Spouse Visa finacial requirment

[Hills75]

According to immigration directorate instructions family migration
Appendix fm section 1.7
Appendix armes forces
Financial requirement August 2017 and i quote!
Page 33 financial calculations.
5.5.21. Any period of unpaid maternity, paternity, adoption, parental or sick leave in the 12
months prior to the date of application will not be counted towards any period relating to
employment, or any period relating to income from employment, for which Appendix FM-
SE provides. For example, if a person takes 2 weeks’ unpaid parental leave, this period
will be discounted and will not be considered to have broken any continuous period
relating to their employment or to their income from employment, and the person can
show that they meet the annualised average income required over a period of 6 months
and 2 weeks prior to the date of application.
Can someone shed more light?
Thanks

[Londoner007]

Not sure what exact light you want sheded

[Hills75]

My husband took unpaid parental leave for four weeks. So that makes us short of £300 of the minimum for the 6 month prior to the application n that document says any unpaid leave should be discounted, se want to be sure if if could apply and put in 7 months of payslip has is says the they have to go back the time taken for unpaid parental leave.

[seagul]

My husband took unpaid parental leave for four weeks. So that makes us short of £300 of the minimum for the 6 month prior to the application n that document says any unpaid leave should be discounted, se want to be sure if if could apply and put in 7 months of payslip has is says the they have to go back the time taken for unpaid parental leave.

Yes your understanding is correct that sick pay/maternity/paternity leave Doesn't break the 6 months continuity. These 6 months will start counting prior to the date of application or prior to the commencement of leave. See official example

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The applicant’s partner is relying on Category A non-salaried employment but had 2 weeks’
unpaid sick leave 2 months prior to the date of application. This 2 week period will be
discounted for the purposes of the application and it will not break the 6 month period of
continuous employment required. So the applicant’s partner can show that they meet the
annualised average income required over a period of 6 months and 2 weeks prior to the date of application

[Hills75]

Thank seagul for your clarification. There is always light at the end of the tunnel.
Thanks a lot

[Hills75]

Hello we in the middle of our application. We came across a question asking, how long do you plan to stay in the uk? Could someone please advise what to put, do we put settlement or 33 months? Thanks

[Londoner007]

Settlement, 33 Months, Permanent, anything along those lines is fine.

[Hills75]

Aww thank you londoner007.
Really finding help from here. Thanks

[Umar92]

My husband took unpaid parental leave for four weeks. So that makes us short of £300 of the minimum for the 6 month prior to the application n that document says any unpaid leave should be discounted, se want to be sure if if could apply and put in 7 months of payslip has is says the they have to go back the time taken for unpaid parental leave.

Hey I hope you can help I am in a similar situation, I'd like to know how you showed the calculation for the unpaid paternity leave in your cover letter and are you salaried or non salaried. Thanks