The UK Spouse visa category is for partners of British citizens, persons with indefinite leave to remain in the UK or limited leave, who wish to join, or stay with, their husband or wife in the UK. You can also apply for a UK Spouse visa if your Spouse is outside the UK, but intending to return to the UK with you

Requirements for a UK Spouse visa application

In order to qualify for a UK Spouse visa you will need to satisfy UK Visas and Immigration that you meet the following requirement

• You are both over the age of 18;
• Your partner is British, holds indefinite leave to remain, limited leave to remain
• You have met in person and are legally married;
• Your relationship is genuine and you intend to live together permanently;
• Any previous relationships have broken down permanently;
• You will be adequately maintained in the UK without recourse to public funds;
• There is adequate accommodation for you and any dependents;
• You speak and understand English to the required level.

Financial requirement for a UK Spouse visa

n order to demonstrate that you can be adequately maintained in the UK without recourse to public funds, you will need to satisfy a financial requirement.

The financial requirement for a UK Spouse visa application states that you will need to demonstrate that your Spouse (or both of you jointly if you are in the UK with valid leave to remain) has a gross annual income of at least:

• £18,600; plus
• £3,800 for a first child (who is not British, settled or an EEA national); plus
• £2,400 for each additional child (who is not British, settled or an EEA national).

Satisfying the financial requirement

You can meet the UK Spouse visa financial requirement through salaried and non-salaried income, self-employed income, salary and/or dividends from a company of which you are a Director, property rental income, dividends and income from investments, stocks, shares, bonds or trust funds, pension income, insurance payments, maintenance payments and cash savings above £16,000 that have been held for at least six months, unless you can demonstrate that they have come from the sale of property or investments within the last 6 months.

In some circumstances it is possible to rely on a combination of the above sources of income to satisfy the financial requirement.