financial requirements

[mick foreman]

Calculating the relevant financial requirement
The financial requirement that you must meet will vary according to the number of child dependents under the age of 18 being
sponsored for entry to the UK as part of this application, and taking account of any child dependents under the age of 18 your
sponsor is already financially responsible for in the UK.
• Children who are British Citizens or not subject to UK Immigration Control do not need to be considered when calculating
the financial requirement.
• Full details of which children the financial requirement applies to can be found within the policy guidance notes which can
be found on the Home Office website. The financial requirement you need to meet may include children already sponsored
who are not part of this application and you should include those children where relevant at 3.2
• Some applicants including children will need to meet a different maintenance requirement and if that applies they will need
to complete Part 4 instead of this section. Full guidance can be found on the Home Office website
3.2 What is the financial requirement you are required to meet? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
3.3 From the list below, please indicate the main method of meeting the financial requirement.


Applying with no child dependents under 18>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - an income before tax of at least £18,600 a year
Applying with one child dependent under 18 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - an income before tax of at least £22,400 a year
Applying with two child dependents under 18 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - an income before tax of at least £24,800 a year
Applying with three child dependents under 18 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - an income before tax of at least £27,200 a year


I know I am getting a little ahead of myself here but I have been going through the spouse visa forms over and over again and this is the one part I cant get my head around ....

I have 2 children from my previous marriage living in the uk who I support with a cash payment of £30.00 a week for each of them they are aged 14 and 12 .This payment has been agreed between my ex and myself and does not go through the CSA .

My earnings are £24.700 a year before my overtime is added which takes this to around £28.000 but obviously when I take holidays it would show at the first figure .
It says in the above that children already in the uk are not taken into account in the financial requirements so when we come to fill the forms out which box should be ticked , the box saying no dependant children or the box saying 2 dependant children as this makes a significant difference as to whether I would meet the financial requirements ????

[Terpe]

Hi Mick

You're referring to the Appendix 2 (Financial Requirement)

Concerning your children from your previous relationship, these will be declared and documented in the following questions only:-

Q1.27 Does your sponsor have any children?

Q1.28 Is your sponsor responsible for supporting anyone
financially, including any children listed above? (If ‘Yes’ please give full details below including how much is spent.)

For the Question 3.2 (What is the financial requirement you are required to meet?)

You'll enter the box for "Applying with no child dependents under 18" and will be declaring an income before tax of at least £18,600 a year

This question relates to those dependent children of your partner who need a visa and will be travelling with her to UK.

{If your wife had one child (not British Citizen) who would come to UK with her then you'd need an income before tax of at least £22,400 a year and need to tick box stating applying with one child dependent under 18}

Hope that helps clarify