I have been reading this thread recently, and I have noted the contents Joe makes i his post, and I think he is spot on, with his advice, not having a job can cause problems when it comes to applying for spouse visa's.
I know Keith often relates on the forum that its possible to get a visa approved for your spouse/fiancee when on benefits, but I have yet to hear of this happening, although I think someone recently said on the forum that there husband/partner, had in fact been on benefits when she applied and was granted.
With the Global economic slowdown and the number of manufacturing and service sector jobs declining, I feel for all those out there who are worried about their situations when it comes to applying for these visa's.
But it was always my understanding that those who are in receipt of public funds, could not expect to be sponsor's of foreign nationals, I know this may hit a nerve with some of you who are reading this, but Joe is right to say, that if you are in receipt of Income Support, Job Seekers allowance, which is only for 6 months in any event, and or other benefits related to unemployment, how can you expect to sponsor a foreign national to enter the United Kingdom to live on the same public funds.
To Whiteraven who made the original post on this thread, I would caution him against making any application at this time and wasting P50,000 or thereabouts, in my estimation, he runs the risk of loosing his money, and the risk that his wife's application will be declined, on account he has been unemployed for 2 years, unless of course he is fairly independantly wealthy, in that he has a substancial amount of capital in the form of savings and investments, that can produce an income to support his wife in the UK.
With interest savers rates running pretty low, at present, even on amounts of £500.000 or more, some quoted as low as 1.8 per cent, offshore, one would have to have a fair amount of capital to secure an advantageous decision.
The only key that seems to open the door to a successful visa decision is a long term regular employed or self employed income.
I think readers should bare that in mind before moving to apply, I am not familiar myself with what benefits are acceptable to support an application as sponsor, but maybe someone else knows for a fact what those benefits are.
When you fill in the VAFW2004 etc, I assume their is a section on public funds, and I am pretty sure it asks the question is your sponsor in receipt of the following benefits, and there is a list.
I wish everyone the best of luck with their applications. in any event, but would advise some to exercise caution before committing to paying the visa fee.
Originally Posted by ginapeterb
