1st FLR (M) application from a fiance visa

Hey everyone. I am sorry I haven't been around lately. Finally had some time to get back on here and give an update and sorry for this...Ask for help....again.

After that long agonizing 3 month wait and the 3 months I have been back and Nathan and I have finished up the planning of the wedding we were married on the 17th of Nov and we couldn't be any happier. I am currently in the processing of renewing my passport with my name change and while we are waiting for my passport to come back we are going to collect up everything we need for my FLR (M) application. Question is what do we need? I am slightly panicking I have no idea what to do. HELP....LOL.. Hope everyone is doing great and I am sorry that I left without a word and now the first thing I am doing is asking for help.

Congratulations!

Basically you need everything you submitted for the fiance visa, just updated.

If applying under Category A,  the latest six months of payslips, bank statements, new employment letter, etc.  And instead of plans to marry, you'll include your marriage certificate and proof that you've been living together since you moved over.

There are MAJOR changes coming to the way applications are being processed at the end of the this month and the  NHS surcharge is doubling in December.  It sounds like you may not be able to submit before all the changes though.  So watch this space.  The communication around the changes has been very poor and we aren't entirely sure of how it will all work come the end of the month...   

6 months? I have only been back for 3 and we haven't included me in joint accounts yet. We thought we had to wait until after the marriage to update anything.

Congratulations!

Basically you need everything you submitted for the fiance visa, just updated.

If applying under Category A,  the latest six months of payslips, bank statements, new employment letter, etc.  And instead of plans to marry, you'll include your marriage certificate and proof that you've been living together since you moved over.

There are MAJOR changes coming to the way applications are being processed at the end of the this month and the  NHS surcharge is doubling in December.  It sounds like you may not be able to submit before all the changes though.  So watch this space.  The communication around the changes has been very poor and we aren't entirely sure of how it will all work come the end of the month...   

I heard about the NHS surcharge going up but didn't think that was happening til April...YAY!!...LOL

6 months? I have only been back for 3 and we haven't included me in joint accounts yet. We thought we had to wait until after the marriage to update anything.

The 6 months mentioned is for the payslips and bank statements for the financial requirements, which is the same as your sponsor provided for the fiancé visa.

However, you do need to provide 6 official documents in each name at the same address covering the 3 months you have been here so far (or as many as you have, along with an explanation for why you don’t have 6 each). These can be in joint or separate names and need to be from at least 3 different official sources (or an explanation for why you don’t have enough sources), such as utility bills, bank statements, tenancy agreements, letters from government departments etc.


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The 6 months mentioned is for the payslips and bank statements for the financial requirements, which is the same as your sponsor provided for the fiancé visa.

However, you do need to provide 6 official documents in each name at the same address covering the 3 months you have been here so far (or as many as you have, along with an explanation for why you don’t have 6 each). These can be in joint or separate names and need to be from at least 3 different official sources (or an explanation for why you don’t have enough sources), such as utility bills, bank statements, tenancy agreements, letters from government departments etc.


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What if we are excempt from the financial requirement?

The 6 months mentioned is for the payslips and bank statements for the financial requirements, which is the same as your sponsor provided for the fiancé visa.

However, you do need to provide 6 official documents in each name at the same address covering the 3 months you have been here so far (or as many as you have, along with an explanation for why you don’t have 6 each). These can be in joint or separate names and need to be from at least 3 different official sources (or an explanation for why you don’t have enough sources), such as utility bills, bank statements, tenancy agreements, letters from government departments etc.


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And basically we need to get me added onto utilities, bank accounts...the house...council tax....ASAP

What if we are excempt from the financial requirement?

What category did you use for the fiance visa?  You'll need all of that information updated and resubmitted for the FLR(M).

If exempt and using adequate maintenance, it's all of those documents again - but updated to be dated within 28 days of the application.

What category did you use for the fiance visa?  You'll need all of that information updated and resubmitted for the FLR(M).

If exempt and using adequate maintenance, it's all of those documents again - but updated to be dated within 28 days of the application.

Settlement Fiance Visa

Our solicitor filled out that information out. By category what do you mean? I know, sounding a bit stupid now

Settlement Fiance Visa

Our solicitor filled out that information out. By category what do you mean? I know, sounding a bit stupid now

If you are exempt from the financial requirement you don’t have a category, you fill out the ‘exempt’ section of the form and provide:
- evidence of benefits
- at least 1 bank statement showing benefit payments
- 6 months of bank statements (and payslips if applicable) showing all income and any savings

If you are not exempt then you have to show an annual income of at least £18,600 under one (or more) of the Categories A-G.

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


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Settlement Fiance Visa

Our solicitor filled out that information out. By category what do you mean? I know, sounding a bit stupid now

There are different ways of meeting the financial requirement.  How do you guys meet it? 

If you are exempt from the financial requirement you don’t have a category, you fill out the ‘exempt’ section of the form and provide:
- evidence of benefits
- at least 1 bank statement showing benefit payments
- 6 months of bank statements (and payslips if applicable) showing all income and any savings

If you are not exempt then you have to show an annual income of at least £18,600 under one (or more) of the Categories A-G.

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


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Ok...we are exempt from the financial...So I don't have to worry about that. We have no issues proving that...We had a special circumstance we had to prove his benefits but that is easy enough to prove again. The only thing I might have a issue with is that we aren't on any joint utilities or bank accounts yet..and we aren't renting, he owns his own house so should I get put on the house as well?

Ok...we are exempt from the financial...So I don't have to worry about that. We have no issues proving that...We had a special circumstance we had to prove his benefits but that is easy enough to prove again.

It’s not quite as simple as that. There is still a minimum income requirement, even if you are exempt - you have to show Adequate Maintenance (which your solicitor should have clearly explained to you!).

You have to show that after paying any rent and council tax, you have at least as much left over each week as a UK couple receives in Income Support from the government.

This figure is about £115 per week.

The calculation for this and the documents you must provide are listed in Appendix FM 1.7a Adequate Maintenance:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/452967/IDI_Adequate_Maintenance_and_Accommodation_Appendix_FM_Annex_1_7A.pdf

The only thing I might have a issue with is that we aren't on any joint utilities or bank accounts yet..and we aren't renting, he owns his own house so should I get put on the house as well?

You won’t be able to be put on the house, I don’t believe,
because you don’t own any of it yourself.

Really, you should have got your name added to as many bills as possible as soon as you arrived in the U.K., so that you would have the required documents now.

You don’t have to be on joint accounts, some things can be in just your name or just his name. Do your have any of the following you could use:
- NHS letter from registering with a GP
- DVLA letter from applying for a provisional driver’s licence
- any other mail in your name?



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It’s not quite as simple as that. There is still a minimum income requirement, even if you are exempt - you have to show Adequate Maintenance (which your solicitor should have clearly explained to you!).

You have to show that after paying any rent and council tax, you have at least as much left over each week as a UK couple receives in Income Support from the government.

This figure is about £115 per week.

The calculation for this and the documents you must provide are listed in Appendix FM 1.7a Adequate Maintenance:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/452967/IDI_Adequate_Maintenance_and_Accommodation_Appendix_FM_Annex_1_7A.pdf

You won’t be able to be put on the house, I don’t believe,
because you don’t own any of it yourself.

Really, you should have got your name added to as many bills as possible as soon as you arrived in the U.K., so that you would have the required documents now.

You don’t have to be on joint accounts, some things can be in just your name or just his name. Do your have any of the following you could use:
- NHS letter from registering with a GP
- DVLA letter from applying for a provisional driver’s licence
- any other mail in your name?



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ok now I am panicking a bit more....Didn't know I could register for a GP. Thought that was after the Visa approval...No on DVLA because we were told I was good on my DL for 12 months and that info is also coming from 2 of his relatives who works at the DVLA and no...I have nothing...OMG!!!

It’s not quite as simple as that. There is still a minimum income requirement, even if you are exempt - you have to show Adequate Maintenance (which your solicitor should have clearly explained to you!).

You have to show that after paying any rent and council tax, you have at least as much left over each week as a UK couple receives in Income Support from the government.

This figure is about £115 per week.

The calculation for this and the documents you must provide are listed in Appendix FM 1.7a Adequate Maintenance:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/452967/IDI_Adequate_Maintenance_and_Accommodation_Appendix_FM_Annex_1_7A.pdf

You won’t be able to be put on the house, I don’t believe,
because you don’t own any of it yourself.

Really, you should have got your name added to as many bills as possible as soon as you arrived in the U.K., so that you would have the required documents now.

You don’t have to be on joint accounts, some things can be in just your name or just his name. Do your have any of the following you could use:
- NHS letter from registering with a GP
- DVLA letter from applying for a provisional driver’s licence
- any other mail in your name?



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our solicitor did not tell us any of this information...And we thought nothing could actually could be done til after the wedding.