With a 7 to 8 months contract can you apply or...

[suli]

Hello everyone,
Does anyone know if one has a 7-8 months contract which has an annual income over the 18600 threshold can one apply after 6 months or do you have to show that you will find work after those 7-8 months?
If one applies after 6 months then which category?
Note- These 7-8 months in total are fixed i.e. there definitely will be no work after 7 months.

[suli]

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[Casa]

Then it's unlikely to be considered as meeting the financial condition. By the time the application was considered by the Entry Officer the employment would have been terminated. One requirement is for the sponsor to submit a letter from the employer confirming terms, salary and ongoing employment

[WR1]

Under the old rules (pre July 2012), you may have got away with it as there was no requirement to submit a employer letter but with the new rules, there is no chance since you need to submit letter as well as a host of other information, and the UKVI will see you will have no stable employment, especially since no further employment, even with a different employer can be confirmed.

[Casa]

I should also have mentioned that UKVI case workers frequently call the sponsor's employer to confirm the employment is still valid and continuing.

[suli]

Then it's unlikely to be considered as meeting the financial condition. By the time the application was considered by the Entry Officer the employment would have been terminated. One requirement is for the sponsor to submit a letter from the employer confirming terms, salary and ongoing employment

Thank you both Casa and WR1 for your answers.
This was exactly my fear. How about the following scenarios:
1.If I can provide a letter from a different employer confirming that he/she will employ me after month 7 will that work?
2.If I wait till month 8 start with the different employer (do I have to wait for month 12 or can I apply for cat A?)
3.the current employer wants to keep me a few months more

One requirement is for the sponsor to submit a letter from the employer confirming terms, salary and ongoing employment

How strict is ongoing employment? How long does the employer have to confirm they want to keep you? Does that mean temp work wont work?

[SoHopeful]

Thank you both Casa and WR1 for your answers.
This was exactly my fear. How about the following scenarios:
1.If I can provide a letter from a different employer confirming that he/she will employ me after month 7 will that work?
If the contract does not stipulate an end date then that should be fine.
2.If I wait till month 8 start with the different employer (do I have to wait for month 12 or can I apply for cat A?)
You would need to wait until you have 12 months or until you have earned 18.6K with both jobs.
3.the current employer wants to keep me a few months more
They just state that the position is 'ongoing.

One requirement is for the sponsor to submit a letter from the employer confirming terms, salary and ongoing employment

How strict is ongoing employment? How long does the employer have to confirm they want to keep you? Does that mean temp work wont work?

Well I sponsored my husband as a temporary (ongoing) worker and required only a week's notice from either myself or the employer. If the contract is fixed term it might be tricky as mentioned above but if it's merely ongoing but just not permanent then you should be fine.

[suli]

Thank you both Casa and WR1 for your answers.
This was exactly my fear. How about the following scenarios:
1.If I can provide a letter from a different employer confirming that he/she will employ me after month 7 will that work?
If the contract does not stipulate an end date then that should be fine.
2.If I wait till month 8 start with the different employer (do I have to wait for month 12 or can I apply for cat A?)
You would need to wait until you have 12 months or until you have earned 18.6K with both jobs.
3.the current employer wants to keep me a few months more
They just state that the position is 'ongoing.

One requirement is for the sponsor to submit a letter from the employer confirming terms, salary and ongoing employment

How strict is ongoing employment? How long does the employer have to confirm they want to keep you? Does that mean temp work wont work?

Well I sponsored my husband as a temporary (ongoing) worker and required only a week's notice from either myself or the employer. If the contract is fixed term it might be tricky as mentioned above but if it's merely ongoing but just not permanent then you should be fine.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your helpful answer.

[suli]

I thought 18600 was gonna be a difficult task finding a job that will last at least 6-12 months is even more difficult.