spouse ILR application , husband unemployed

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hi

my friend's wife is on FLRM and has completed her two year qualifying period, now she wants to apply for ILR , husband has got British citizenship through HSMP/Tier1 General rote but now unemployed, my question is what is the requirement of in terms of maintenance funds and does husband needs to be employed and earning a certain salary?

many thanks for your prompt response.

[Amber]

Is the wife employed, do they have children and do they have savings? Are they paying rent?

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Amber, thanks for your reply, wife is house wife, they dont have any children, they have their own house and they pay mortgage, they can show good savings.

[Amber]

How good are the savings? Is the husband claiming JSA?

[tcpip_helper]

JSA..is it job seeker allowance,if yes they r not claiming it, how do u define good savings in this case.

[Amber]

If the husband has been working and paying NI he should apply for contribution based JSA. There is nothing specific regarding savings but I would think several thousand should suffice.

[tcpip_helper]

Thanks, do u think 5+ is Ok or 10+ , also do u mind posting a link from ukba site on this particular issue. Thanks

[Amber]

It's a simple questions, how much savings do they have?

[tcpip_helper]

its kind of private question and i dont wanna ask to be honest