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    My thai wife is here on a settlement visa

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    8 hours ago, Tony M said:

    Yes, you can.  But be aware that the evidence for your wife's employment must be for the same period as your own tax year evidence. That is, if you are a sole trader, then your evidence will be for the last full financial tax year April to March). If you are a director of your own company, then your tax year will normally be the same as the company tax year.  Whichever it is, your wife's evidence of 12 months employment income must cover the same period.

    Thanks ????????

    Self Employed taking thai wife to uk

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    I'm not sure what you are confused about.
     
    Anything you buy for the business is a business expense which you can offset against your tax bill. If you stick £100 a week of diesel into your van that is £5200 for the year. If you do £25,200 in turnover for the year, you would have to pay tax on £20,000. The £5,200 is offset against your tax bill.
     
    There is obviously a lot more involved than that with NIC, van payments, buying equipment, and buying whatever you need to run your business. All of it is offset against your tax bill. Except the NIC. of course. That's just another tax.

    Hello again mate is it ok if I send u a private message ??


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    9 hours ago, theoldgit said:

    You cannot use cash savings to make up any shortfall of income when applying as a self employed sponsor, though you can use savings as a sole method of meeting the financial requirement, in which case you'd need £62,500 in savings.

     

    Extract from the official guidance

    7.1.3. Category D Cash savings cannot be combined with self-employment income, or with income from employment as a director or employee of a specified limited company in the UK, under either Category F or Category G: see section 9 of this guidance. Category D Cash savings also cannot be combined with part (2) of Category B: salaried and non-salaried employment: see section 5 of this guidance.

     

    The UKVI will use the gross earnings, they take no account of outgoings such as tax, rent/mortage or payments on your van.

     

    I've attached the relevent guidance, apologies if you've already read it, page 58 covers self employment. 

    Appendix_FM_1_7_Financial_Requirement_Final.pdf 768.2 kB · 0 downloads

    thanks for that i was hopeing they wouldnt take into account my van , tax , rent and out goings 

    the only proplem i see as i am self employed and its the first year i have declared over £19 k

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    58 minutes ago, theoldgit said:

    You cannot use cash savings to make up any shortfall of income when applying as a self employed sponsor, though you can use savings as a sole method of meeting the financial requirement, in which case you'd need £62,500 in savings.

     

    Extract from the official guidance

    7.1.3. Category D Cash savings cannot be combined with self-employment income, or with income from employment as a director or employee of a specified limited company in the UK, under either Category F or Category G: see section 9 of this guidance. Category D Cash savings also cannot be combined with part (2) of Category B: salaried and non-salaried employment: see section 5 of this guidance.

     

    The UKVI will use the gross earnings, they take no account of outgoings such as tax, rent/mortage or payments on your van.

     

    I've attached the relevent guidance, apologies if you've already read it, page 58 covers self employment. 

    Appendix_FM_1_7_Financial_Requirement_Final.pdf 768.2 kB · 0 downloads

    yes thats true mate you cant use savings unless £62 k  

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    6 hours ago, johnwf1963 said:

    Fairly sure it is Gross £18600, you can also use cash savings,  they look at savings in excess of £16000, divided by 2.5, as an addition to income.

    Found this...

    "an income before tax of at least £18,600 a year"

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733638/VAF4A-Appendix2-08-18.pdf

    also

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263237/section-FM2.1.pdf

    thanks for that 

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    H i im in the procces of doing a seltlement visa for my thai wife to come and settle here in the uk with me

    im self employed and earn £20k i want to know ? do the uk visa people take into account your earnings before or after tax?? 

    my earnings will be over £20k but i have a new van on hp which i pay  for each month. my accountant says we can claim 100%  back for

    my work van ,,, so after tax i my earnings will be about £12k . will the visa people at uk look into this or do they only need to see your gross salary not 

    your net??   thanks 

    Visa for fiance and her daughter to uk

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    7 hours ago, Nemo. said:

    Another advantage of marrying in the UK is for your fiancee to see if she likes it before marrying. Leaving behind Thailand can be traumatic for Thais especially if her first visit. When I last lived in London I met a Thai girl (early 20s) working at Barking station and she was fron the school I taught at  in Chaiyaphum (small world). She was happy but took my number anyway for a friend....I got a dozen messages from Thai girl friends of hers who had broken up with husbands and bfs as it wasnt for them and had broken up but stuck.

     

    Just being practical! I am married to an Indonesian and whatever she says I know she needs to be near home a lot so we spend lots of time at her family house in school hols. Its an Asian thing you cant runaway from. And approval of the mother in law. Thats a biggie. They need ro meet.

     

     

    thanks for that  as stated she as been numerous times and loves the place 

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    5 minutes ago, rasg said:

    Yes you do.

     

    Wherever you marry if you are moving to the UK you have to start with a settlement visa. Marry in Thailand and the Settlement visa lasts for 33 months and after that she will need one period of FLR. She can work in the UK for day 1. Marry in the UK she will need a Settlement visa (fiancé visa) that last for six months. She will not be allowed to work in that time. Then two 30 month periods of FLR. After living in the UK for five years with either option she will then have to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain.

     

    A1 language test for each of the Settlement visas. For the second FLR if you get married in the UK and the first if you get married in Thailand she will need A2. For ILR she will need the B1 language test and the Life in the UK test. If her English is good, go for B1 at the beginning and bypass A1 and A2.

     

    If you marry in the UK you have that extra period of FLR to pay for so it's quite a saving to marry in Thailand. One advantage of marrying in the UK is that you get a UK marriage certificate. So much easier when traveling to other countries in the West, imho. No translation needed for Schengen visas etc.

    thanks very much very informative

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    4 minutes ago, rasg said:

    You need to show a taxable income (not turnover) of £18,600 pa plus £2400 for the child. She will need an A1 English language test and a TB test. I am pretty sure the language test does not apply for kids. Not sure about the TB test for kids. Somebody with experience of the process will no doubt come along and help you further.,,  my earnings will be above the freshold, she did the A1 test here in uk on her last visit , daughter nt need A1, tb for both parties 

     

    Being self employed means that you do have to jump through extra hoops.  You will need a set of accounts. Original bank statements from your bank or printed Internet statements validated by your bank for the whole of the year and also your SA302. It's quite complicated and I paid my accountant an extra £100 so he could check the requirements to make sure everything was right.

     

    FLR will be needed 30 months after the Settlement visa. can she bring her daughter on a fiance visa with a applicatin FLR within ht e 6 months ?

     

    You do not need an agent for the visa. Apart from the extra work as you are self employed, imho it's simpler than a visit visa as you don't have to give a reason to return. You will already have 90% of the required information from the previous visit visa.  

     

     

    thanks for reply

     

    4 minutes ago, rasg said:

     

     

     

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    1 hour ago, theoldgit said:

    Providing you meet the criteria it really isn't difficult, it just a process that you either meet or not, some people like the comfort of using a qualified agent, and I do mean qualified, but I agree that it isn't really necessary.

    If you are married here in Thailand it means your wife can apply for a visa that allows her to live with you in the UK for 30 months before applying for further leave to remain, if you were to marry in the UK when she was on a fiancée visa she would have to apply for FLR within six months and again after 30 months.

    Assuming her child is actually a child, you're probably be aware that the financial threshold is higher.

    I'm in the process of updating the settlement pinned topic, please check for updates before you decide,

    i think my only problem is that im a sole trader self employed ,this will be the first year i will earn over £25-000!!!!

    would her child be able to come on a 6 month visa?  and can we also apply for her for FLR??

       thanks for reply

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    Good morning im hoping to do a settlement visa for my fiance and her thai daughter to come to the uk 

    has a self employed sole trader over 30 years working  with 1 years accounts with over £25000 earnings how hard is it to get a visa

    ive done visas before myself for her to visit the uk a few times and found them very easy if you dont LIE ! 

    do you think i can do the settlement visa myself or need to do through visa  company 

      regards j

    ex taking daughter back to thailand WITHOUT MY PERMISSION

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    update ,,,,,   been in contact  this week went to see daughter wed , ex said i can see her !! she wants to sent her to english nursuary in the village surin! 4000 baht a  month ? know its knowhere near that a month but said ok to keep the piece , its my daughters  2 nd birthday in sep ive booked flight to go visit her in surin ,, ive said i wantto take baby to a seaside resort for one week she said no ,, nothing to do in surin ,,, i think money will talk!! I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INPUT INTO THIS ive learnt a lot from you all and thanks 

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