Difficult Circumstances

bassisawesome · Post by **bassisawesome** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:17 pm

Hello,

I (British citizen) want to apply for a Spouse Visa for my Non-EU husband. It is proving extremely difficult to meet the requirements, because I am a full time student and I work at the same time. However I cannot meet the yearly income requirement simply because I am legally not allowed to work more than 20 hours a week (because of full time studies). If I could work the full 40 hours we'd be able to cover the financial requirement, but it would be illegal for me to work 40 hours a week. I am a 21 year old independent student without any support from parents, no one to help us with this. If we cannot make the financial requirement, I will have to quit my studies so that we can live in another country...

Surely we can be permitted some exemption, because I am a student?

Many thanks

seagul · Post by **seagul** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:24 pm

bassisawesome wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:17 pm
Hello,

I (British citizen) want to apply for a Spouse Visa for my Non-EU husband. It is proving extremely difficult to meet the requirements, because I am a full time student and I work at the same time. However I cannot meet the yearly income requirement simply because I am legally not allowed to work more than 20 hours a week (because of full time studies). If I could work the full 40 hours we'd be able to cover the financial requirement, but it would be illegal for me to work 40 hours a week. I am a 21 year old independent student without any support from parents, no one to help us with this. If we cannot make the financial requirement, I will have to quit my studies so that we can live in another country...

Surely we can be permitted some exemption, because I am a student?

Many thanks

If you are British citizen then you are allowed to work any number of hours. Its very shocking that you don't know it

CR001 · Post by **CR001** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:17 pm

And no, there is not exemption in the circumstances you describe. If you don't meet the requirements, a visa won't be successful.

bassisawesome · Post by **bassisawesome** » Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:31 am

So what are we supposed to do? Quit my studies and eliminate my future prospects in the UK or live abnormally here without my husband, communicating over the phone for 3 more years?

Also, I want to ask how savings are calculated, what is the calculation so that we know how much we’d need to have in the bank?

secret.simon · Post by **secret.simon** » Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:24 am

The savings required are ((£18,600-salary)*2.5)+£16,000. In other words, savings below £16,000 aren't even considered.

If you did not have a salary at all, the savings required would be £62,500.

As mentioned above, there is no limit on how much you can work, alongside your studies, if you are a British student.

Alternatively, you can look at moving to a university in the EU, ideally before Brexit and have your husband join you there without any salary requirements.

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