I've been reading the Appendix Fm 1.7 financial requirements document and feel that perhaps they could apply through category F so that they can both show their earnings for the last year.
Can they combine their salaries for the last year to meet the financial requirement?
Category F is for self-employment income... and neither of them are self-employed, so they can’t apply under that Category (it’s also a really tricky category to apply under).
I think what you mean is Category B.
As he is in the U.K. on a visa that allows work, they can combine their income to meet the requirements (but he will need to make sure he has not been in breach of the work limits on his visa, which are likely to be 20 hours maximum per week during term time and full-time during vacations).
They will have to show that:
1. Between them, they have earned at least £18,600 before tax in the last 12 months before applying
AND
2. They both have current jobs that will pay a combined annual income of at least £18,600 for the foreseeable future.
They will need to provide:
- 12 months of payslips each
- 12 months of bank statements each
- a letter from each of their employers confirming ALL of the following:
i) current employment and annual salary
ii) length of employment
iii) length of time earning current salary
iv) type of employment (permanent or temporary, full or part time)
They can also include:
- employment contract
- latest P60 (which will be issued in April/May 2019)
Can they show their earnings for the last year even if they switched jobs? (I figured as long as they have the paper trail e.g.payslips, etc)
Yes, as long as they are both CURRENTLY employed on the date of application and throughout the application processing time.
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