Moving to the UK with HK wife

[jimbo]

Personally, I don't have an issue with having a reasonable minimum income set. It is the rather harsh way this has been implemented that is at issue, with an adherence to the letter of the law rather than the spirit in cases that fall between the cracks. Especially the discrimination that is created when only the UK citizen's income may be taken into account.

Yup it's causing me unbelievable stress and hassle as the sponsor.

Pretty much need 6 months minimum of consecutive statements from my banks etc and to prove where the funds have come from etc.

My application has been submitted and visiting the consulate next week to hand in the paperwork they're requiring.

Then it's the waiting game with no guarantee that we'll be accepted.

[hullexile]

Yup it's causing me unbelievable stress and hassle as the sponsor.

Pretty much need 6 months minimum of consecutive statements from my banks etc and to prove where the funds have come from etc.

My application has been submitted and visiting the consulate next week to hand in the paperwork they're requiring.

Then it's the waiting game with no guarantee that we'll be accepted.

Best of luck Jimbo, sure you will be fine.

If you want another bad piece of shit - if they reject you have the choice of a paper only appeal or the more expensive court hearing where you can present your case personally. If you choose the latter you have to pay the court fees up front which are non-refundable even, as in my case, it never goes to court! BASTARDS.

[jimbo]

Best of luck Jimbo, sure you will be fine.

If you want another bad piece of shit - if they reject you have the choice of a paper only appeal or the more expensive court hearing where you can present your case personally. If you choose the latter you have to pay the court fees up front which are non-refundable even, as in my case, it never goes to court! BASTARDS.

Got approval today!
Thankfully! All the past few months of stress is over.
Next step is to secure jobs for the both of us.

[hullexile]

Got approval today!
Thankfully! All the past few months of stress is over.
Next step is to secure jobs for the both of us.

Congratulations!

[DirtyHairy]

Good job jimbo!

[chuckster007]

Got approval today!
Thankfully! All the past few months of stress is over.
Next step is to secure jobs for the both of us.

Congrats dude so overall it took you like 2 weeks from hand in to approval using express service???

[jimbo]

Congrats dude so overall it took you like 2 weeks from hand in to approval using express service???

Yup just under ten working days from hand in to approval using fast track

Costs $4545 extra to get it as opposed to the 60 working days for normal processing

[HK_Katherine]

Yup just under ten working days from hand in to approval using fast track

Costs $4545 extra to get it as opposed to the 60 working days for normal processing

I guess they think that if you are rich enough to afford the processing fee they probably should let you in!

[jimbo]

I guess they think that if you are rich enough to afford the processing fee they probably should let you in!

Crazy, really the entire fees were $25k including health checks and property inspection and to expidite the application.

Certainly not cheap when the processing of the paperwork is outsourced to the Philippines

[hullexile]

Crazy, really the entire fees were $25k including health checks and property inspection and to expidite the application.

Certainly not cheap when the processing of the paperwork is outsourced to the Philippines

There certainly is a good profit margin there. Btw I thought it was just Asia outsourced to Manila but apparently it is the whole world except the UK now.