Casa wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:07 pm

I would include everything you've listed, apart perhaps for the UK student loan letters.

3+ years in Spain, inland south of Valencia...husband longer.

Nice! We're living in Valencia as well.

Okay then, so how many utility bills/payslips/bank statements would you suggest?

In my honest opinion, taking into consideration the 'dubious' practice of the previous employer's tax avoidance, it may be wise to wait until your husband can submit financial evidence of earnings from his new contract. In making your decision however, you will need to weigh the pros and cons for d...

Indeed! In 2017 it was estimated that Spain lost €25.648 billion a year due to the ' shadow/black economy '. If you are submitting bank statements covering the period where €800 cash was regularly paid into your account, the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) may well ask for evidence of the source. The...

Just bear in mind that the cash deposits won't be considered, due to being without documented proof of source and from the ' black economy '. I doubt that his boss expected your husband to deposit the cash in his bank account. :idea: Yeah, that makes sense. His boss definitely expected him to depos...

In which case you're in a stronger position. Your challenge may be in proving that his level of earnings have been sufficient. How much was he earning per week during his last period of employment? Yeah... that's the bit I'm worried about. He has payslips from his last job, but his boss paid him in...

Ah! So while employed under contract, did the employer/s register him for tax and Social Security with the Tresorería General de la Seguridad Social , enabling him to support his SS application with proof of his periods of employment and level of earnings? Yes exactly!! He has contracts, a social s...

say our SS application is successful, we go to the UK in January, and I apply for my RC. It's generally a six-month waiting period, right? That's the legal maximum time the Home Office can keep you waiting for an answer, but if you check the more recent timeline thread you'll see most people are ge...

It would be difficult to confirm the level of earnings required, but in the UK the weekly minimum is currently an average of £162 per week. Your own income won't be considered. You mention your health insurance, but has your husband held comprehensive sickness insurance (CSI) during the periods whe...

How many hours would you think would be sufficient? According to this guidance document describing Qualified Persons exercising treaty rights (page 13 of 62): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/732847/eea-qualified-persons-v5.0.pdf it cla...

1) Do you think the fact that there are gaps in DH's employment history will hurt our chances? Not an expert, but from the available information on the Surinder Singh route here https://www.gov.uk/family-permit/surinder-singh one could interpret that what hurts the most is appearing to have moved t...

After March 2019, this route is likely to close. :idea: We definitely would like to get in before Brexit officially happens. Here's what I'm worried about now: say our SS application is successful, we go to the UK in January, and I apply for my RC. It's generally a six-month waiting period, right? ...

Ah. Even if they both had Spanish residence cards? Yes as the evidence of 'exercising Treaty rights' would fail. Yes, I see. My bad, I overlooked that in my answer. Always easy to miss when the OP has a long post. :!: That's interesting! We had been worried about the low hours thing, but we've seen...

Hi all! I'm looking for a bit of advice regarding Surinder Singh :? Here's the situation: I'm an American and I came to Spain in July of 2016 to take a one-month TEFL course. I met DH (British citizen) on the course; he had decided to teach English in this city in Spain because he has several family...