Quote Originally Posted by joebloggs View Post

if you want to minimize your risks of refusal, then get a loan or use your credit card, pay off your over draft and have a few £,000s in the bank until dec. then once you've applied for your visa, pay the CC off.

well maybe you could live partly off your credit card for the next few months, and leave as much of your wages in the bank as possible, so over next couple of months your bank statements will look a lot healthier, and hopefully show a couple of £,000s in savings , then again once you've applied, pay the CC off.and mention in your letter of support why your earlier statements showed an overdraft, eg trips to see your g/f, hols or what ever
when we applied for the fiancee visa in 2007. the advise on the forum was to have a few thousand pound in the bank and a regular income every month to show that you can support your partner when they arrive in the uk, without the need for recourse to public funds.

as we are all aware the cost of living in the UK has dramatically risen this year, cost of food, gas, electricity, petrol etc.

question
has the amount that the ECO would like to see in the bank increased proportionally to the rate of inflation ?

surely the amounts must go up if the sponsor is to support the spouse, if the goverment figures of inflation is just under 5% (i think inflation is much higher)