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I am currently on Tier 1 Entrepreneur and the visa is due to run out in the next 6 weeks. Under the Tier 1 I have not met the 200k requirement for investment in business (the amount invested so far is about 100k) I met my BH who is a British national almost 3 years ago and we have recently obtained a civil partnership so that I can stay in the UK.
The main concern that I have is with regards to financial support and requirement. Under the Annex FM 1.7 Financial Requirement document from the UKBA website, it states that I can meet the financial requirement either by taking into account my partner's salary, my own salary or the combination of both.
The financial situation with my partner is as follow:
My partner has started earning a salary of £18900 since May 2013. This would mean that on Oct 2013 (next week) she would have earned a monthly income at this annual salary for 6 months. Which I believe would have met the requirement.
Previously to that between Apr 2012 - Apr 2013 she earned about £18000 p/a. And for the previous financial year Apr 2011 - Apr 2012 at £12500 when she worked part time.
My financial situation:
I have several Ltd companies since the start of my visa. I had a company that was established since Oct 2010 - June 2013 which I received a regular monthly income up until October 2012. The business then fell through and after which was dissolved in June 2013. I have now created a new Ltd company in June 2013 though have not received any income from it as yet. My regular monthly income (business income) up until October 2012 averaged at £2300 per month after tax (incl. expenses). As a sole director, I provided consultancy services to a regular client with invoices to the business averaging at this amount. I then pay myself the minimum salary including expenses. This would then mean that the average income from the business/ self employment within the last two years between Oct 2011 - Oct 2013 would be £13800.
Question:
1. If I were to combine my income with my partner's income, would it be okay for her to only include her gross salary within the last 6 months whilst I include my self employed income averaged in the last 2 financial years? Or would she need to include her average salary in the last 2 years as well?
2. What sort of evidence will both of us need to provide to prove this?
Any input on the matter will be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks