Quote Originally Posted by benjy View Post
Hi black cat i'm facing the same situation, but we haven't applied yet as the UKBA are looking into the income threshold we are hoping it gets scrapped otherwise we will also be looking at the surinder singh route
If I were you, I would go with the surinder singh route straight away or soon as you can as you could be waiting for ages before UKBA release the pause on the financial requirement.


In my opinion, the income threshold is unjust in the sense that even people who are able to prove they earn minimum or above. This does not gurantee that they will not take public funds for example in a situation where 2 months after his spouse arrives in UK he lost his job and what happens they start taking housing benefits and job seekers allowance.


..and for folks who do not meet the minimum income requirement if the government are so worried about them taking public funds, why don't they give them option to sign declaration not to take public funds as condition of granting VISA? No they will not give you this option. why? because taking public funds is only a smoke screen excuse to meet conservative agenda to reduce net migration to UK