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by Maxim88 » Wed Apr 06, 2022 8:43 pm
Thank you so much! Gurus, please help me out here:
I have found the following in the immigration rules Appendix V:
"V 4.2. ...the main applicant
(e) must have sufficient funds to cover all reasonable costs in relation to their visit without working or accessing public funds, including the cost of the return or onward journey, any costs relating to their dependants, and the cost of planned activities such as private medical treatment. The applicant must show that any funds they rely upon are held in a financial institution permitted under FIN 2.1 in Appendix Finance.
V 4.3. In assessing whether an applicant has sufficient funds under V 4.2.(e), the applicant’s travel, maintenance and accommodation may be provided by a third party only if that third party:
(a) has a genuine professional or personal relationship with the applicant; and
(b) is not, or will not be, in breach of immigration laws at the time of the decision or the applicant’s entry to the UK as a Visitor; and
(c) can and will provide support to the applicant for the intended duration of the applicant’s stay as a Visitor."
Does above from the rules basically mean that my mother doesn't really need to show she has sufficient funds to cover reasonable costs if I, as her son, am covering all her costs and will be sending my bank statements+payslips, etc?
It is just that she has access to funds, she has a small pension income, gets money from my dad, has savings, and also rental income (property owned by my dad), but they are all in cash (in my home country people don't trust banks so most people keep savings in cash at home). The only official document of income she has is a pension letter but nothing to "prove" other income or savings, as this is all paid/kept in cash. So this is a bit of a dilemma for me. She owns a flat and has document to show, but nothing else official to show regular income. My dad can write a cover letter but again he too can't show a bank statement to show his funds etc. Ideally, i don't want to involve dad here and try to seek more documents and complicate this even further. What is the best way forward here? If my mom can't provide proof (as in bank documents) of rental income, savings in cash and money from my father, should we not mentioned these in the application? And if we don't, will her pension statement (which is a small amount) be enough? I wish this was just simple, because I am covering everything anyway... (sorry for asking a question in such a long way - please read question (2) from my previous post for context). I would really appreciate your advice on this.