Category A/B UK spouse visa

1. I am in salaried employment earning less than £18,600 per year, however for the last four months I have been earning over £1,550 per month doing overtime. If this continues for another two months, would I be able to sponsor my spouse using this overtime income, or would I still need to be in a job which pays over £18,600 per year? So I could apply in my current job even though it pays less than £18,600 per year, but my last six pay slips have been £1,550 or more because of overtime, so I can apply in my current job?

2. We will likely go Category B if the overtime stops before I have acquired six payslips over the last six months. Am I right in thinking if I use 12 months worth of pay slips, then I must be in employment which pays £18,600 at time of application? Whereas I don't need to be if I go category A, provided my last six pay slips are at least £1,550 per month? So for example, I could provide 10 pay slips from my current job which pays less than £18,600 per year and 2 pay slips from my new job which pays over £18,600 per year?

Many thanks.

TomLee wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:58 am

1. I am in salaried employment earning less than £18,600 per year, however for the last four months I have been earning over £1,550 per month doing overtime. If this continues for another two months, would I be able to sponsor my spouse using this overtime income, or would I still need to be in a job which pays over £18,600 per year? So I could apply in my current job even though it pays less than £18,600 per year, but my last six pay slips have been £1,550 or more because of overtime, so I can apply in my current job?

Page 31 of the guidance document linked below discusses overtime in relation to the the financial requirement. An annualised 6-month average for the overtime will be added to the level of the gross annual salary.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... -ext_1.pdf

TomLee wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:58 am

2. We will likely go Category B if the overtime stops before I have acquired six payslips over the last six months. Am I right in thinking if I use 12 months worth of pay slips, then I must be in employment which pays £18,600 at time of application? Whereas I don't need to be if I go category A, provided my last six pay slips are at least £1,550 per month? So for example, I could provide 10 pay slips from my current job which pays less than £18,600 per year and 2 pay slips from my new job which pays over £18,600 per year?

For Category B, both your gross annual salary/income and total income in the 12 months prior to the application date must both meet the financial requirement. So yes, you can use payslips from an old job and new job provided both of the criteria are met.

TomLee wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:58 am

1. I am in salaried employment earning less than £18,600 per year, however for the last four months I have been earning over £1,550 per month doing overtime. If this continues for another two months, would I be able to sponsor my spouse using this overtime income, or would I still need to be in a job which pays over £18,600 per year? So I could apply in my current job even though it pays less than £18,600 per year, but my last six pay slips have been £1,550 or more because of overtime, so I can apply in my current job.

That one is better plan. Try your best to keep doing overtime and keep earn more than £1550 per month even after applying because HO may contact your employer to enquire your wages. Also if you have 6 months old savings in excess of £16000 then can use these as well to cover shortfall if you give up overtime.