Looking to emigrate and I have SO many questions.

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So, the actual fees are (at current prices), with all the expedited processing services, plus mandatory extra biometrics fees and IHS surcharges

Initial fiance(e) visa = £1,523 + £573 priority processing = £2,096
First FLR(M) = £1,033 + £800 Super Priority + £1,560 IHS surcharge + £19.20 biometrics + approx £135 biometrics appointment fee = £3,547.20
Second FLR(M) =  £1,033 + £800 Super Priority + £1,560 IHS surcharge + £19.20 biometrics + approx £135 biometrics appointment fee= £3,547.20
ILR = £2,389 + £800 Super Priority + £19.20 biometrics + approx £135 biometrics appointment fee = £3,343.20
UK citizenship application = £1330 + £19.20 biometrics + approx £135 biometrics appointment fee + £80 ceremony fee + £75.50 passport application = £1639.70

Total for everything = £14,173.30 roughly $19,384

Or if you were to marry in the US and apply directly for the spousal visa, the fees (including expedited services) would be:

Initial spousal visa = £1,523 + £573 priority processing + £1,872 IHS surcharge = £3,968
FLR(M) = £1,033 + £800 Super Priority + £1,560 IHS surcharge + £19.20 biometrics + approx £135 biometrics appointment fee = £3,547.20
ILR = £2,389 + £800 Super Priority + £19.20 biometrics + approx £135 biometrics appointment fee = £3,343.20
UK citizenship application = £1330 + £19.20 biometrics + approx £135 biometrics appointment fee + £80 ceremony fee + £75.50 passport application = £1639.70

Total for everything = £12,498.10 Roughly $17,094

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The bolded USD price is mine.

That’s….much less than what I was expecting for both. I’m pleasantly shocked. I was expecting something like $30,000+ because “screw you that’s why”.

I’m trying to get Belovedest’s disability info from me to answer the question up thread. Got that, scroll down a bit.

Plus IHS.

Same prinicle of some people having to pay for others. They look at the shortfall between the IHS fund from all the payments, minus the money the NHS Trusts claim back for those with an IHS. At one end will be those people who work, are healthy and have never used a hospital and at the other end will be those with health conditions that will cost the fund thousands but they don't work.

That's not to say that that the UK won't adopt another NHS system at a later date to get the migrants they want . No UK government can be bound to laws a previous UK government had. The IHS system for the NHS was brought in by a previous government. Some visas holders now don't have to pay the IHS. The EEA citizens who can get a visa, will now have to pay IHS unless they can get their own EEA country to pay for them.

Yeah there is no £16,000 requirement.

A few questions (you are anonymous here so few free to share)

What is your fiancé’s total weekly income from benefits? 

Which benefits does he receive?

What is his weekly rent?

What is his weekly council tax?

Does he have any children?

With that information, we can tell you exactly what you need to do to qualify OR if you already qualify.   

Off the top of his head:

Total weekly income: About 250-300 a week (but PIP is included in that, which isn’t counted toward a lot of things) he also gets a pension on top of that, which is about £65 a week.

Benefits he receives: Benefits are ESA (contribution based), Universal Credit (heavily reduced 🙄), PIP.

Weekly Council Tax: Rent weekly is £100, council tax weekly is £25 (reduced to £13 with the support), so rent + council tax is about £113 a week.

And neither of us have children.

Off the top of his head:

Total weekly income: About 250-300 a week (but PIP is included in that, which isn’t counted toward a lot of things) he also gets a pension on top of that, which is about £65 a week.

Benefits he receives: Benefits are ESA (contribution based), Universal Credit (heavily reduced 🙄), PIP.

Weekly Council Tax: Rent weekly is £100, council tax weekly is £25 (reduced to £13 with the support), so rent + council tax is about £113 a week.

And neither of us have children.

Okay, so because he receives PIP,  he is exempt from meeting the financial requirement (£18,600 per year) and can use Adequate Maintenance instead.

So, he needs to show that:

His total weekly income (from all sources) - (rent + council tax) = at least £117.40

You'll need to find out if the council tax amount he pays will be affected by you moving into the property, as I believe you need to use the weekly council tax figure that you will pay once you have the visa, rather than what he currently pays.

Assuming for now that it's full council tax amount of £25 per week, he'd need to show that:

His weekly income = £100 + £25 + £117.40
                                  = £242.40 or more

You can use any savings either of you have as well, so if his income doesn't quite meet this, you can top it up with the savings (which would be divided up into weekly amounts).

You'll need to find out if the council tax amount he pays will be affected by you moving into the property,

If he has been living on his own, he will lose the 25% single person discount. Council benefit staff might try to then pay as couple for Council Tax Reduction, but Council Tax Reduction is a public fund.

*chopchop*

His weekly income = £100 + £25 + £117.40
                                  = £242.40 or more

You can use any savings either of you have as well, so if his income doesn't quite meet this, you can top it up with the savings (which would be divided up into weekly amounts).

He’s rounded things down he says, but hurray! He apparently can support me!