Spouse visa financial requirement for Contractors

[aesuruoso]

I created this thread to highlight my concerns about how the financial requirements for spouse visa did not cover limited liability contractors that are in their first trading year and have been salaried employees previously.

I showed my dividends/salaries for 6 months which exceeded £18,600 and added my savings and added a cover letter that explained my peculiar circumstances. The VFS made me to sign a sponsorship declaration form.

The conclusion is my spouse got the visa approval within 6 business days. I am keen to share details of my cover letter with any one. This is to encourage others in similar situations not to lose hope. There is hope!

@olawest.. I currently have exactly the same scenario as you:

* I contract through a limited liability company which is in it's first year of trading (No audited accounts or Company Tax Return yet..)
* I have personally paid myself dividends/shares which are over the £18,600 financial requirement.
* My spouse is currently applying from West Africa.

I too will write a cover letter explaining my scenario and sign the sponsorship declaration form. Could you give me a hand by telling me which Income Category you used to prove you met the financial requirements? Was it Category F/G?

[CR001]

I created this thread to highlight my concerns about how the financial requirements for spouse visa did not cover limited liability contractors that are in their first trading year and have been salaried employees previously.

I showed my dividends/salaries for 6 months which exceeded £18,600 and added my savings and added a cover letter that explained my peculiar circumstances. The VFS made me to sign a sponsorship declaration form.

The conclusion is my spouse got the visa approval within 6 business days. I am keen to share details of my cover letter with any one. This is to encourage others in similar situations not to lose hope. There is hope!

@olawest.. I currently have exactly the same scenario as you:

* I contract through a limited liability company which is in it's first year of trading (No audited accounts or Company Tax Return yet..)
* I have personally paid myself dividends/shares which are over the £18,600 financial requirement.
* My spouse is currently applying from West Africa.

I too will write a cover letter explaining my scenario and sign the sponsorship declaration form. Could you give me a hand by telling me which Income Category you used to prove you met the financial requirements? Was it Category F/G?

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