Working for an American Military - deployed a lot

Hello again! Sorry for the bombardment of posts lately.

Husband (The American) has been offered a job which he could start after we have finished our Spouse extension visa application in July.

The problem with this job is its a contracting role for the American Military in a role he did before he came here. It would involve 3 months deployed (in a war torn country and not in America) and then 1 month off which they are happy for him to stay in the UK for.

We are trying to think long term here. We have another 2.5 years after July and then we want to do ILR and hopefully naturalisation.

Could he even take this job offer because ive read on thatvhe cant be out of the country for so many days but is working the classified in the same way as say taking a holiday? Also is there an issue  with him working for the American military?

And while im posting....his current job has just offered him a new role and pay rise and said he can stay with the agency/umbrella. We are applying under cat A for spouse visa. Hes ok to take a new role with a new contract isnt he as long as he doesnt change his employer? Does he need to make sure the new contract states continuous in or isnt that relevant?

Thank you!

He could certainly take the job for the military.  He'll be okay to apply for ILR when the time comes, as the reason you two would not have been living together would be due to his work.

However, he wouldn't qualify for citizenship.  To qualify for citizenship he needs to have not been absent from the UK for more than 270 days in the previous 3 years.  Of which, no more than 90 days can be in the previous 12 months.

Yes, if he keeps the same employer, changing roles is not an issue for Category A.  When the time comes to apply, just ensure his employment letter states he has been an employee since XX date (they can mention the new role/contract began on YY date).

Is there a reason he couldn't apply under Category B though, as he could move away from the umbrella company.

Thanks for that answer! Clears that up!

We cant because he took nearly half the year off to renovate our rental and we havent earned the 18600 between us. This is why im looking at everything else well in advance now. We made some poor  hoices last year as we didnt look at the visa app so didnt realise we would have to go through it all again and there be so many rules as we had used savings last time and now weve spent all them on the damn house !!! 🙈

Ah, I understand.

Yeah, it's important to keep the savings untouched unless you know without a shadow of a doubt you'll be able to change categories.

It's when people switch to self-employed that it's really tough!

Yeah im self employed and we cant use it as i havent earnt enough and we looked into it and it was a minefield. Seems unfair though that i couldnt just add onto his salary what i had earned when we apply

We made some poor  hoices last year as we didnt look at the visa app so didnt realise we would have to go through it all again and there be so many rules as we had used savings last time and now weve spent all them on the damn house !!! 🙈

Can you sell the rental and use savings again?

Are you aware of all the other rule changes for landlords? The new benefit rules coming in where the welfare state will no longer fund landlords in many cases: the income tax changes for landlords which increase their income for tax: the new law in England that puts an end to landlords who don't repair their lets/ don't repair in time/don't have the money to do repairs i.e. new boiler; the new checks landlords must make?

Being a landlord is not the easy money it once was. i.e. under the welfare reforms coming in, the capital in a landords Let will form part of their benefit claim. Over 16k capital will stop them from getting Tax Credits when that benefit is replaced by the new one income based welfare payment, Universal Credit.
- The new tax changes for landlords mean more taxs to pay and for many, they will also lose their Child Benefit.

Sirius, as a landlord, I welcome the changes (not a fan of the tax but only two things in life are guaranteed, death and taxes).

My renting experience here was shocking.  I am SO GLAD to see basic standards being required of landlords (basic maintenance including unacceptable mound and U working boilers).  You MUST agree that this is a good thing?

I cant sell it as his visa runs out in june so the money wouldnt have been in the bank 6 months. When ILR time comes he should be in a better paying job and be earning over 18600 a year so we would have the options of different categories for ILR.

I dont want to sell it either. I have a great tenant and its a nice income at the end of the month. Better than what the bank will give me!

I cant sell it as his visa runs out in june so the money wouldnt have been in the bank 6 months. When ILR time comes he should be in a better paying job and be earning over 18600 a year so we would have the options of different categories for ILR.

If you have owned the house for at least 6 months before you sell it, the money can be used immediately - you don't have to hold it in the bank for 6 months.

Sirius, as a landlord, I welcome the changes (not a fan of the tax but only two things in life are guaranteed, death and taxes).

My renting experience here was shocking.  I am SO GLAD to see basic standards being required of landlords (basic maintenance including unacceptable mound and U working boilers).  You MUST agree that this is a good thing?

I cetainly do. The Housing laws are my thing and I have read them all. 

I was just trying to show how having a buy to let might not be a good idea for an investment anymore, especailly as the OP said they are low income. If they wanted benefits too because they are low income, then that is also ending for landlords. They will now either need to sell their let and use that money to provide for their own family or the parents will have to work more hours - no more Tax Credits (being replaced by Univesal Credit) benefits. Seems fair to me. This all comes in under the welfare reforms.

I welcome all these changes  The number of landlords on forums who made their tenants wait for months in winter with no working boiler, was shocking. It is a shame that it is only England that have brought in the end of retalatory Section 21s.  Although these, 'not your fault but get out' Section 21s should never had been brought in, by New Labour of all parties as it hit their own votors the most. But Blair was just starting out with his buy to lets

Tenants always could get the councils to carry out the repairs and bill the landlord for that work, but the bad landlords held these Sectiion 21s as blackmail - 'get me to carry out my legal obligations of repairs/fix that boiler, and you will have to leave'. Now, in Engalnd at least, Section 21s can't be served for 6 months (which gives them at least 8 months minimum) and any S21s already served are void and can't be served for 6 months.

We used the councils quite well on student lets as they had a 1 year contract, but now the 2015 law will protect other tenants in England.

Taxes, it was unfair for landlords to have an advantage over home owners and now this wrong has been righted. Seems fair to me and I too have a let.