June 10, 20196 yr I have been married to my Thai wife for over 18 years but she has only briefly lived in the uk many years ago. Our daughters ( 18 year old and 16 year old) live with me in uk, they have their British passports. Their mother wants to come and live in uk, I don’t have the required income now to apply for settlement visa. Can my daughter (18 year old), apply for any type of visa for her mum? She’s only just started working but on minimum wage which is under the £18,600 requirement. Is their a family visa? Can’t seem to find any information. any advice?
June 10, 20196 yr Do you have £65K in savings? That's another way of fulfilling the financial requirement. On what basis did your wife live here all those years ago? Expect a £10K bill for settlement in the UK over the five years that it takes. What is your wife's English like and how old is she? She will need to take an A1 English test for the initial settlement visa and an A2 test for FLR and a B1 for ILR after five years. I think the language tests are not needed after a certain age. If I remember it's 65. She will also need a TB test.
June 10, 20196 yr The income method isn't really fair! Would it possible for you to take a second job to meet the requirement if you can't meet it from savings? I had to this 8 years ago.
June 11, 20196 yr When you say your wife only lived in the UK briefly I'm assuming that she didn't obtain Indefinite Leave to Remain, if she did she could possibly apply as a returning Resident. theoldgit
June 11, 20196 yr That was what I was trying to find out but the OP didn't answer. Even if she had ILR surely an absence of many years will mean that ILR is no longer indefinite? I thought that the problem of coming back was after an ILR holder had been out of the UK for more than two years? Such a shame that the OP didn’t go the whole way all those years ago but we don't know as he hasn’t replied. Cheaper and so much easier back then.
June 13, 20196 yr On 6/10/2019 at 4:20 PM, rasg said: Do you have £65K in savings? That's another way of fulfilling the financial requirement. On what basis did your wife live here all those years ago? Expect a £10K bill for settlement in the UK over the five years that it takes. What is your wife's English like and how old is she? She will need to take an A1 English test for the initial settlement visa and an A2 test for FLR and a B1 for ILR after five years. I think the language tests are not needed after a certain age. If I remember it's 65. She will also need a TB test. Could you explain what the 10K bill if for please, can you break it down to individual costs
June 13, 20196 yr 3 visas needed. Settlement visa that is for 33 months. Further leave to remain (FLR) that lasts for 30 months, then Indefinite leave to remain (ILR) that your wife would apply for after living in the UK for five years. A1 English test needed for the first. A2 for FLR. B1 and the Life in the UK test (LITUK) for ILR. It's over £7K at the moment and the cost of visas go up by around 20% each year. You need to show an income of £18,600 pa or £65K in savings when each visa is applied for. A couple of us have asked you about this already and an answer might help. On what basis did your wife live here all those years ago?
June 13, 20196 yr 21 minutes ago, rasg said: A couple of us have asked you about this already and an answer might help. On what basis did your wife live here all those years ago? I'm not the OP If it only costs £50 for the test whats the other £6950 for I'm fairly sure the missus will only need 1 or 2 attempts are there other large expenses I dont know about income of £18,600 pa is no problem
June 13, 20196 yr You would be better starting your own thread tbh. Which visa are you talking about? I was replying to the OP, Northwest's situation.
June 13, 20196 yr 39 minutes ago, rasg said: You would be better starting your own thread tbh. Which visa are you talking about? I was replying to the OP, Northwest's situation. Sorry I didn't know this thread was a private conversation
June 14, 20196 yr Sorry I didn't know this thread was a private conversation No need for sarcasm, if you’re seeking advice about your particular needs, as has been pointed out, it’s better to start your own thread, not piggy back onto another who might be seeking something completely different. theoldgit
June 14, 20196 yr 14 hours ago, wobblyjohn said: I'm not the OP If it only costs £50 for the test whats the other £6950 for I'm fairly sure the missus will only need 1 or 2 attempts are there other large expenses I dont know about income of £18,600 pa is no problem The fees you pay the UK government for each visa you apply for. Cost of each can be found online.
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