Questions regarding financial requirements for spouse moving to UK

[a_constantinou]

Hello everybody,

First time poster here, so sorry if this question has been asked many times before. I am seeking advice for an immigration query (leave to remain). I am a British citizen currently living in the UK, and my wife of three years is American (we have no children). We plan to apply for her to settle in the UK.

My question is regard to the financial requirements for applying for a spousal visa. Currently I meet the requirements through a combination of savings (£33,000 in my account for over 6 months) and rental income (> £11,600 per year). I am currently living in the UK but not in this property and have no plans of living there in the future i.e. I will keep receiving this rent and this property will not become my family home. Also, this rental income is my only source of income as I am currently a full-time student.

My main concern is that this is a rather unconventional way of meeting the financial requirements. Has anyone on the forums successfully applied with a combination of savings and rental income? Does anyone have any tips for filling out the paperworks or advice for the type of evidences I should supply? I was obviously planning on submitting bank statements and rental contracts but is there anything else I should think about submitting?

Also my last question concerns the Visa4UK website. Am I right in thinking that the correct visa to choose in the options is Settlement>>Settlement>> Wife + Appendix 2 (physical form).

Thanks in advance everybody