Spousal visa

[Kayleigh164]

Hello everyone,

I am hoping to get some advice on this forum as I have re searched my question a lot but cannot find an answer.

I'm British and my husband of 3yrs is Australian.

If I want to sponsor him to the UK on a spouse visa, to meet the financial requirements of £18,600 does it have to be me the UK citizen earning that amount or can it be from him. I have seen the word "combined income" however I do not have an income and won't have an income. It's all him.

I cannot find the answer to my question on the government website or in any forums. If anyone has any advice or knows whether this is possible or not, I would really appreciate a reply. Just to make it clear, me the UK citizen, doesn't work and won't be working, my question simply is can my husband the Australian use his earnings to meet the requirements of £18,600. Also his earnings will be from Australia. So I guess a part 2 to my question is, can I even sponsor him from Australia to the UK using his earnings?

Thank you in advance

[Casa]

Hello everyone,

I am hoping to get some advice on this forum as I have re searched my question a lot but cannot find an answer.

I'm British and my husband of 3yrs is Australian.

If I want to sponsor him to the UK on a spouse visa, to meet the financial requirements of £18,600 does it have to be me the UK citizen earning that amount or can it be from him. I have seen the word "combined income" however I do not have an income and won't have an income. It's all him.

I cannot find the answer to my question on the government website or in any forums. If anyone has any advice or knows whether this is possible or not, I would really appreciate a reply. Just to make it clear, me the UK citizen, doesn't work and won't be working, my question simply is can my husband the Australian use his earnings to meet the requirements of £18,600. Also his earnings will be from Australia. So I guess a part 2 to my question is, can I even sponsor him from Australia to the UK using his earnings?

Thank you in advance

Unfortunately, your husbands income won't qualify. It would if he was already legally resident in the UK.

Without income you will need to have £62,500 in savings which have been held in an accessible account for a minimum of 6 months. Savings can be joint.

[billabog5]

Hi Kayleigh
I was told, but can’t verify if it’s 100% correct, that if you ha e even a job offer where you can prove the job will earn that amount you should be OK to sponsor hubby. Alternatively I have also been told that if you have just arrived then your income from Aus could qualify.
Let me know how you go on as myself & my Aussie wife are in same position & about to apply

[Casa]

Alternatively I have also been told that if you have just arrived then your income from Aus could qualify.

Kayleigh would require to have a confirmed offer of employment to start within 3 months of arrival in the UK with a salary of £18,600 AND submit evidence that she has earned the equivalent of £18,600 p.a in her home country for the 12 month period prior to submitting the application.

She states in her post that she isn't employed and won't be in the future.