FLR

[AdeRema]

Hi I am British and employed for several years with same employer but not meeting the £18600 requirement for my wifes FLR on my salary alone.She has no income. However I have savings to top it up and I'm clear on the rules for what can be added for those and they would make it up over the £18600.

I would be very grateful if someone could tell me which financial category I come under though to be sure tick the right one. I had thought category A as Im in steady employment and can top up with cash savings but not sure whether it should be category B if I cant make the financial requirement on earnings alone?

Should I then put in 12 months of payslips and bank statements or just 6 months? The reason is my basic pay is low but I do overtime etc which tops it up so the letter from my employer and P60 show my actual earnings although variable are not far off the the £18600 over full 12 months.

Also we have a new baby born in UK so she is not part of the application however I have just finished paternity leave which has knocked my pay this month to an all year low. Also there is something I read about employer confirming paternity leave pay and dates. I had the letter from my employer last June about that and the same figures are on my pay slip for end of this month. I had the general letter from my employer about 2 weeks ago but it didnt mention paternity leave on that letter. Does the paternity bit need to be updated as it is referred to on my recent payslip which ties in with the dates and figures in the letter from my employers in June.?Heres hoping somebody knows the answer to this one. Many thanks.

[AmazingSully]

I can't comment on the second part of your question, but I can touch on the financial a little.

I think it really depends on what your payslips say at this point and how it is broken down. For instance, on the payslip does it say you are salaried, and does it clearly indicate what is overtime and what is not? It might also help to have the actual details month to month (showing both overtime and salary) and to give an idea of how much savings you have held for at least 6 months.

I would recommend checking out sections 5.5.7, 5.5.9, and 5.5.24 of Appendix FM-1.7 in regards to overtime calculations. I would also make sure you are 100% clear on section 7 and the calculation of your savings contribution as you only get to carry over a percentage of your savings.

[AdeRema]

Hi

Heres a problem. or is it? Wondering if anyone out there has experienced or dealt with this

I am British . My wife is Filipino now applying for FLR.

We have a son born in the Philippines who after DNA test was eventually granted a UK passport.

The thing is they were supposed to fly here in FEB 2015 but my son was not allowed to leave the Philippines because he did not have a Filipino passport at the time , just his UK passport. However my sons UK passport has exit stamp for Feb 2015 which was then overwritten void.

I rebooked direct flight from Manila to Heathrow flight for March 2015. My sons Filipino passport only received an exit stamp then. Upon entry to the UK my wifes spouse visa got an entry stamp but neither of my sons UK or Filipino passports got an entry stamp.

Obviously an error or breach of procedure on the part of the UK passport control.

Nevertheless my son is British with UK passport and here in the UK. We have booking receipts and boarding pass for him for the direct flight in March 2015.

As he holds a UK passport he is not even applying for leave to remain or included in my wifes application.

However of course we need to declare our son on my wifes application and produce his UK passport and I am concerned it has no entry stamp.

I could explain all in a covering letter with my wifes application but do I really need to? As my son is not applying for leave how could it affect my wifes application?

Any experience of this situation or ideas or advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

[CR001]

Obviously an error or breach of procedure on the part of the UK passport control.

No 'error' or 'breach'. British passports are not stamped on arrival in the UK. You are overthinking this issue.

[AdeRema]

Ok Thank you very much CR. That is good to know.

What about the point my son has no exit stamp on his British passport either? The exit stamp Manila in March 2015 is on his Filipino passport only? In that case would you copy the photo and details page of the Filipino passport as well and the exit stamp? Maybe (probably) I am still overthinking this.

As for the financial bit thank you also for your comment.

I am in salaried employment and same basic pay amount has been shown for each month in respect of my 30 hours per week contract so I come under category A.

I am declaring my basic as on my employers letter but calculate even with the lowest net pay on my last 7 months payslips mulipied by 12 together with savings over £16k divided by 2.5 take me over the £18600 financial requirement by a few hundred pounds.

As for paternity pay (which did take my final payslip below my latest basic pay) I will get my employers letter to show the exact dates of the paternity paid leave and produce 6 months pay slips before that with bank statements to show my gross basic pay to be taken into account. I think that should cover it all.

Thanks again.

[CR001]

What about the point my son has no exit stamp on his British passport either? The exit stamp Manila in March 2015 is on his Filipino passport only? In that case would you copy the photo and details page of the Filipino passport as well and the exit stamp? Maybe (probably) I am still overthinking thi

There is no issue. You are overthinking. Not sure why you think HO needs evidence that he a) either left the Philipphines or b) entered the UK. Presumably his British passport was scanned when he entered the UK so there is a record of it already. The child's foreign passport is irrelevant for your spouses' visa extension.