and they have their own entrance to the flat. Can I still submit the proof of address as if I am living there because I do not want to rent a flat while my wife still abroad?, The tenant is registered as the occupier of the flat as she is on housing benefits.

I am a self employed and student on the same time, my company accounts for the last 2 years show a loss not profit .

Do you thing she will be able to get the visa. We are trying to avoid the English test by submitting earlier?

R

[pennylessinindia]

Very useful site indeed.

I let out my flat to the council but I am still using the same address as I have renovated the flat and add a separate studio to the flat where we share only the heating, water and electricity but I have my own entrance to the studio and they have their own entrance to the flat. Can I still submit the proof of address as if I am living there because I do not want to rent a flat while my wife still abroad?, The tenant is registered as the occupier of the flat as she is on housing benefits.


R

I am sure the council does not know that you are living at the flat and they would not agree to shared heating etc Think you need to get yourself legal mate

[HRY2005]

You wont satisfy the maintenance and accomodation test.

[kaisi]

May be I did not explain it right. I am not using the 2 bed flat which I rented to the council, I spent £15000 to have my own studio with its own entrance? the tenant is using the whole 2 beds and get nothing to do with the studio I am using, the only thing we share is the water, Elect. and heating bills.
R

[HRY2005]

You'll still need to satisfy the maintenance test. You need to show that you can both be maintained without recourse to public funds. At the moment, you £5000 overdrawn and your company statement is not much of a help either.

So a lot still need to be done mate.

[kaisi]

Thanks HRY2005 for your comments, will see what needs be done.
R