[Merged]: Assorted ilak Questions

I would suggest (as, obviously, would the majority of posters here) that your situation is quite complicated, actually.  You have at least one immigration refusal/bounce on your record.  You overstayed your visa for 4 years and used public health systems while doing so, which is frowned upon (not to mention illegal).  The standard application is pretty easy to process/get approved, but due to those 2 factors, your application is far from standard.

(I would also question how you can prove adequate finances if you don't have the funds to apply for the visa, which would throw another wrench in the works.)

Basically, it's a question of whether you're willing to potentially throw the application fee down the drain if it gets refused, and have to either reapply (and pay the fee again) or go through an appeal (which would benefit from professional/legal advice and would involve fees as well).  If that's the case, then do it all yourself, and good luck.  If you want to be (reasonably) sure that your application will be accepted and you can be reunited with your husband again, come up with the money to seek professional/legal advice before you submit your application.

That's the chance you take on a public forum though, really. Someone can't pick and choose who they want to comment in a thread, they just have to ignore it or report it to a mod if someone is becoming belligerent or saying nasty things.

And equestrianerd has a point--you might want to stop and consider possibly finding a way to seek professional advice for your particular situation. You might have gotten incorrect advice on here because it's well beyond our scope of experiences--it's not something that we can find in hard print to quote to, or something that many of us have had to deal with. If you get refused you lose over 900 USD, and it would be sad to lose that for something that might have been sorted by some sort of private professional who was working one-on-one with your particular case.

Hi,

I didn't seek advice until a few days ago. I know people here are not professionals, but I wish ones that do not know, would not say anything at all. Half the board gave incorrect advice. Then again, I understand its not professional advice.

Point taken - however I did suggest a few days ago that as you had a new lawyer you should be consulting with him/her rather than people here.

I think this would be a good time for everyone to move on to something else please.

Thank you 

You clearly only want the advice that you want to hear.  No matter how many have told you that your case is not a straightforward one, you choose to believe otherwise.  Why even ask the questions if you don't want to hear the answers?  Bottom line is, it's your case.  Win or loose, you're the only one here that this will affect.  If you've got that kinda of money to risk, then I say go for it.  It's just money.  If you don't like what the ECO tells you, you can always try again.  It's just $900 more. 

I believe valuable advice has been given on this case; therefore, the topic is now locked.

Hi,

I would like to hear some stories of anyone who has been granted a UK Spousal Visa even with a prior overstay in UK? And a refused entry unfortunately. I have seeked legal advice, I just want to hear others stories.

I know I have seeked advice regarding my oast Overstay, I just want to hear any stories.

Thanks :--)

Now suggesting that forum regulars do not dignify this thread by posting into it. 

With "n" number of threads started on the same blah blah blah, there's no reason to expend Leah's bandwidth over and over again...

Garry,

I have only asked for some stories. Nothing regarding my situation.

If you don't have anything to say, say nothing at all. 

/mod hat oon/

Ilak you have previously been asked by a moderator not to start any more threads on this issue. It's been well covered in the previous threads. I understand you are anxious and seeking reassurance but there's nothing more anyone here can tell you.

[MOD NOTE]

This is locked.  Any more topics started by ilak19 about overstaying will be locked. 

Unless you have a new angle the question has been asked and answered. 

If anyone wants to talk to you about overstaying they can PM you but it tends to be a topic that isn't encouraged. 

Hi - please do not lock this Question as it is a new topic. And have a go at me -  Just looking for simple advice...

I would like to know what the income requirement is for the sponsor when applying for a Uk Spouse Visa? I know every week must show 105.95 leftover after rent/mortgage, bills, tax, ect. But whats the overall income requirement one should meet montly in GB pounds? I just want to clarify if my husband meets that requirement.

Also, my husband has just recently started a new job. He has only been there about 2 months. I don't know if I will be able to provide payslips, will a letter from the employer and possibly even accountant suffice? Or will the payslips be a must also?

Any advice/help appreciated.

I know every week must show 105.95 leftover after rent/mortgage, bills, tax, ect. But whats the overall income requirement one should meet montly in GB pounds? I just want to clarify if my husband meets that requirement.

There is no set requirement...as you said, you have to met all your "normal" bills, and then have an amount leftover (£100.95 is a good guideline, I believe it's not an official "rule" from the Home Office but has been stated often here as a figure as it seems a good cutoff point for approved vs refused based on finances).

So if you and your husband will rent a place for £800/mo, have £200/mo in utilities, £150/mo council tax, and £150/mo in other committed expenses (car loan, student loan, whatever), then you would have to have a combined income of ~£1,737.45 (£100.95/week * 52 weeks / 12 months = £437.45/mo).  If you have savings on which you can draw (say, £10,000), then that can reduce the amount of income you need (if you used up the entire amount over the course of a year, you would have £833.33/mo, and would need only £904.12/mo in actual income).

I just made those numbers up, but basically in order to prove adequate funds, you need to substitute your own budget information and prove that you have money leftover, so that you're unlikely to resort to public funds (which is fine for him as a UK citizen, but not you as a spousal visa holder).

Thx for your information.

My husband is paying 500/monthly rent. Other then that, he pays water & electricity every 3 months. And tax. That's really it. He doesn't have a car right now as he lives in the City and everything is walking distance, plus his work. No need for a car yet. We don't even have cable or a phoneline. There's no other loans or any other types of payments being made. Just bills/rent/tax.

I'm sorry but I am still alittle confused even after reading your reply. If all he pays for is rent, water, electric, and tax what will be a sufficient income for him monthly from work? The reason why I am asking is because weeks ago when I spoke to an Immigration Advisor, she had told me his income requirement meets what is required. At that time his income monthly was 1200 GB pounds. But since then, he has been working part time and it has dropped down to 800 monthly.

Thanks for any help,

Hi,

I have heard about getting a Courier to speed up Application Processing times. I plan on doing this although I have no idea how I go about getting one. I live in Reading, Pennsylvania. My application for a UK Spouse Visa will be dealt with at L.A Consulate. I guess N.Y doesn't take PA applications anymore. Where do I find a courier? And how does this work? How much do they charge? What are the advantages of getting one?

Thanks for any information in advance x