Fiance Visa - Marry in UK - Leave to Remain

[forester]

How long can you stay in the UK?

This section explains how long you can stay in the UK if you successfully apply to enter or remain in the UK as the fiance(e) or prospective civil partner of a British citizen or a person settled here.

If we allow you to come to the UK in the category of fiance(e) or proposed civil partner, you will normally be given permission to stay here for 6 months. You must not work during this time.

After you have married or registered your civil partnership, you can apply for permission to remain here as the husband, wife or civil partner of a British citizen or settled person. If we approve your application, we will give you permission to live and work here for 2 years. Near the end of the 2 years, you can apply to settle here permanently if you are still married or civil partners and intend to live together

Terpe, Thank you for such a helpful link.
This was the section that set me off on the two year theme.

[Terpe]

How long can you stay in the UK?

This section explains how long you can stay in the UK if you successfully apply to enter or remain in the UK as the fiance(e) or prospective civil partner of a British citizen or a person settled here.

If we allow you to come to the UK in the category of fiance(e) or proposed civil partner, you will normally be given permission to stay here for 6 months. You must not work during this time.

After you have married or registered your civil partnership, you can apply for permission to remain here as the husband, wife or civil partner of a British citizen or settled person. If we approve your application, we will give you permission to live and work here for 2 years. Near the end of the 2 years, you can apply to settle here permanently if you are still married or civil partners and intend to live together

Terpe, Thank you for such a helpful link.
This was the section that set me off on the two year theme.

Forester,
In the link I provided for you it states:-

A successful Fiance(e) visa application will result in being granted permission to enter and to remain in the UK for a period not exceeding 6 months.
During this time you will be expected to actually get married, or register your civil partnership and to subsequently make application for Further Leave to Remain (FLR) here as the husband, wife or civil partner of a British citizen or settled person.

Remember that until FLR is granted by UKBA, the fiance(e) is not allowed to work.
There is also no access allowed to any public funds until Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) is granted.

After you have married or registered your civil partnership, you can apply for permission to remain here as the husband, wife or civil partner of a British citizen or settled person.
This is known as Further Leave to Remain (FLR) and when granted allows you to remain for 30 months and is the starting point for your 60 month (5 year) journey towards settlement (ILR)
Shortly before the end of your initial 30 month FLR period, application can be made to stay for a further 30 months provided all requirements continue to be met.
After completion of 5 years in the UK, as the partner of someone who is a British citizen or settled in the UK, then application for settlement can be made. This is known as Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR).

Please do review the link I provided. I'm sure a lot of your questions will be satisfied.

There is no 2 year period for any applicants these days.
There are two periods of 30 months

[forester]

Terpe,

Thank you for your most helpful reply, it has helped us greatly.

[forester]

A further question if anybody can help?

We plan to use the savings route to meet the Finanacial requirement by liquidating stocks and shares.

Everything is currently held within a portfolio by a fund manager including a cash element.

Can the cash generated from the sales by shown as being held by the fund manager as cash ( A high street bank) or does it physically have to be put in a bank account?
Thanks again