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moving to UK with husband afte Brexit

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Posted a question but obviously was not clear enough. My French husband will retire in 4 years, so after Brexit. His pension will be approximately £2500 a month but mine is only £1000 as I took out cash and bought a house outright. I have now learned that if your income is less than £15000 a year you are not allowed to have a husband/wife join you in the UK. My question was, if the husband/wife has his/her own income, does this negate the need for the British partner to earn more than £15000 a year? Yes if you are married to a non eu subject you have to earn £15000 a year to be allowed to have them join you and presumably this rule will apply to eu citizens after brexit.

anon

No one here can answer this question, as no one (not even the British Government) knows what the arrangements will be for EU citizens rights to reside in the U.K. after March 2019. You should ask the British Consulate for advice.

Jul 24, 2017 13:44
J

You're British so you can live in the UK regardless of your income.
Hubbie will be your spouse, and will have income over GBP15k, so will be able to join you.

That's under current rules.

There's no guarantee what those rules will be in 4 years time.

Jul 24, 2017 16:39
ddd

These are the rules at the moment for a non EU spouse wishing to move to the UK to live with their UK spouse.

https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa

It's currently £18600pa income and can come from both or one of you. This rule doesn't apply to you at the moment but the mealy mouthed government are trying to include EU citizens and they want to increase the income required as well.

It's anyones guess what comes of the next year or so and EU citizens rights in the UK. If you are lucky they won't get away with their vile plans......

Be warned though, if you and your husband are dragged into it by the time you attempt to move they will charge you a fortune and make it is as difficult as they can.

Jul 24, 2017 17:44
CC_R

These rules are aimed at stopping immigration via marriage when people bring wives or husbands in from poorer countries not at stopping people being able to retire back to their place of bationaith. Also until brexit is finalised I wouldn't worry currently the rules you're worrying about simply don't apply in your case. Even if the rules change it's unlikely to affect eu citizens in the same way at least in the short term as there is likely to be a transition period

Jul 25, 2017 09:14
CC_R

Nationality sorry typo

Jul 25, 2017 09:14
CC_R

Finally no one here can tell you I have friends and relatives who are married to commonwealth citizens of sateen Europeans and they have all been able to bring their spouses to the uk after the correct procedure were followed. My cousin constantly complains about the hoops he has had to jump to get his marriage recognised but your case is different I presume you've. Been married some time the rules you're worrying about are aimed at stopping sham marriage or bringing in people who will be relying on the stAte which you won't be

Jul 25, 2017 09:19
Rupert

Today, too many people in positions of power behave as though they have more in common with international elites than with the people down the road, the people they employ, the people they pass in the street.

But if you believe you’re a citizen of the world, you’re a citizen of nowhere. You don’t understand what the very word ‘citizenship’ means.

Jul 26, 2017 12:33
I

Under current rules, a Brit having lived and exercised treaty rights elsewhere in the EU is treated with non.EU spouse on return to UK as a on n Brit EU national and EU regs apply not immigration rules or ia1971. The major difference is no economic measure of 18k. A on n EU spouse of EU not Brit national only can but denied entry and denied EU treaty rights when there is evidence of scam marriage.

People working for the home office know as much as general public ie nothing. There have been no proposals on changes in UK immigration law.

Jul 27, 2017 09:12