New successful case and testimonial on a visa extension for a Chinese spouse of a UK citizen. Financial Requirement was met using Savings, which were proceeds from property.

My wife and I and selected 1st 4Immigration’s express service for the extension of her UK Spouse Visa (Leave to remain). We had handled my wife’s first spouse visa application (Leave to Enter) ourselves and whilst it was successful and I am fairly confident and experienced in dealing with procedural and legal documentation, I felt strongly that I wanted a reliable and more caring source of information to help us with our application for her extension. One of the major causes of stress and concern during our first application was the level of ambiguity that we received from the outsourced overseas agency that handled our visa application and their unwillingness to provide any guidance when printed and website documentation was unclear. Dealing with 1st 4Immigration was an entirely different experience. All of our questions were answered clearly and quickly and I felt very strongly that there was genuine care in helping us. This is a unique experience amongst many service industries today and something that I believe is very valuable. I would definitely use their services again and I am happy to recommend them.”
This came from Warren, a British citizen whose wife was from China and had an initial Spouse visa issued there. Now it was time for extension. We used same-day service in Croydon and it all went well on the day!  The next step will be applying for permanent residency after 5 years on Partner visas in the UK.

In this case the Financial Requirement (£18,600) was different from most of the cases used for this purpose. Have you ever wondered whether “property” can be used for this purpose? We are often asked this question, usually related to the value of the property. The value of a property itself cannot be used for this purpose while rental income can be as long as it is a rental property (with a tenant paying you rent) and not your residence.

What can also be used is the sales proceed from a property. In this case it would be under Savings category, which requires amount of £62,500 (not £18,600) held for 6 months. In the past the property owner had to sell it, deposit the proceeds on a cash account, wait for 6 months and only then apply for a Spouse visa. Then the rules were changed and now it is possible to own a property, then sell, then put the money on a cash account and apply for a visa immediately, as long as the whole process, including owning the property, covers the last 6 months.
You can find more on the Financial Requirement here in the Immigration Rules: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-fm-se-family-members-specified-evidence

For an individual advice or to make your application as successful please contact us:info@1st4immigration.com or visit   http://www.1st4immigration.com/spouse-partner-visas-after-9-july-2012.php 

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