Questions about Spouse Via for UK, for Vietnamese wife

[wix]

Hi All

I am a British Citizen (born here) and recently lived in Vietnam for 3 years where i met my wife. We've been married 1.5 years and have a 10 month old daughter, who has a British passport.

After lots of deliberation, we decided that we wanted to move to the UK and found that the best and safest option in getting a visa for my wife was for me to move back to the UK alone to work for 6 months and then apply for the visa. I have just been offered a job and want to check i meet the financial requirement so would appreciate it if anyone could confirm that i do from the following details:

1. I need £18,600 as my child is a British citizen and so isn't classed as a dependent.

2. My job offer is a permanent job with a salary of £15,500

3. I own a house i rent out, which has a rental income of £6000 a year. I have been renting the house out continuously for the past 6 years, the title deeds are in my name and tax has been paid. We don't plan to live in the property when my wife and baby arrive, i will keep it as a rental property.

As far as i can see i do qualify and so would like to accept this job asap if thats the case so any comments would be greatly appreciated.

[CMOSUK]

Hi All

I am a British Citizen (born here) and recently lived in Vietnam for 3 years where i met my wife. We've been married 1.5 years and have a 10 month old daughter, who has a British passport.

After lots of deliberation, we decided that we wanted to move to the UK and found that the best and safest option in getting a visa for my wife was for me to move back to the UK alone to work for 6 months and then apply for the visa. I have just been offered a job and want to check i meet the financial requirement so would appreciate it if anyone could confirm that i do from the following details:

1. I need £18,600 as my child is a British citizen and so isn't classed as a dependent.

2. My job offer is a permanent job with a salary of £15,500

3. I own a house i rent out, which has a rental income of £6000 a year. I have been renting the house out continuously for the past 6 years, the title deeds are in my name and tax has been paid. We don't plan to live in the property when my wife and baby arrive, i will keep it as a rental property.

As far as i can see i do qualify and so would like to accept this job asap if thats the case so any comments would be greatly appreciated.

In my opinion you would meet the financial requirements as your are earning £21,500 gross(before tax and ni are deducted).

Again it is a matter of you just providing the evidence for all of this, but certainly I would think it it being met no problem.

[Jon.Mason]

What is your basis for saying that a child being a British citizen means they are not classed as dependent? I am also having a headache with this at the moment.

[New on forum]

What is your basis for saying that a child being a British citizen means they are not classed as dependent? I am also having a headache with this at the moment.

A child dependent on parents regardless of what passport he or she holds.
But for immigration purpose a British child is not classed as dependent therefore no need to show extra income for that child.

[Jon.Mason]

Where did you get that from? The child is still a dependant in the sense that you will have to pay for that child from your wages. Doesn't seem logical to me. Do you have a reference for where you got that information?

[New on forum]

Where did you get that from? The child is still a dependant in the sense that you will have to pay for that child from your wages. Doesn't seem logical to me. Do you have a reference for where you got that information?

Whether you pay for the child or not or where you pay from that is not the question for anyone here.
The question is whether you are required to show extra income for a British child when sponsoring your spouse or not?
The answer is no.
I am sure some senior member will confirm it here soon.
A lot of advice given on this forum is without a reference but is correct.

[Jon.Mason]

No it doesn't seem correct to me. And its without reference. I advise anyone dont take this information as correct unless its confirmed.

[CR001]

No it doesn't seem correct to me. And its without reference. I advise anyone dont take this information as correct unless its confirmed.

See point 2.8 on page 8 in the link below. It is fairly clear that British children are not included in the financial requirement calculation for immigration/visa purposes.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _Final.pdf

Also kindly keep your questions in your own topic rather than tagging onto another members thread.

[Jon.Mason]

Yes that looks very conclusive to me. Good to know. So my threshold just went down significantly which is good news.

[CR001]

Yes that looks very conclusive to me. Good to know. So my threshold just went down significantly which is good news.

Surprisingly perhaps, but we don't just make things up as we go along

[Jon.Mason]

I didn't say you did but on a similar note, we shouldn't just believe everything we read on the internet. Its peoples family life at stake so we need to verify things. I dont think there is anything wrong with that.

[CR001]

I didn't say you did but on a similar note, we shouldn't just believe everything we read on the internet. Its peoples family life at stake so we need to verify things. I dont think there is anything wrong with that.

Well you have the official source of the information now, freely available online. We do of course offer advice from experience, having gone through the journey and learning the rules and rule changes along the way.

Kindly continue your questions in your own topic.

[wix]

Thanks for your replies. It's great to get some confirmation that i am on the right track.

I also found the dependant child issue confusing, but the documentation does clearly state that as my daughter has a British passport she's a British citizen and so isn't classed as a dependant for immigration purposes.

[wix]

Dear All

My situation is that i have a Vietnamese wife (married in Vietnam 2 years ago), and we have a daughter together (who has a British passport). Im from England, and came back here September last year to work 6 months in order to then apply for the spouse visa for my wife and baby to come join me. I started work on 26h September 2017 as a delivery driver and meet the financial requirements and have a general understanding of everything i need to provide for us to get the visa. Any other questions needed about me, please don't hesitate to ask.

I have a list of questions i was going to email the UKVI, but after reading nothing but terrible reports about them, i thought i'd get more accurate answers asking here. The main question is the first question below, but i need to query the others too:

The main question i have is about sending the documents to the Immigration office in Sheffield. My understanding now is that when my wife attends her biometric appointment she will take her passport, original IELTS A1 certificate, TB certificate and a completed printout of the application form signed and dated by herself, and 1 or 2 photos (i can't remember if it's 1 or 2). I have all the rest of the documents with me in the UK. Am i able to send these directly to the Sheffield office using the GWF code of the application? Or even take it in person? Can my wife take any other document with her to be scanned at the biometric appointment i.e. her personal statement, or testimonial-type letters from any family or friends?

The other questions are:

Application form

1. How do you calculate exactly 6 months from the date of start of employment? I started on 26th September 2017.
2. Separators? Can i use my own for what i send to Sheffield, and put in plastic sleeves with post it notes? In Vietnam, does my wife have to use the separators on the VFS Global website for what wife takes to her biometrics at the VFS Global office?
3. Appendix 2 form; the marriage questions: Do we tick 'yes' to the initial marriage questions, as we are married in Vietnam?

Salaried Income

1. The company i work for is as a Limited company so do they need to provide anything specific because of this?
3. Do I need a P60? Our application will be made at the end of March sometime, but as far as i am aware P60's are issued in April?

Rental Income from property i've rented out in UK for over 10 years and don;t plan to live in in the future.

1. Do I need to provide tax return documentation to prove i've paid relevant tax on the house i rent out?
2. The Land registry form i have isn’t colour? Is that OK?
3. Do i have to get a housing/property report? I've been quoted £75 +VAT, but is it necessary? Estate agents do offer a standard appraisal which is free, but one i contacted said the next level document, which is £75 is recommended.

Bank Statements

1. Do I need 2 copies, 1 x 12 month set for rental income and 1 x 6 month set for salary?
2. Can the statements be concise? Just showing the income payments? Of full statements? Or both?

Proof of relationship

1. We have one tenancy agreement from in Vietnam with both names on, is that enough?
2. Do I need to show anything that proves I was in Da Nang? Of course we have our marriage certificate and lots of photo, but do we need more? other than the rental agreement?
3. My daughters British passport: Do I need colour copy of her full passport or just her biometrics page only (she has no travel history)

Other

1. Some Vietnamese certificates are laminated, as they are often laminated on receipt in Vietnam – is that OK? Should i provide extra colour copies too just in case?

Thanks in advance