Quote Originally Posted by bikeinbatangas View Post
hi, i looked around the forum and couldn't find the info i need so am putting out a request for ideas.
i read in a thread that for spouse visa you need £18,600 income to apply, i have been to the official website and i have read it there too. well i am wondering what happens to those of us who are below that figure.

i met my fiancee in person last december. i go back to meet her in 3 weeks time, our daughter is due end of october. we have a wedding date planned for december in philippines. she doesnt want to apply for visa this year, but prefers to return with me after my visit next year.

i am wondering what my options are for bringing my future wife and kid to the uk, if even for a year or two visit. i am self employed and nowhere near 18 grand income. i presumed bringing her here would be a snip when we were married with a kid, but now i'm not so sure, so how rigid is the £18,000 rule?

i just read a post that a woman (Jazz?) got a visa though she and her husband are unemployed and she has £2500 in the bank. she has been in the relationship for 5 years which i guess helped.

am i likely to have trouble in getting a spouse visa on low income? by the time we apply we will have been together 2 years and married 1 year, and, god willing have a healthy child between us too. i do at least have savings above the £18,000 barrier if that helps
Every case is different , if you are happy to pursue the application then go for it but explain in your covering letter /sponsor letter for your spouse , how your financial circumstances are ....your savings etc....with all the supporting documents....just prove to them(UKBA) that she will not claim any benefits once shes here or until she got her ILR.

good luck