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Hi there

I am applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK by 5-year route under spouse visa "SET M"(my husband is British) and I have a question with regards to the income threshold. I have been employed for the past two months with a new employer and I have a salary above £18600 required. Prior to that, I was employed somewhere else where I was on permanent employment for over a year (again over the annual salary of £18600). I am intending to quit my current job with an immediate effect and I am using the fast track service to apply for ILR on 7th November. I will still get a payslip at the end of the month (October) for the 10 days that I worked. However, at the time I apply, I will be unemployed. The question is:

1- Do you have to be employed at the time of application to use the route of income from salaried employment?
2- To meet the income threshold, would I go through Category B or A? If Cat B, how will the caseworker work out my annual salary?

Many thanks in advance

Do you have savings?
Does your husband have any income?
Why don't you quit after being granted ILR?

Thank you Vinny for your response.

Nither we have the savings that meet the threshold requirement nor my husband salary is enough.

I have been facing unbearable amount of harassment in this job from when I was started.
In the worse case scenario, I can postpone quitting my job to after I granted ILR.

However, if I know it is not necessarily required to be employed at the time application time and it is enough to prove the gross annual salary income, I will quit immediately.

I really appreciate any advice given regarding this issue.

Does anyone have an idea about it?

See also a refusal.

Better to wait until after they grant ILR before quitting.

Thank you for your reply. It really helps.