Hi There,

Just a quick question. I am married to a thai and have a child of 3 years old to her. I have decided to return to the UK and I'm just about to start the process of applying for her visa (already have the TB test). Question. Can I use my brother-in-law as a sponsor for my wife? He is a high ranking officer in the forces, owns 2 properties, of which i can use one and is willing to supply bank statements, salary slips, write a letter stating he will support her until i get a job, etc.

Kind Regards

Can I use my brother-in-law as a sponsor for my wife? He is a high ranking officer in the forces, owns 2 properties, of which i can use one and is willing to supply bank statements, salary slips, write a letter stating he will support her until i get a job, etc.

I believe you can, you should be the main sponsor, but if your funds are deemed deficient, then a third party can be used.

The above will have to be provided, a quick scoot of the forum, brought up that info.

Good luck

Moss

personally i think they wont accept this idea.......as we could all probably find someone well off that could write a letter saying whatever you wanted it to say.

personally i think they wont accept this idea.......as we could all probably find someone well off that could write a letter saying whatever you wanted it to say.

Yes, but surely being related should help. Maybe I'm reading this wrong. Is your brother-in-law Thai? or are you talking about a brother-in-law based in the UK?. I would have thought that a Thai brother-in-law based in Thailand wouldnt have carried much weight, as the sponsor should be UK based. Maybe I'm wrong. Just my thoughts.

Guemlum

Sorry. He's in the British army and his properties are in the UK. I also have quite a bit of savings in my UK acc and can get a written letter of a job offer, but I still think this will be insufficent for the visa application.

Rgards

Sorry. He's in the British army and his properties are in the UK. I also have quite a bit of savings in my UK acc and can get a written letter of a job offer, but I still think this will be insufficent for the visa application.

Rgards

i think if you got a large sum in the bank and can show statements then this will help......especially if its enough that you could actually live and support them without working for a while ............use the job offer as the reason you want to go, might help.........are you officially married or just a thai wedding as that may help too.

go get some free advice from one of the many visa shops as they have a good idea of what is best to do

Well maybe I'm wrong, but I would have thought that would have carried alot of weight. You might want to wait and see what "Scouse" has to say.

You have to be able to show that you can support your wife and child without recourse to public funds. Evidence of how much savings you have will help as this will show you have enough funds untill finding employment. A letter of job offer will also help.

I believe that a third party offer of accomodation is acceptable in the rules posted on the embassy website, however a third party offer of finacial help is not acceptable.

If you have an offer of free accomodation from you brother-in-law, then get him to write a letter confirming this. Also get him to provide evidence of the size of the property on offer. i.e, council tax bill, property deeds, paperwork from mortgage provider, photo's. Anything that can show that the property is large enough to accomodate you and your family should help and is also owned by him.

I dont claim to be an expert on these matters, but these are a few that I have come up against recently in putting forward an application for my wife.

Good luck

Guemlum

The Immigration Rules state that the parties to the marriage must be able to support themselves without recourse to public funds, and although this used to be generously interpreted, a recent court judgement holds that third party financial support is not allowed. Consequently, if your brother offers such support, it will be disregarded.

Whether your savings will be considered sufficient will depend upon how much you have saved. However, that you have a job offer may be sufficient in itself to satisfy the requirement of the Rules.

Scouse.

a recent court judgement holds that third party financial support is not allowed. Consequently, if your brother offers such support, it will be disregarded.

When did this change Scouse, I remember a reply that specifically stated that relevant Third Part Sponsorship complied, as long as they supplied the proper documentation?

Moss

he did say recently

Here you go, Moss.

http://www.ait.gov.uk/Public/Upload/j2062/...am_ethiopia.doc

Bear in mind that 3rd party financial support is allowed for visitors, but not settlement cases.

Scouse.

I have decided to return to the UK and I'm just about to start the process of applying for her visa

I guess I should have realized it was a Settlement rather than Visit.

he did say recently

I am aware Scouse said recently, I was just curious to know how recently.

Here you go, Moss.

http://www.ait.gov.uk/Public/Upload/j2062/...am_ethiopia.doc

Bear in mind that 3rd party financial support is allowed for visitors, but not settlement cases.

Scouse.

Cheers Scouse

Moss