Settlement visa if I'm self employed

[M4rtyn]

Hi just like to know if I'm self employed do I use my gross figure or net to show I earn more than £18.600 to do a settlement visa ??

[neil123]

I am not sure but for a waged person they go off the gross, so i should imagine it would be the gross, try going through this lol 

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/IDIs/chp8-annex/section-FM-1.7.pdf?view=Binary

[mxer90]

When you say "Settlement Visa", what do you mean, as there is no "Settlement Visa" for Thailand.  Do you mean a Retirement "OA" Non-Immigrant Visa, which I assume means you are over 50 years old?

 

If you are self employed I assume that means you are working, you cannot work in Thailand without the appropriate Visa and Work Permit (which a Retirement Visa does not allow you to do).  If you have income from investments/pensions/interest then that would be acceptable but I don't see how you are going to settle in Thailand and be self employed at the same time unless you have a company back in the UK with employees working for you.
 

Please see below for types of visas for Thailand:

 

http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/?q=node/44

 

The financial requirements for a Retirement visa are:

 

1. Copy of bank statement having in possession of annually income equivalent to Thai currency at 
        least 800,000 Baht or monthly income 65,000 Baht. (approximately GBP 14,000.00/annum)

[mrina]

 

When you say "Settlement Visa", what do you mean, as there is no "Settlement Visa" for Thailand.  Do you mean a Retirement "OA" Non-Immigrant Visa, which I assume means you are over 50 years old?

 

If you are self employed I assume that means you are working, you cannot work in Thailand without the appropriate Visa and Work Permit (which a Retirement Visa does not allow you to do).  If you have income from investments/pensions/interest then that would be acceptable but I don't see how you are going to settle in Thailand and be self employed at the same time unless you have a company back in the UK with employees working for you.

 

Please see below for types of visas for Thailand:

 

http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/?q=node/44

 

The financial requirements for a Retirement visa are:

 

1. Copy of bank statement having in possession of annually income equivalent to Thai currency at 

        least 800,000 Baht or monthly income 65,000 Baht. (approximately GBP 14,000.00/annum)

 

He means to take a girl to his home country surely?

[Vortex]

As you are self employed, look at the figure on your SA302 tax statement, from your last tax return, this is the figure the UKBA will regard as your taxable earnings.

 

If the figure on your SA302 is above 18,600 then you qualify. 

[M4rtyn]

Ok thanks it looks like I'm a bit short of the £18,600 so was thinking maybe another holiday visa ? What would be a reasonable time to apply again ? she went back to Thailand last week and she was here for 5 months

Thanks

Ps when she went back they did not stamp her passport is this right ?

[mxer90]

He means to take a girl to his home country surely?

Doh!! Sorry OP, good luck with your lady.

[Vortex]

Ok thanks it looks like I'm a bit short of the £18,600 so was thinking maybe another holiday visa ? What would be a reasonable time to apply again ? she went back to Thailand last week and she was here for 5 months

Thanks

Ps when she went back they did not stamp her passport is this right ?

 

Check the conditions of her current visa, typically visitor visa are issued for 12 months with with a maximum stay of 6 months within that 12 month period, so if she was to return to the UK again she can only stay for 1 more month, bringing the total time she has been in the UK on her current visa to the maximum 6 months, she then has to wait 6 months from her last exit date before she can re-apply.

There is something called the "spent leave rule", this means she needs to spend the same amount of time outside the UK as she spent in the UK, you say she was here for 5 months, hence she should not apply to re-enter for at least that amount of time, applying before that time has expired will likely result in a refusal.

 

The UK has not used exit stamps since the mid 1990's, they use a system called API (Advanced Passenger Information) for several counties, which is why the airline asks for name, address, passport number, etc before they will issue a boarding card for a flight to Thailand.

This of course means that there is no system in the UK to monitor and/ or follow up on over-stayers.

[neil123]

Keep checking the UK border agency website, but I am sure Darrren will let us know, when it changes, the £18,600 was challenged earlier this year, although there was no ruling giving an actual amount, the courts reccommended that this figure was to high. I think there is a figure of £13000, circulating.  However the government is appealing this decision, ( i dont know how as there was no decision ) but they are appealing against the comment that it is to high ( still dont understand lol ) but there could be decision next year, and this amount lowered

fingers crossed, or get yourself a good accountant

[M4rtyn]

Thanks for the advice

[Sizzler]

Yeah I am pretty sure that the £18,600 requirement has been suspended currently as long as you meet all other requirements looking at the UKBA website.

[Vortex]

Yeah I am pretty sure that the £18,600 requirement has been suspended currently as long as you meet all other requirements looking at the UKBA website.

 

it still applies...

 

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/partners-families/citizens-settled/spouse-cp/can-you-apply/financial/

 

For those that are interested, here is the full briefing-papers on the subject, from the house of commons library,  which was last updated on the 9th of December 2013

 

sn06724.pdf