FLR(M) Applicant in full-time salaried employment

[Sarah86]

Hello,

First of all, I would like to thank everyone who contributed to making these forums so informative and helpful. I have a question that doesn't seem to be covered anywhere else and would be grateful for an answer.

My husband is in full-time employment in the UK on a Tier 2 visa and has been for a couple of years. He earns above the £18,600 financial requirement and can provide all the necessary documents to prove so under the FLR(M) rules. Is his salaried income on its own enough evidence considering that he is the applicant?

I am asking because I am a self-employed British artist (registered with HMRC) and the process of proving my annual income through self-employment seems to be so distressing, particularly since I do my taxes myself. So will my husband's proof of income be okay on its own? Please help.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this and I would appreciate any assistance you can provide.

[seagul]

You haven't mentioned your immigration status clearly but anyways if you have ILR/British citizenship and now willing to sponsor your partner who is on tier 2 visa earning at least £18600 a year then yes it's allowed to meet the financial threshold. In that case to keep the application straight preferably you don't show your self employment but only show your partner's employed full time job.

[CR001]

You haven't mentioned your immigration status clearly but anyways if you have ILR/British citizenship and now willing to sponsor your partner who is on tier 2 visa earning at least £18600 a year then yes it's allowed to meet the financial threshold. In that case to keep the application straight preferably you don't show your self employment but only show your partner's employed full time job.

I am asking because I am a self-employed British artist (registered with HMRC) and the process of proving my annual income through self-employment seems to be so distressing, particularly since I do my taxes myself. So will my husband's proof of income be okay on its own? Please help.

[CR001]

So will my husband's proof of income be okay on its own? Please help.

Yes, his income alone is fine to meet the financial requirements.

He does realise that his clock towards ILR will be reset to zero and a new 5 years period (2 x 2.5 year visas) if he switches from Tier 2 to FLR(M)??

[Sarah86]

So will my husband's proof of income be okay on its own? Please help.

Yes, his income alone is fine to meet the financial requirements.

He does realise that his clock towards ILR will be reset to zero and a new 5 years period (2 x 2.5 year visas) if he switches from Tier 2 to FLR(M)??

Thank you very much for your help. We started to wonder because the government's immigration guidance doesn't really say this outright and generally places the burden of financial proof on the sponsor.

Yes, he does realise this and it's not really a problem for us.