FLR (M) Financial Requirement confusion

[tealandyellow]

Hello all,

I am new here but long-time lurker, I have made sure to search the board beforehand but can't quite find the same situation I am in (might have missed it).

My Spouse's Leave to enter expires on 11th June 2022. We've filled out the application but are stuck on the finance part.

Both of us work in salaried positions earning a gross annual income of £10500 and £9800 respectively.
Total = £20,300. My spouse has held his position since October 2021 and I since July 2019.
My kids and I all have British Passports so only need to meet the MIR for Applicant.

I have two issues:

1.) We both had covid-related absences in January 2022 which affected our income slightly. So for ONE month of the payslips, our income dropped to reflect those covid sick days. Will this mean the officer will multiply that particular month by 12 (which means we will fall short of the MIR) or will they take our annual income into account plus the explanation from our employer/ covid isolation note into consideration?


2.) I am not too sure which category we fall under, I believe it is category A as we are using our combined income to meet the MIR and have both held our jobs for greater than 6 months so I can easily provide payslips from both employments and bank statements, however, I am aware that each job ALONE does not satisfy the financial requirement. So (in the application form) would I need to choose "The same amount continuously, above the financial requirement amount" and explain that BOTH of our jobs combined fulfill the MIR, or will I have to choose "the same amount continuously, below the financial requirement amount"? The second option forces me to submit 12 months of payslips (which obviously my spouse does not have as been working less than 12 months but more than 6.)

Thanks for any help in advance. Really on edge now because if the immigration officer uses the lowest month of income for the period provided we would not fulfill the MIR.

[tealandyellow]

just to summarise:

My spouse is applying for FLR (M) in a few days.

- We have a combined salaried income of £20,300 annually
- Both have been employed for greater than 6 months and would usually meet the MIR.

- However, we have ONE month in January 2022 with a slight decrease in pay due to Covid.

I am concerned that the immigration officer will use the payslip with the lowest earnings to calculate our income rather than our gross annual stated income. Will they use the most recent payslip or lowest salary in the 6 months period?

MIR will not be met if they use Lowest payslip x 12 = annual income rather than stated annual income.