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You should apply under Cat B+D,where D is cash savings. Your job offer in UK must be equal to or greater than 18600.beatboy wrote:Hi
My Ecuadorian wife is about to apply for spouse settlement visa from in Ecuador where we are both currently living. I, the sponsor, have had the same job in Ecuador for over 12 months. My monthly salary comes out to £1400 which is £16,600 per year so we are short of using my salary alone to meet the income threshold. We have over £25,000 in savings in my bank accounts for over 6 months. I also have a job offer letter for a job in the UK within 3 months of our planned arrival
I’m looking at the form and not sure if I have to apply under category A or B.
CAT A) Where the person is the applicant's partner, is in salaried employment outside of the UK at the date of application, has been employed by their current employer for at least 6 months, and is returning to the UK to take up salaried employment in the UK starting within 3 months of their return, the person's gross annual income will be calculated: (i) On the basis set out in paragraph 13(a); and also (ii) On that basis but substituting for the gross annual salary at paragraph 13(a)(i) the gross annual salary in the salaried employment in the UK to which they are returning
CAT B) (d) Where the person is the applicant's partner, has been in salaried employment outside of the UK within 12 months of the date of application, and is returning to the UK to take up salaried employment in the UK starting within 3 months of their return, the person's gross annual income will be calculated:
(i) On the basis set out in paragraph 13(a) but substituting for the gross annual salary at paragraph 13(a)(i) the gross annual salary in the salaried employment in the UK to which they are returning; and also (ii) On the basis set out in paragraph 15(b)
Both CAT A and B seem to apply for us but do both of these options allow me to add our savings to make up the missing salary (£18,600) threshold?
Many thanks
James
12 months pay slips,12 months bank statements and 6 months of bank statements for the savings. If the savings are in the same account with your salary,you can simply highlight the savings showing it's been there for 6 months.beatboy wrote:Many thanks for your reply. So does that mean 12 payslips (over the last 12 months) and also 12 months of bank statements that show the savings? The issue I have is that my savings have only been at the appropriate level for 6 months, not 12.
beatboy wrote:Great, thanks. Just to be clear in my mind, why can we not apply under CAT A if my monthly salary is the same every month? I thought CAT B was for people who had fluctuating monthly salaries. Is CAT A (6 months payslips) + D not an option? Thanks again.
I just thought you might want to avoid 5.4.1beatboy wrote: