Appendix E - Maintenance (funds) for the family of Relevant Points Based Systems Migrants
A sufficient level of funds must be available to an applicant applying as the Partner or Child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant. A sufficient level of funds will only be available if the requirements below are met.
(a) Where the application is connected to a Tier 1 Migrant (other than a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant) who is outside the UK or who has been in the UK for a period of less than 12 months, there must be £1600 in funds.
(b) Where:
(i) paragraph (a) does not apply, and
(ii) the application is connected to a Relevant Points Based System Migrant who is not a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant or a Tier 4 Migrant there must be £533 in funds.
(ba)(i) Where the application is connected to a Tier 4 Migrant:
(1) if the Tier 4 Migrant is studying in London (as defined in paragraph 12 of Appendix B), there must be £533 in funds for each month for which the applicant would, if successful, be granted leave under paragraph 319D(a), up to a maximum of £ 4,797,
(2) if the Tier 4 Migrant is not studying in London, there must be £400 in funds for each month for which the applicant would, if successful, be granted leave under paragraph 319D(a), up to a maximum of £3,600.
(c) Where the applicant is applying as the Partner of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant the relevant amount of funds must be available to either the applicant or the Relevant Points Based System Migrant .
(d) Where the applicant is applying as the Child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, the relevant amount of funds must be available to the applicant, the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or the applicant's other parent who is Lawfully present in the UK or being granted entry clearance, or leave to enter or remain, at the same time.
(e) Where the Relevant Points Based System Migrant is applying for entry clearance or leave to remain at the same time as the applicant, the amount of funds available to the applicant must be in addition to the level of funds required separately of the Relevant Points Based System Migrant.
(ea) In all cases, the funds in question must be available to:
(i) the applicant, or
(ii) where he is applying as the partner of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, either to him or to that Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or
(iii) where he is applying as the child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, either to him, to the Relevant Points Based System Migrant or to the child's other parent who is Lawfully present in the UK or being granted entry clearance, or leave to enter or remain, at the same time at the date of the application and must have been available to that person for a period of time set out in the guidance specifying the specified documents for the purposes of Appendix E.
(eb) In the following cases, sufficient funds will be deemed to be available where all of the following
conditions are met:
(i) the Relevant Points Based System Migrant to whom the application is connected has, or is being granted, leave as a Tier 2 Migrant,
(ii) the Sponsor of that Relevant Points Based System Migrant is A-rated, and
(iii) that Sponsor provides a written undertaking that, should it become necessary, it will maintain and accommodate the dependants of the Relevant Points Based System Migrant up to the end of the first month of the Relevant Points Based System Migrant?s employment. The undertaking may be limited provided the limit is at least £533 per dependant.
(f) In all cases the applicant must provide the specified documents.