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Guidance: Chapter 08 – appendix FM family members: caseworker guidance

Uk Visas Immigration

August 16
14:02 2024

UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff handle applications from families applying after 9 July 2012 under the Immigration Rules, chapter 8, appendix FM.

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Published 4 December 2013
Last updated 16 August 2024 +show all updates
  1. Updated Appendix FM and Appendix HM Armed Forces: minimum income requirement to change currencies where FDCO CER should be used.

  2. Appendix FM 1.7: financial requirement updated to reflect the increase to the minimum income requirement laid in the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 590 laid in parliament on 15 march) which comes into force on 11 April 2024, including transitional arrangement. A full list of changes is available in the guidance. The name of this guidance has been changed to "Appendix FM and Appendix HM armed forces: minimum income requirement".

  3. Updated 'Appendix FM 1.7: financial requirement' to remove the requirement for a current appointment report from Companies House.

  4. Guidance on adult dependant relatives updated to correct an error relating to partners and provide clarification on when the financial undertaking must be made.

  5. Guidance on Appendix FM 1.7a updated and renamed 'Appendix FM and adult dependent relatives: maintenance and accommodation'. COVID-19 concession section also updated. Guidance on adult dependent relatives updated to refer to provisions of new Appendix ADR to the Immigration Rules and to change reference from Refugee Leave and Humanitarian Protection Leave to Protection Status.

  6. Added accessible versions of each document. Deleted annex FM 3.2a, which was a duplicate of annex FM 3.2.

  7. 'Adult dependent relatives' guidance updated to remove references to CID.

  8. Updated appendix FM 1.7: financial requirement and appendix FM 1.7a: maintenance guidance.

  9. Updated 'Adult dependent relatives' guidance.

  10. Replaced Appendix FM 1.7a: maintenance document with a new version.

  11. Appendix FM section 1.7 published with updated information on COVID-19 concessions.

  12. Updated 'Appendix FM 1.7a: maintenance' to reflect an update to coronavirus (COVID-19) concessions.

  13. Updated 'Appendix FM 1.7a: maintenance' to reflect an update to coronavirus (COVID-19) concessions.

  14. Updated 'Appendix FM 1.7: financial requirement' to reflect an update to coronavirus (COVID-19) concessions.

  15. Updated Updated Appendix FM 1.7, Appendix FM 1.7A and Adult dependent relatives to reflect end of transition.

  16. COVID-19 financial requirement concessions have been updated to include the job support scheme.

  17. Updated maintenance document.

  18. Updated financial requirement

  19. Updated Appendix FM 1.7 and Appendix FM 1.7A.

  20. Updated Appendix 7a to include coronavirus financial requirement concessions, the need to have permission to disclose Family Court Documents and to remove references to the guidance being applicable only to non-EA family members.

  21. Updated version of the document Appendix FM 1.7: financial requirement published. - COVID-19 financial requirement concessions have been added- changes made to reflect need to have permission to disclose Family Court Documents- references to the guidance being applicable only to non-EA family members have been removed.

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