UK Marriage Visa Transfer Process

In the eligibility section of the premium service overview it has a 'Qualified persons' subsection. The visa we're applying for doesn't seem to be obviously covered by these headings. Is the FLR (M) that we're applying for definitely eligible for the premium service? (I really wish these government websites weren't so vague)

Also. What tier is the FLR(M) out of curiosity.

In the eligibility section of the premium service overview it has a 'Qualified persons' subsection. The visa we're applying for doesn't seem to be obviously covered by these headings. Is the FLR (M) that we're applying for definitely eligible for the premium service? (I really wish these government websites weren't so vague)

You are definitely eligible - hundreds of people here on the forum have applied for FLR(M) in person at a premium service centre over the last few years.

Everyone on the forum who has applied in person in the London area has applied at Croydon. I didn't even know there was a London office until you mentioned it above.

From the premium centre pages (https://www.gov.uk/ukvi-premium-service-centres/book-an-appointment), this is for an FLR(M) application:

Remain in the UK with family - applying in the partner, family life as a partner or private life in the UK routes   Book as part of your online application, or book to apply in person at a premium service centre - you’ll need to take your completed paper form with you

Also. What tier is the FLR(M) out of curiosity.

FLR(M) is not part of the Tier visas... it doesn't have a tier. It is called  a 'Settlement Visa'.

Work/Study visas:
Tier 1 = Entrepreneur and Investor work visas
Tier 2 = Sponsored work visas with a UK company, or Intra-Company Transfer visas
Tier 3 = doesn't currently exist as a visa type
Tier 4 = Student visas
Tier 5 = temporary worker visas (charity workers, sportspeople, government-sponsored exchange, religious workers, Youth Mobility Scheme etc.)

Settlement visas:
Fiance visa
Spousal visa
Partner visa
Child dependant visa
FLR(M) visa

Visitor visas:
- all different visitor visa types

Here you go, FLR(M) is mentioned on the page showing who is eligible:
https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/product/premium-service-appointment-booking#who-can-use-this-service

Who Can Use This Service

You must be applying from within the UK.

Not all types of application can be made in person. You can use this service if you are applying for one of the following categories. Use the links below to download an application form and guidance for your application type.

Settlement

Further Leave to Remain

FLR (AF)
Leave to remain (permission to stay) in the UK as a member of HM Forces or their dependant

FLR (FP)
Leave to remain (permission to stay) in the UK on the basis of a right to a family or private life

FLR (M)
Leave to remain (permission to stay) in the UK as the partner of a person present and settled in the UK, or as a partner of a person with refugee leave or humanitarian protection

FLR (HRO)
Leave to remain (permission to stay) in the UK for human rights claims, leave outside the rules and other routes not covered by other forms

FLR (IR)
Leave to remain (permission to stay) in the UK for other routes under the Immigration Rules

I've successfully applied FLR(M) twice in Croydon.

BUT, it takes one to two weeks after the appointment to get the BRP.  And post applications are currently taking six weeks.  £590 is a lot of money for a short time savings.  Individual decision of course.

If relying on the 62,500 GBP of savings to pass financial checks, are we applying under catagory E or D in the financial section of the FLR(M)?

On your advice we've decided to continue with the paper application. However, we're concerned by the fact that in section 7.1 we are asked directly if either I or my sponsor are recipients of benefits listed in section 21.D which my sponsor is. Ticking the Yes box directs us to move on to section 7.B which completely jumps the section of the application where we are able to list his savings as the finances we are relying on for the application.
Do we just tick no in this instance and fill in Category D irregardless of my sponsor receiving PIP because we are not relying on it for our financial requirement?

If relying on the 62,500 GBP of savings to pass financial checks, are we applying under catagory E or D in the financial section of the FLR(M)?

Category D: Cash Savings (page 34 on the FLR(M) form).

The categories are as follows:

Categories A and B = employment income
Category C = non-employment income
Category D = cash savings
Category E = pension income
Categories F and G = self-employment income

Cash savings is Category D.

I would tick yes and next to that "relying on Category D for financial requirement".

On your advice we've decided to continue with the paper application. However, we're concerned by the fact that in section 7.1 we are asked directly if either I or my sponsor are recipients of benefits listed in section 21.D which my sponsor is. Ticking the Yes box directs us to move on to section 7.B which completely jumps the section of the application where we are able to list his savings as the finances we are relying on for the application.

Section 7.1 is for people who are exempt from having to meet the financial requirement.

If your sponsor is in receipt of any of the listed benefits, you do NOT have to meet the £18,600 income or £62,500 cash savings requirement. Instead, you just need to show you have 'adequate maintenance' to support yourselves for the length of the visa.

Adequate maintenance is defined has having at least the amount that a UK couple would receive in income support from the government left over each week after paying rent and council tax.

This figure for 2017/2018 is £114.85 per week.

So, say your rent and council tax combined is £150 per week, you need to show a total of £264.85 income per week to meet the requirement. If using cash savings, you need to have enough to last the 2.5 years of the FLR(M) visa, which is £34,430.50.

Do we just tick no in this instance and fill in Category D irregardless of my sponsor receiving PIP because we are not relying on it for our financial requirement?

It depends - if you meet the financial requirement using the £62,500 in savings and don't want to apply as being exempt, then you can fill out Category D.

If you want to use evidence of the sponsor receiving PIP, showing your savings that way instead of Cat D, you can tick yes and skip to 7B.

More form questions.
Payment details on page 7:

In question 4 are they asking for the applicant's date of birth or the UK contact's date of birth?

We will be having my mother pay the £993 fee using her debit card do we have to name her as the payment contact using part 2? or can we just leave that blank and have all correspondence go to the applicant?

It should all be in the applicant’s name except for the name on the debit card.


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In section D, page 35, question ix what do they mean by 'Amount in account for the last 6 months and at the date of application' ?

It means: how much has been held in your savings account for the last 6 months prior to applying for the visa?

This amount must be at least £62,500 (either in one account or a combined total of all accounts) in order for you to qualify for the visa, and the total balance in the account(s) cannot have fallen below £62,500 for even a single day during those 6 months.


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Because the total in my account had fluctuated over the 6 month period I answered with £xxxx balance on date of application and £yyyy lowest balance held over the 6 month period. So I gave them both figures.