SET(M) - Adequate maintenance annual net salary calculation

Hi all

I just seen a notification posted on the Life in the UK test booking website that the provider will change as of 1st October:

https://www.lituktestbooking.co.uk/lituk-web/

I passed my test already and will be applying AFTER 1st a October. Will I have to redo the test or will mine still be accepted? How will changing provider affect my test results and how UKVI review them?

The test pass doesn't expire - nothing will change - for your application what counts is you have a pass, even if it was done 10 years ago.
All that changes is the company delivering the test.
"The test handbook and the test questions will not change."

Hi all

I'm a little bit confused by whether I should supply 6 or 7 payslips to prove my income for SET(M).

My payslips are issued on 20th of each month. I will be applying around 5th of October.

If I count back from 5th of October that would be 5th of April, but as my payslip is issued on 20th of April, does this still count? Or would I need to supply 7 months of payslips from 20th of March until 20th of September?

It gets confusing because some other forums state the 6 months period starts from the date of your first payslip and not the date of your pay period.

Worth mentioning that my payslips are dated 20th of the month but does not mention the pay period.

MrGamgee wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 12, 2024 11:55 am

Hi all

I'm a little bit confused by whether I should supply 6 or 7 payslips to prove my income for SET(M).

My payslips are issued on 20th of each month. I will be applying around 5th of October.

If I count back from 5th of October that would be 5th of April, but as my payslip is issued on 20th of April, does this still count? Or would I need to supply 7 months of payslips from 20th of March until 20th of September?

It gets confusing because some other forums state the 6 months period starts from the date of your first payslip and not the date of your pay period.

Worth mentioning that my payslips are dated 20th of the month but does not mention the pay period.

6 months is required but if you add an extra month for good measures, not sure that there's any punitive measures for that. Especially based on the time of month that you intend to apply. They can pick an choose which best works for them.

Ticktack wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 12, 2024 12:07 pm

MrGamgee wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 12, 2024 11:55 am

Hi all

I'm a little bit confused by whether I should supply 6 or 7 payslips to prove my income for SET(M).

My payslips are issued on 20th of each month. I will be applying around 5th of October.

If I count back from 5th of October that would be 5th of April, but as my payslip is issued on 20th of April, does this still count? Or would I need to supply 7 months of payslips from 20th of March until 20th of September?

It gets confusing because some other forums state the 6 months period starts from the date of your first payslip and not the date of your pay period.

Worth mentioning that my payslips are dated 20th of the month but does not mention the pay period.

6 months is required but if you add an extra month for good measures, not sure that there's any punitive measures for that. Especially based on the time of month that you intend to apply. They can pick an choose which best works for them.

Reason I ask is because I had a salary increase in March so if I include 7 payslips it'll show that I earned different on that month but still meet the requirements. Do you think it's fine if I include that month and explain that my salary increase started from 1st of April?

MrGamgee wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 12, 2024 12:10 pm

Ticktack wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 12, 2024 12:07 pm

MrGamgee wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 12, 2024 11:55 am

Hi all

I'm a little bit confused by whether I should supply 6 or 7 payslips to prove my income for SET(M).

My payslips are issued on 20th of each month. I will be applying around 5th of October.

If I count back from 5th of October that would be 5th of April, but as my payslip is issued on 20th of April, does this still count? Or would I need to supply 7 months of payslips from 20th of March until 20th of September?

It gets confusing because some other forums state the 6 months period starts from the date of your first payslip and not the date of your pay period.

Worth mentioning that my payslips are dated 20th of the month but does not mention the pay period.

6 months is required but if you add an extra month for good measures, not sure that there's any punitive measures for that. Especially based on the time of month that you intend to apply. They can pick an choose which best works for them.

Reason I ask is because I had a salary increase in March so if I include 7 payslips it'll show that I earned different on that month but still meet the requirements. Do you think it's fine if I include that month and explain that my salary increase started from 1st of April?

I'm sure your salary increase comes with a notification letter from HR. You can include that.
Most importantly, the requirement is to meet the the minimum annual pay. Exceeding it is a plus, not a negative.

Hi

I am filling out the SET(M) form and I'm panicking because I don't know what to do with the Place of birth field.

The form asks for Country of birth, and then asks for Place of Birth underneath saying the following:

"Enter your place of birth (for example, the city or province), as shown on your passport or travel document."

My passport says Place of birth: COUNTRY, but does not mention city or province. On my previous applications (fiance visa, and FLR(M) I have always put down the actual town of birth shown on my birth certificate and not passport.

I'm really worried if I put down the country in Place of birth matching my passport if it causes issues as previously I've always put down the town. My first BRP had my place of birth as the town but the most recent one has the country instead so it seems like they copied it from my passport in my last application.

What should I do? I also don't want to be refuse to enrol biometrics if that's even a thing?

Just fill in field with the correct information.

alterhase58 wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 06, 2024 5:02 pm

Just fill in field with the correct information.

Thank you for reading the post, would you be kind to let me know what would be classed as the correct information in this case? Is it what it says in my passport (country) or what I've been putting before but not in my passport (town)?

Place of birth means town or village to me. If it’s stated on your birth certificate then better. I very much doubt this will affect your application.

alterhase58 wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 06, 2024 5:18 pm

Place of birth means town or village to me. If it’s stated on your birth certificate then better. I very much doubt this will affect your application.

My concern is being able to enrol biometrics. I seen that UKVI is changing UKVCAS providers to TLSContact so my concern is if they will cause me issues trying to enrol my biometrics with an ID that states my Place of birth as the country instead of what I put down on the application (town). It's making me really nervous and anxious.

You are overthinking completely.

At appointment they are not going through the application with a fine tooth comb. That is not the purpose of the appointment. They only do your biometrics and identity check.

CR001 wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 06, 2024 6:23 pm

You are overthinking completely.

At appointment they are not going through the application with a fine tooth comb. That is not the purpose of the appointment. They only do your biometrics and identity check.

Would it possibly fail an identity check if my passport has a different place of birth (country) to the one I provided in the application (town)? Do you think it's better to put down the country on the application as my passport suggests or put down the town?

The biometric agents do not review your application (they are not caseworkers!) - you show your passport as proof of identity, that's all.

CR001 wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 06, 2024 6:23 pm

You are overthinking completely.

At appointment they are not going through the application with a fine tooth comb. That is not the purpose of the appointment. They only do your biometrics and identity check.

I plan on putting down the country as Place of birth only because my passport lists my country next to the field and also last time the Home Office printed the country under Place of Birth on my BRP. Do you think the fact that I previously put the town on all my applications it could be an issue now that I'm putting down the country as per my passport or will it be fine? Am I justified in doing that? Do you think I need to provide a cover letter for it? Your opinion is highly appreciated.

No.
Not sure how best to put it to you…. Your application is not decided on whether it’s country or place of birth.

alterhase58 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 07, 2024 2:17 pm

No.
Not sure how best to put it to you…. Your application is not decided on whether it’s country or place of birth.

Sorry I'm just really anxious. Did you answer No in relation to will it cause issues, or No as in I shouldn't use the country in the Place of Birth field?

No, it won't be an issue.

You really are overthinking a very minute detail!!

CR001 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 07, 2024 3:30 pm

You really are overthinking a very minute detail!!

I know I am I am really anxious because my partner is ill and don't want any reason to complicate things. Would you agree that it's fine in my case to put the country as stated in my passport, despite previously having put down the town? What I'm worried about specifically is if they think it was false or contradictory, but in theory, the difficulty I'm having is the passport says the country, the birth certificate says the town, and because the form says to put down as per passport, I previously haven't done that and put down as per birth certificate instead. but now that I picked up on it I want to do the right thing and put down as per my passport because my BRP was also amended to match my passport. So my concern is if it would ever flag up as an issue as though now I'm changing my story or identity just because I'm putting down country instead.

On second thoughts it should be fine because I can supply both the birth certificate and the passport. I guess I'm reality neither are incorrect because one is present in a birth certificate and one is present on passport. It's like saying my place of birth is London or England, both are true statements. I am quite an anxious individual so apologies to you guys and thank you for your help on this, I appreciate it.

Hi all

I'm applying for SET(M). The Appendix FM-SE guidance says I have to supply a letter from my employer confirming the employment and it also must mention the annual net salary after tax and national insurance.

What must my employer list as my annual net salary if the gross salary is the same but the monthly net salary fluctuates due to PAYE payroll? I.e. for the first 5 months it's something like 1300.88 and the last 6th month it's 1300.58, eventhough the gross salary is still the same.

I'm confused by what would the annual net salary be classed as here and what the employer should write in the letter?

You are massively overthinking everything, which has already been mentioned a few times. A few pence difference in each payroll does NOT change your annual salary. You really really need to stop doing this and focus on the big picture, your employer simply needs to mention the annual salary, that is all !

Guide: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... rement.pdf

zimba wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 20, 2024 12:10 am

You are massively overthinking everything, which has already been mentioned a few times. A few pence difference in each payroll does NOT change your annual salary. You really really need to stop doing this and focus on the big picture, your employer simply needs to mention the annual salary, that is all !

Guide: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... rement.pdf

Sorry I'm just trying to do the right thing. A few pence difference does change the NET income a little bit, not the gross annual salary, and with adequate maintenance I have to provide the annual net income as well on the employer letter and not just the gross annual salary. Do you think providing an average annual net income calculated based on the previous 6 months is sufficient? Also on the form it asks what my monthly net pay is, would putting down an average monthly pay there also be fine, eventhough the amounts paid slightly vary by a couple pence?

MrGamgee wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 20, 2024 7:23 am

Sorry I'm just trying to do the right thing. A few pence difference does change the NET income a little bit, not the gross annual salary, and with adequate maintenance I have to provide the annual net income as well on the employer letter and not just the gross annual salary. Do you think providing an average annual net income calculated based on the previous 6 months is sufficient? Also on the form it asks what my monthly net pay is, would putting down an average monthly pay there also be fine, eventhough the amounts paid slightly vary by a couple pence?

You are not trying to do the right thing, you are assuming something is NOT right and then nitpicking over it. The number you put on the form is not that important, UKVI only cares about your annual salary. That is how the rules work, as long as you meet the threshold what you exactly earned is of less relevance