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glass123
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by glass123 » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:59 am
Hi there
I got some doubts regarding finance maintenance for UK Visiting visa for parents
Please help me out. Advance thanks
I am on Tier 1 General and planning to invite(sponser) my parents (mother and father) both retired government employees
next month(August 2013) for 2 months as my wife is pregnant and then
Planning to invite (sponsor as well) my In-laws in November 2013 for 6 months to look after my wife and the baby
My 1st question is
how much money i have to show in my bank account to sponsor for my parents(3 months financial statement )
is it £800 per person ??
as i have been saving £3K in my savings from past 4 months
my 2nd question is
Is is okay to sponsor my parents and then sponsor my Inlaws ??
Would there be any problem ?
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Lucapooka
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by Lucapooka » Wed Jul 24, 2013 12:27 pm
There is no fixed maintenance for visits. There simply has to be evidence of sufficient resources to pay for the event, and this can come from the applicant or the sponsor or both. Usually, a historical cash flow of income from employment or other source will be sufficient. What is more important is the ability of your parents to show that they have strong social and economic ties to their homeland. Thus, showing their financial statements rather than yours (or in addition to yours) is vital.
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glass123
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by glass123 » Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:35 am
Lucapooka wrote:There is no fixed maintenance for visits. There simply has to be evidence of sufficient resources to pay for the event, and this can come from the applicant or the sponsor or both. Usually, a historical cash flow of income from employment or other source will be sufficient. What is more important is the ability of your parents to show that they have strong social and economic ties to their homeland. Thus, showing their financial statements rather than yours (or in addition to yours) is vital.
Thank you for the reply,Got £3K In my savings A/c and my parents are showing property doc's .
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m.sheikh
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by m.sheikh » Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:02 am
Dude, which visa are your parents applying for? is it 'General Visit Visa' or 'Family Visit Visa'?
For general visit you don't need to sponsor any one and for family visit the sponsor (you) have to have ILR or British national.
Just wanted to let you know.
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by ban.s » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:44 am
m.sheikh wrote:
For general visit you don't need to sponsor any one and for family visit the sponsor (you) have to have ILR or British national.
Just wanted to let you know.
That's not correct. A non settled person can also sponsor a general visitor.
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by params0073 » Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:29 am
ban.s wrote:m.sheikh wrote:
For general visit you don't need to sponsor any one and for family visit the sponsor (you) have to have ILR or British national.
Just wanted to let you know.
That's not correct. A non settled person can also sponsor a general visitor.
Absolutely right. I sponsored my parents in back in April for general visitor visa and they are still here with me.
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by Amber » Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:41 am
glass123 wrote:Hi there
I am a bit worried as I keep listening to these news now a days
"£3k Deposit in order to get 6 months visiting visa to UK from 1st Nov 2013"
My wife is due this dec 25 2013 and we are planning to invite my Inlaws for 6 months .we are planning to apply for their visiting visa on 25th nov 2013 from india.
do we need to make a deposit of £3k for each ??
do you think this scheme will be implemented from 1st nov ??
please suggest me.Thank you in advance
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by peppekalle » Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:46 pm
I think the plans for the deposit have been shelved since they disappeared from the govt website.
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by raholptl » Mon Oct 14, 2013 7:46 am
m.sheikh wrote:Dude, which visa are your parents applying for? is it 'General Visit Visa' or 'Family Visit Visa'?
For general visit you don't need to sponsor any one and for family visit the sponsor (you) have to have ILR or British national.
Just wanted to let you know.
M.sheikh is right. To sponsor you have to have ilr or British passport. They have changed it last year July.
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glass123
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by glass123 » Tue Oct 22, 2013 4:43 pm
Thank you very much Guys! we have applied for General visitor visa and they got it.there are in uk now.
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by UmerFraz » Mon Feb 03, 2014 8:54 pm
Hie everyone, wanted to confirm that it is the General visa not Family visa my parents have to apply as i hold tier 1 general visa. the documentation is very confusing.