Spouse Visa Cat B: combining employed and self employed ?

[pce950]

Hi

I've currently been employed in my current job for 4 months with a salary quite above £18600. My gross earnings before tax are already £15000.

I was self employed before joining my current job and had earned around £8000 in that in the three months before starting my current employed role. So I have earned over £18600 in 12 months prior to my spouse application(as per cat b requirements) should I apply next month etc

My question is can I combine my employed and self employed income together for cat b and if so has anyone done this, is it awkward and what evidence would I need?

Or for cat b can you only combine employed and employed income and not any self employed income prior to current role?

Would really appreciate your advice.

Thanks.

[physicskate]

Hi

I've currently been employed in my current job for 4 months with a salary quite above £18600. My gross earnings before tax are already £15000.

I was self employed before joining my current job and had earned around £8000 in that in the three months before starting my current employed role. So I have earned over £18600 in 12 months prior to my spouse application(as per cat b requirements) should I apply next month etc

My question is can I combine my employed and self employed income together for cat b and if so has anyone done this, is it awkward and what evidence would I need?

Or for cat b can you only combine employed and employed income and not any self employed income prior to current role?

Would really appreciate your advice.

Thanks.

Self employed cannot be combined with employment income. Cat F and Cat G do not combine with any other...

[MobeenSaeed]

Self employed cannot be combined with employment income. Cat F and Cat G do not combine with any other...

"9.3.6.
Income under Category F or Category G can be combined with income from salaried and non-salaried employment, non-employment income and pension income in order to meet the financial requirement.
However, unlike with other Categories, these sources of income must fall within the relevant financial year(s) in order to be included. Under Category F or Category G, all sources of income must fall within the financial year(s) relied on and must still be a source of income at the time of application. For example, to
count income from property rental the income must have been received during the relevant financial year(s) and the property must still be owned by the relevant person at the date of application."

Page 58-59 from official HO rules and guidance.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _Final.pdf

[physicskate]

Self employed cannot be combined with employment income. Cat F and Cat G do not combine with any other...

"9.3.6.
Income under Category F or Category G can be combined with income from salaried and non-salaried employment, non-employment income and pension income in order to meet the financial requirement.
However, unlike with other Categories, these sources of income must fall within the relevant financial year(s) in order to be included. Under Category F or Category G, all sources of income must fall within the financial year(s) relied on and must still be a source of income at the time of application. For example, to
count income from property rental the income must have been received during the relevant financial year(s) and the property must still be owned by the relevant person at the date of application."

Page 58-59 from official HO rules and guidance.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _Final.pdf

I'm always glad to be proven wrong! I must have missed this change... I swear it wasn't always the case! But I am glad someone can be bothered to read the guidance - even if the OP couldn't! (or me, to be fair)...

[MobeenSaeed]

I'm always glad to be proven wrong! I must have missed this change... I swear it wasn't always the case! But I am glad someone can be bothered to read the guidance - even if the OP couldn't! (or me, to be fair)...

This is the response of an intelligent person, unlike some people I have come across on this forum when I have presented similar valuable information. I would agree with you, the rules do seem to be changing, a lot!

[pce950]

So just to confirm, self employed and employed cannot be combined for cat b ?

[physicskate]

Self employed cannot be combined with employment income. Cat F and Cat G do not combine with any other...

"9.3.6.
Income under Category F or Category G can be combined with income from salaried and non-salaried employment, non-employment income and pension income in order to meet the financial requirement.
However, unlike with other Categories, these sources of income must fall within the relevant financial year(s) in order to be included. Under Category F or Category G, all sources of income must fall within the financial year(s) relied on and must still be a source of income at the time of application. For example, to
count income from property rental the income must have been received during the relevant financial year(s) and the property must still be owned by the relevant person at the date of application."

Page 58-59 from official HO rules and guidance.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _Final.pdf