Marriage Visa: Category F Financial Requirement Question

[kylelondonuk]

Hi,

I am currently the sponsor for my partner's Visa application to come to the UK as my husband. I run a one-person limited company and receive my income from a small salary and the rest from dividends. I am meeting the financial requirement through category F, as instructed in this document from UKBA: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... iew=Binary

All of the documentary evidence required about me and my company is for the last full financial year (2012/13) and includes things like bank statements, tax returns, wage slips, dividend vouchers, verified accounts etc. This is all listed in detail on page 47 of the PDF under paragraph 9.8.1 b).

My problem comes here: on page 46, paragraph 9.7.5 a) they mention that I must prove ongoing employment at the date of the application, but they don't list what type of evidence they want for this - they are not clear about what I should send for the period beyond April 2013 to prove i am still employed. My guess would be that I should send similar material to that for the last full financial year, namely:

1. All my personal bank statements up to the date of application to show i am still receiving a salary and dividends
2. All my business bank statements up to the date of application to show payments being made to myself
3. Wage slips up to the date of application
4. Dividend vouchers up to the date of application

Can anybody confirm this? Has anybody else applied for a partner's visa under Category F financial requirements? If anybody can help I would be very grateful, or if you can recommend any other forums I should be posting this on since it's quite a financially technical immigration question, that would be great.

Thanks!

[Amber]

On-going self-employed...... paying NI contributions would help show this.

[Casa]

You are employed by your Limited company rather than self-employed. Submit all evidence of this...as you've listed. Wage slips should show NIC/Tax deductions.

[kylelondonuk]

You are employed by your Limited company rather than self-employed. Submit all evidence of this...as you've listed. Wage slips should show NIC/Tax deductions.

Hi Casa,

Thanks for your reply. Yes that's right, not self-employed, but rather a Director of a LTD company with a salary and dividends. My wage slips all show 0 deductions because i pay myself under the thresholds at which i would incur NI and income tax charges. the rest of my income comes from Dividends. So you believe that wage slips and bank statements for the period after the financial year i'm submitting evidence for, up to the current date, will be sufficient to prove employment?

Thanks

[Casa]

It should be, but if you're concerned it may be wise to have a legal professional check the documents before you submit them.

[Amber]

The the purpose of Annex FM both self employed and directorship come under the same section. You should supply the specified evidence as per Annex FM, wage slips, should be enough to suffice continuing income.

[kylelondonuk]

Thanks both - the wage slips on their own I doubt would be enough, since they are self generated as it's a one man limited company. But i assume if i combine them with perrsonal bank statements and business bank statements to show the money is passing to me, and include dividend vouchers to show that source of income is still continuing, it will be sufficient.

[Amber]

When you have wage slips you must submit the bank statements, it's not a matter of choice is part of the specified evidence.

[newstart3]

Hi All,

I believe someone can assist me, I am applying for my wife's visa extension on FLR(M) and I am not quite sure whether I will go under category A or category F (financial requirement). I have been a director of a company and for last 8 months I am working as an employee for the same company. I have resigned my directorship and now work as an employee. Should I go under category A or category F, the company has been in the business for 8 years, I was offered director role as a promotion about two years ago, but it works better for me to get salary and I now work as a manager and draw a fixed salary.

Thank you