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We applied on March 31st. The e-mail was received on June 2nd so less than 60 working days. The visa was granted last week, around July 13th.

We received the above email despite meeting the financial requirements. I thought we must have made a mistake somewhere and were worried that we might have to reapply and I travelled to the UK alone. However the visa was then granted this week so receiving that email doesn't neccesarily mean the requirements haven't been met, although that is what it appears to say.

Are there any guidelines about how recent bank statements need to be when applying for settlement visa based on cash savings? Is 5-6 days before the application appointment ok?

If I am meeting the financial requirements through cash savings alone do I still require an offer of employment for when I return to the UK?

Ok, thanks again. From what I can figure out playing around with  www.acuterealty.com/Calculator.asp. It appears that the actual sale price only has an effect on the 0.5 % stamp duty. (based on a property owned for over 5 years) If this is the case we will declare the full sales price as any savings would be insignificant. My wife has different understanding of the rules however.

Hi, thanks for the reply. My concern is that the transfer document from the land department will show a much lower figure than the sale price(for tax reasons). We will have a cashiers cheque from the buyer for the full amount and can write up a contract.

Hi, Planning to apply for a UK settlement visa shortly and will be using the 62,500 pounds in the bank route. A large chunk of this will be coming from the sale of a house in my wifes name. Apparently this money won't need to stay in a Bank account for six months as it's already in my wifes possesion(in the form of property).

Has anybody done this and do they know what evidence will be required?

Thanks for your quick reply.

Can two sources of earned income be combined? For example can a salary be topped up with earnings from a part time job?

Thanks again

Could anyone clarify the following?

When the applicants partner(spouse) is returning to the UK after working in Thailand can the applicant's income be combined with the applicant's partner's income to satisfy the income requirements.

For example the applicant has a salary of 20,000 baht and the applicant's partner has a salary of 60,000 baht giving an annual income of approx 21,000 pounds. The applicant's partner also has an offer of employment with a slary of 24,000 pounds when returning to the UK.

Would this satisfy the financial requirements?

Thanks