the length of application And this will depend on how long it takes to find a job and meet the financial requirement, so it could be a few months. Bear in mind that she might have difficulty entering the UK for extended time (6 months max is allowed as a visitor), if you as the British spouse is ...

OK. Seems to have cleared just about everything up... One last question (for now!)... Say my wife came over when I was planning on coming over permanently (July) on an extended tourist visa (or equivalent) and I found permanent work. How long would she have to return to Australia for before being ...

It might be the easiest (and cheapest) way for you to relocate and with the substantial savings you already have, you will be fine initially until you are able to get all the formalities done and look for a job. You could stay in the EU (Rep of Ireland or any other country) for 12 months and then ...

If you don't mind me asking, what subject do you teach? Have you considered relocating to Europe and using the EEA Family route? It is much cheaper and no financial requirements. Haven't looked into the EEA Family route. Wasn't aware of its existence. I'm a Primary School teacher so I teach ...

CR001 wrote:Does your wife qualify for the UK Ancestral Visa with a grandparent born in the UK?

Nope. Afraid not. And no EU relatives to apply for a passport from a different EU country either...

If you have been earning the equivalent to £18,600 per annum in Australia for at least the last 6 months and have a confirmed job offer to start within 3 months of arrival in the UK with a salary sufficient to meet the shortfall in your savings, this would satisfy the finance conditions. The ...

Thanks for the quick replies. We have just over 51k (pounds) in savings - told that we were required to have held 62.5k for a minimum of 6 months before applying. From your feedback it appears that our only option is for me to find some kind of work to "fill in the gap" based on their money ...

Hi all, I'm a dual British-Australian citizen looking to move back over to the UK this year and intending to initially live with my father and step-mother. Looking to help my Australian wife get a Settlement Visa, however I do not have permanent UK work yet and am unlikely to get it until I'm there ...