Applying for a Fiance or Spouse Visa - A quick guide

[joebloggs]

the figures Terpe has given is only a guide (but a good guide ), some people on benefits have got visa's, but you want to minimise the risks of refusal so you want at least that figure, you don't want any bank statements showing your over drawn and ideally you want your statements showing you have a £2,000+ in your account so your fiancée will not need 'recourse to public funds'

[myan_naym]

hi there im myan im engaged to a brit citizen and were plannin to apply for fiance visa this comin april
i just wanna know if he needs to earn £2,000 per month? im confused please help us

[Manila_Paul]

hi there im myan im engaged to a brit citizen and were plannin to apply for fiance visa this comin april
i just wanna know if he needs to earn £2,000 per month? im confused please help us

Unlike entry in the United States, there are no specific or guidelines with regards to the UK. I think the consensus on here is £2,000 in savings (not per week) and around £100 per week in disposable income after everything: rent/mortgage, bills, council tax etc. These costs will vary depending on what part of the country he lives in.

This said, I would be less concerned about the money and more concerned about the proof that the relationship is genuine. As long as he has a good 6 month bank statement record and has the £100 a week or so spare (which is relatively low), the money shouldn't be an issue.

[drench]

My fiance and I are looking to apply for a visa this coming May. We have been in a relationship for more than 3 years.

We are both under 25 and both students at Uni at the moment. But upon our application she will have already graduated from Uni. I live with my parents and have a part time job. However upon graduation (July) I will be doing a full time post at my work (which I will explain in the covering letter for the application along with a letter from my employer saying so). But even with a full time wage my spare will still be under £102 as state before by Terpe. Saying this, i do have over £7,000 savings in my bank.

Also, as part of the requirement, we have to prove that we are legally free to marry each other. I am aware that she would have to present a Certificate of No Marriage with her application as she is coming to marry in the UK. Do I have to send a Certificate of No Impidement as well? Both of us have never been married before.

Does any of these sound like a hindrance to our application?