Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post
If the minimum financial requirement within the rules can be met then savings are not required.

Savings were never really a specified requirement. If they were then an amount would have been stated. There were plenty of applicants who were granted visa's without savings above that required for visa fees and air fares.

Under the 'old rules' the key issues were around 'sufficient funds' and this was largely linked to the Income Support levels and disposable income after accommodation costs etc.

There is no 'means testing' undertaken by UKBA to determine if applicant or sponsor is 'living within their means'

I see. Then it must have been myth and folklore that an amount of savings was required?