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[Anna212]

I am an American married to an Englishman. We reside in the US. He recently was offered a job in the UK at a salary of 25,000 pounds.  We started looking into getting a visa for me (I would like to work as well) and we were not aware of how stringent the new laws are.

My question is, with a letter of a job offer and savings of around $15,000, would this suffice? Would he need to show he was earning a salary in America (I am the main bread winner over here)?

Any advice is appreciated!

[Gentleman of Leisure]

What has been your current combined income in the past year?

[Anna212]

Well, this past year was a bit of an anomaly, which is why I'm concerned. My husband was finishing his advanced degree and I left my job near the beginning of the year to pursue my dream career (I was earning 85,000 dollars a year). I've been working part time, so on paper the number is low (around 20,000 dollars combined).

We had been focusing on getting my husband a job in his field and now that that is has happened, we're afraid he won't be able to take it.

The law is so confusing - so a job offer and some savings would not suffice?

[Gentleman of Leisure]

You need to have been garnering an income at the required level as well as going into a job on arrival at the required salary level.  

http://www.ukba.home...pdf?view=Binary