Category B Test 1 Spouse Visa extension Application.

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Been a lurker on here a while and finally decided to join to get some advice and hopefully be able to contribute.

I am in the process of making an application for extension spouse visa 5 year route.

My issue is with test 1 of Category B applications. Which I must admit I have only done a handful of as I mainly do the other categories. I normally just get given the numbers from the employer. However I am not to sure the employer knows the numbers and he will not ask his accountant.

My issue is with calculating gross annual salary for sponsor due to him being paid 4 weekly @ £1400 Gross NOT monthly. I am concerned that the Home Office may misunderstand this. As most people get paid monthly or weekly.

The applicant gets paid £788.16 - 4 weekly

To get the gross annual salary at the date of application for the sponsor do I multiply £1400 x 13 = £18200

For the applicant £788.16 Gross x 13 = £10246.08

Total gross annual salary for both is £18200 + £10246.08 = £28446.08


Thanks in advance

[seagul]

Been a lurker on here a while and finally decided to join to get some advice and hopefully be able to contribute.

I am in the process of making an application for extension spouse visa 5 year route

My issue is with test 1 of Category B applications. Which I must admit I have only done a handful of as I mainly do the other categories. I normally just get given the numbers from the employer. However I am not to sure the employer knows the numbers and he will not ask his accountant.

My issue is with calculating gross annual salary for sponsor due to him being paid 4 weekly @ £1400 Gross NOT monthly. I am concerned that the Home Office may misunderstand this. As most people get paid monthly or weekly.

The applicant gets paid £788.16 - 4 weekly

To get the gross annual salary at the date of application for the sponsor do I multiply £1400 x 13 = £18200

For the applicant £788.16 Gross x 13 = £10246.08

Total gross annual salary for both is £18200 + £10246.08 = £28446.08


Thanks in advance

Correct calculations

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Thanks very much, Seagul!

I think there may be an issue with Test 2. As sponsor can only show the last 8 to 9 months salary being banked.

The Applicant cannot rely on Cat A as she changed jobs in March 2020.

How do you think the HO will view the non-banked salary? Will they disregard the 3-4m non-banked salary to calculate the actual salary.

Sponsor has P60 which probably vouches that he has been paid that amount he claims. Any flexibility here?

All other requirements are met.

[seagul]

Thanks very much, Seagul!

I think there may be an issue with Test 2. As sponsor can only show the last 8 to 9 months salary being banked.

The Applicant cannot rely on Cat A as she changed jobs in March 2020.

How do you think the HO will view the non-banked salary? Will they disregard the 3-4m non-banked salary to calculate the actual salary.

Sponsor has P60 which probably vouches that he has been paid that amount he claims. Any flexibility here?

All other requirements are met.

Unbanked wages either wouldn't be counted or depending on the caseworker's discretion only the net income (instead gross) shown on the specified bank statements will count. P60 may shows the earning but most often contain the financial information which is impertinent to the period needs to be covered for visa purposes.

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Thanks for the reply Seagul.

I am finding the UK Visa Family route application Finance section a bit confusing for the applicant who has changed jobs in March 2020.

It asks for the jobs in the last 12m:-

What is their annual income before tax for this employment in GBP (£)? (Current employment)

&

What is their annual income before tax for this employment in GBP (£)? (Previous employment)

Am I correct in saying that these two numbers are the gross actual pay for the current employer and the previous employer. Adding these two numbers together will give you the Cat B test 2 answer (Actual salary/income received in the 12 months prior to the application.)?

Going by that the sponsor who has not changed jobs - it is the Actual salary/income received in the 12 months prior to the application.

Oddly the it says right after the documents for the sponsor who has not chnaged job "to provide Payslips covering a period of 6 months prior to the date of application." Which I think to be wrong and misleading. And for the Applicant who has change jobs she has to provide 12 months payslips.

[seagul]

Am I correct in saying that these two numbers are the gross actual pay for the current employer and the previous employer.

Adding these two numbers together will give you the Cat B test 2 answer (Actual salary/income received in the 12 months prior to the application.)?

Yes and also the income must be at least £18600 at the time of application.

Oddly the it says right after the documents for the sponsor who has not chnaged job "to provide Payslips covering a period of 6 months prior to the date of application." Which I think to be wrong and misleading. And for the Applicant who has change jobs she has to provide 12 months payslips.

Both incomes have to be combined under category B where sponsor can include his payslips from previous jobs as well covering the last 12 months.

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Yes and also the income must be at least £18600 at the time of application.

Thanks again Seagul.

There is no box to put the income on the application at the time of application.

I am going to cover them in my cover letter and submissions. That is the only way.