Moving to the UK with HK wife

[Ern]

I hope that exemptions for Brits living in the EU and EU citizens in the UK are one of the sensible compromises that our elected politicians will be able to stretch to.

I thought one of the points of brexit was to treat people of all countries equally when it comes to immigration. Should be no relative disadvantage for non - EU coming to the UK.

[TheBrit]

I thought one of the points of brexit was to treat people of all countries equally when it comes to immigration. Should be no relative disadvantage for non - EU coming to the UK.

I'm talking existing, legal residents of the UK (Europeans) and Europe (Brits). Whatever the rules for new immigration they come up with, I hope neither set of existing legal residents is deported from them homes and families.

[TheBrit]

Considering what has been happening so far, the odds are stacked against sensible.

Well, an encouraging Cabinet level leak today:

Every EU migrant can stay in UK after Brexit: all 3.6 million to have residency rules or get amnesty

[Ern]

Poor guy.

Falklands War hero dad pleads "Don't deport my wife to China and leave my kids without a mum" - Birmingham Mail

[DirtyHairy]

Poor guy.

Falklands War hero dad pleads "Don't deport my wife to China and leave my kids without a mum" - Birmingham Mail

Terrible news.

Actually, the whole Falklands War Veteran, committed Christian, etc, should irrelevant. This is a British man, his wife of many years...they have children together who are British...that should be enough.

[chuckster007]

Yeah, it's stories like this which are making us apprehensive about the application! Do you know if your friends just put down his parents' address without any 'evidence' (e.g. letters in his name) or what they included for that part? Thanks!

reply from my mate "Used parents add... Had to send in loads of proof of ownership so the original deeds for the house and a letter of consent signed by both Ma and Pa giving us permission to stay there"

[justjoe86]

Yeah I've been married for 7 years to my HK wife. I'm British and we have a 6 year old daughter. We have looked into the British thing and given up on the idea. If we want to be closer to my family, maybe we will move to somewhere in Europe that doesn't treat us with contempt.

It has also affected our ventures into the property market. I had intended to buy in the UK but now we are put off that idea too and looking elsewhere. Well done British government on alienating your citizens.

[TheBrit]

When are you looking to move? If you can hang on in Hong Kong for another couple of years I suspect the non-EU spouse restrictions will be relaxed... and the Great British Peso devaluation might mean you can afford a London penthouse with your HKD

[orel100x]

When are you looking to move? If you can hang on in Hong Kong for another couple of years I suspect the non-EU spouse restrictions will be relaxed... and the Great British Peso devaluation might mean you can afford a London penthouse with your HKD

Yeah, a few more years (maybe months???) and buying in London will be within reach of any HK student

[nihaobitches]

reply from my mate "Used parents add... Had to send in loads of proof of ownership so the original deeds for the house and a letter of consent signed by both Ma and Pa giving us permission to stay there"

Cheers, mate!

I have another question about meeting the financial requirement, if any can help! We plan on meeting the financial requirement with cash savings, but my wife thinks that we can just use the value of our shares, without liquidating anything. I checked the website/notes and it just says:

If income has been earned from investments, shares and/or stocks in the 12 months
prior to the date of application and the relevant asset was then sold, we will consider it to
be held at the date of application and that income may be counted towards the financial
requirement, provided that investments, shares and/or stocks of an equivalent volume
have since been purchased in the same company and are held at the date of
application.

My wife reckons 'income' can mean the value of the shares we own, whereas I think it means dividends etc. I emailed them asking for clarification and they said to just check the guidance notes/website.

Does anyone have any experience of meeting the financial requirement with cash or shares? Any (more) help would be greatly appreciated! Ta!