Particularly for her career, as well as the simple inconvenience, it would be quite damaging to have to leave for 4 or so months! But this is looking like the only way.ĭoes anyone know whether the 10 year route partner visa can be applied for a few months in advance of the Tier 4 running out, and in the case of the 10 year route being rejected, she can simply stay until the end of Tier 4. I understand that she can apply from China in March, but it is this that we are trying to find a way around. Perhaps I have misunderstood, I seem to be easily confused by the whole document!! So they can be added for part 1 but not part 2. I took this to mean that in order to meet the part 2 bit, your gross annual income needed to reach £18600 without adding the cash savings. Category D: cash savings cannot be used under (2)." This can be combined with the actual gross income the couple receivedįrom Category C: non-employment income and Category E: pension over the sameġ2-month period. Or non-salaried employment overseas in the 12 months prior to the date ofĪpplication. (2) The actual amount of gross income received from the applicant’s partner’s salaried This source can be combined withĬategory C: non-employment income, Category D: cash savings and Category E: Salaried or non-salaried employment in the UK. (1) The gross annual salary or income of the applicant’s partner’s confirmed offer of "So, under Category B, the assessment of the financial requirement will be based on I got the info about not combining the Cat B salary with savings from the link you sent me, this part: I did not know that about the helpline staff, although that does explain a lot! Yeah,sorry it took a while, but I think I understand the point now. Savings can be combined with Cat B? Not sure where you heard differently? But if you've been unemployed for four months it's unlikely you'll qualify for Cat B anyway! If looking to qualify on your salary along to get to the £18600 pa, you would need savings of 16000 +(2.5*(18600 - 18300) = £16,750. They are little more than call centre workers (despite many people thinking they are immigration consultants/ advisors) and seemingly are not trained in the ins and outs of the rules.ĭoes your wife work on her Tier 4 visa? How much does she earn? As she currently has the right to work (possibly, depending on the level she studies at and only to a max of 20 hours per week if that is the case), her salary might be able to be added to yours. The helpline employees are well known for not know the guidance/ rules. So, do you think that the LGBT discrimination faced in China (ie not right to marry or have children) would not be enough? if all the other categories are clearly met, then that part was just ignored. This is what made me think that perhaps it wasn't often cited as a reason for refusing a visa ie. I am confused as to why the 10 year route was suggested to me by the Gov.uk helpline person! He didn't even mention that the 'insurmountable obstacles to living abroad' existed. As my previous salary was only £13000 and I have spent the last three months unemployed, my total gross annual income falls well short of the required amount. Cat B part 2 does not allow for the income to be topped up with savings. My salary from Sep will be £18300, so will need to be topped up with cash savings. No, unfortunately I cannot qualify through Cat B. We are therefore undecided as to whether to apply or simply wait until we are eligible for the 5 year route. It is an expensive visa to apply for if it is not granted. Our civil partnership will not be recognised in China and we would be unable to have children there (as we plan to do soon)- would these be considered severe enough obstacles? I am wondering how strict this part of the requirements is, as we easily meet the others. However, on reading the documentation, it states that there must be no 'insurmountable obstacles' to living overseas. We were therefore advised to apply on the 10 year route (no financial requirement) and switch to the 5 year route when we were eligible. With the added processing time for the visa, this means she will have to return to her native China for up to 4 months. I will not meet the financial requirements (£18,600 for 6 consecutive months) until the March. My wife has been in the UK for about a year on a Tier 4 student visa.
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