Partner of a British citizen

[Tywdall]

Hello please can someone give me some advice or share they experience with me. I got married to a British citizen in July 2014 and applied for leave to remain as a married partner of a British citizen on the same day (July 2014) my tier 1 (post study work experience) expired.

The home office refused my application giving reason that I did not meet the financial requirement. They acutally refered to one of my employment which HO said that total amount I claimed to have earned from the employment was not seen to have reflected in my bank account statement. And that taking into account the total amount which reflected on my bank statement that I failed to meet the mini mum financial requirement which is 18,600.

However the amount I claimed to have earned from that emolument was true but that was before tax and shouldnt appear on my statement. The statement I submitted was incomplete which I noted down with the initial application and told the home office that I have ordered a complete statement but would arrive after I have submitted my application but should in case they which to review that they should not hesitate to contact me but they never did.

I submitted my application with my p45 and p60, a statement of earning from my employer which all confirms that the money I claimed to earn from the said employment was true.

Now I made an appeal to the first tier tribunal and my case is March 2015. I have now a letter from HRMC which confirms the amount I claimed was true and also a complete payslip which also confirms that the amount I claimed was true. I also have a complete bank statement, but this only reflect the total money I earned after tax and not before tax which is what I have used in meeting the finacially requirement.

Please have you got any advice what to expect at the tribunal and how to prepare?