Further leave to remain

[Slip]

That's correct Slip initial entrance visa is valid for a maximum 33 months it's just to give that person a 3 month window to initially enter UK so basically as long as Harlene has completed a minimum 30 months residency then she can apply for FLR so will put it like this:

Earliest Harlene can apply for FLR is 02/05/17 ie: maximum 28 days before her 30 month residency.

The latest is what it says on her visa 21/08/17 so hopefully that gives you time to sort things out and a bit of a window for manoeuvre.

As soon as your set with the requirements UKVI require and within the dates I have said then apply, it may be sooner than the latest expiry on her visa and at least another step onwards and upwards.

Wishing you the best of luck,

Mark...

Well we are almost there.... So I guess it's time I start looking into things and asking questions.

Hopefully we meet the financial requirements? I don't earn £18,600 in my current job, around £500 short a year from it. But if from what I've been told that they take Harlene's salary into account too, than we should be ok... If not I do have some savings that should be satisfactory. We have been struggling on my wages and trying not to touch my savings. Just so we meet the requirements. I'm also desperate for a better paid job, but want to get the FLR out of the way first.

[robbie bobby]

Well we are almost there.... So I guess it's time I start looking into things and asking questions.

Hopefully we meet the financial requirements? I don't earn £18,600 in my current job, around £500 short a year from it. But if from what I've been told that they take Harlene's salary into account too, than we should be ok... If not I do have some savings that should be satisfactory. We have been struggling on my wages and trying not to touch my savings. Just so we meet the requirements. I'm also desperate for a better paid job, but want to get the FLR out of the way first.

Chin up Slip.you should be fine if both of u have a combined salary of the minimum.The minute my missus got her spouse visa it was just one big worry from start to finish at every step of coming to UK to then getting her extension,registering and finding work,passing the required exams not to mention having to fork out thousands of pounds at each visa extension/naturalisation.Il tell u something-The people who are on the outside looking in at our lives with spouses from far away tend to think we have it easy.If only they knew the heartaches and decisions that have to be made to keep the ball rolling here and over there too!!
Of course it's all worth it at the end of the day but at the beginning of the journey it feels like there's no end to it all and it was really quite overwhelming on many occasions.Good luck !