sponsorship earnings for dependent children

[bigmac]

on reading through the online application form ( separate thread )
i see sections about my fiancees children. now--she is not planning to bring them here when she applies for her visa--but at a future date. say--a year later.

but--does this mean that when she completes the application form--my earnings/savings level have to be increased to allow for their future application--or is it applied at that future date.

also--does the higher earning level still apply at the future date--even though their mother will already be here?

[Terpe]

Hi bigmac

Sorry for delayed response. Just missed this post somehow.

If the child will not be applying for UK visa at the same time as your wife then you do not need to show enhanced inome.

That income threshold will need to be demonstrated at the time the child makes application for settlement route visa some time in the future.

[bigmac]

no need to apologise Terpe--you have already been a tremendous help to me--and no doubt loads of others.

i hope the questions i ask have relevance for other readers too.

hopefully by the time the wife (-to-be ) applies for her children--she will have resumed her career for at least 6 months--so the savings element probably wont be needed.

[Terpe]

The courts will again be reviewing the issue of UKBA income thresholds and levels in March so lets all hope the current levels get significantly reduced or even scrapped

[bigmac]

The courts will again be reviewing the issue of UKBA income thresholds and levels in March so lets all hope the current levels get significantly reduced or even scrapped

lets hope so--will be a great help to many.

i could never understand the earnings rule--the online form questions the sponsors living expenses--and £18,600 doesnt go far with average rents and council tax to pay. besides--as the applicant is denied access to public funds anyway---whats the point ?