Hi there,
I am hoping to join my fiancé in the UK this coming July. We have been together for nearly three years when I came to work in the UK back in 2013. I returned back to Australia later that year and we have (unfortunately) had a long distance relationship since then, meeting for a few weeks in either Sydney or London. Last September, he asked me to marry him when he was staying with my family in Australia and I happily accepted. I had initially (and unwittingly) thought the visa was an easy propose considering I am coming from Australia with qualifications. My fiancé and I decided that once we finished our degrees, we would get married. I am graduating this April from UWS, and he will be graduating from his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree in July from King’s College London. I have been planning to go to his graduation on the first of July and our families were hoping we would get married on the 9th of July of 2016 as it is convenient for both families and friends considering the long travels between cities. And this was the only reasonable date for us as he will be commencing his Foundation Years Doctor position with the NHS in late July. He will be guaranteed a job once he completes his degree as part of the NHS and university collaborations.
Due to his study commitments, Ahmad has not held a job that pays him 18,200pounds as he is a fulltime medical student. However, I have been working fulltime and studying fulltime while completing my Bachelor of Business and Commerce degree (working for approximately 5 years), and my current salary exceeds $75000 AUD p/a. I have also saved a fair bit of money, in my account approximately 19,000pounds and my parents had gifted me 45,000pounds last June 2015, however, I had kept this Money in my sisters chequing account, as my parents thought it would be easier. I did not realise that I needed such as large amount of cash in my account for 6 months prior to applying for this visa to settle and marry my fiancé.
As of today (7 January 2016), I have transferred the moneys, and my account now has a balance of 62,500 pound (and just above), but because I can only apply after 6 months, I am very worried I won’t be able to watch my fiancé graduate, and join him on our planned wedding day on the 9th of July. I understand that 6 months from the money in my account would be the 6th of July 2016, (which therefore means I cannot attend the wedding nor graduation).
My question is, if I provide bank statements at the time of application showing I have 62,500 pounds, and provide a Statuary Declaration from both my sister and parents to state that money has belonged to me since June 2015, and I was in control of that money and at any given moment it would’ve been released to me, am I able to apply for this visa in for example May and await a response to perhaps arrive in June with the expedited service?
I am extremely anxious and devastated at this, and I wish I had looked into this a few months earlier, I have just completed my degree and I work fulltime so I really haven’t had much time to myself or to do anything. Now that I have finished, I have researched and contacted the advice line and have been given two different answers. I am an honest person (who is also appointed as a Justice of the Peace for the State by the Attorney General) and just want to be with the love of my life.
I apologise for the wordy email, I would just like some direction and some advice, I hope that you can be of some assistance.
Many thanks in advance for your help and I look forward to your response.
PS – I have attached the response from the representative I spoke to over the telephone below:
Dear Ms ____,
Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry
Service.
Although guidance to supporting documents does not state this, I have just
found that Immigration Directorate Instruction states the money has to be
held by applicant and/or sponsor for at least the 6 months prior to the
date of application.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... ta/file/27
0197/sup-docs-settlement.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... ta/file/46
9692/Appendix_FM_1_7_Financial_Requirement_August_2015.pdf
Do you think you can provide a document where the money you put in the
account today came from? You may submit it with your bank statement to
prove the money has belonged to you.
For any further details, or should you need to contact us again please
refer to our website at https://ukvi-international.faq-help.com/, select
appropriate country, click next and then select 'E-Mail form' and complete
as instructed. We will aim to come back to you within 1 day.
Kind regards,
Miyuki Y.
UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry Service
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