Meeting the income threshhold for ILR under spouse visa UK

[Sam_Ali]

Hi there

I am applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK by 5-year route under spouse visa "SET M"(my husband is British) and I have a question with regards to the income threshold. I have been employed for the past two months with a new employer and I have a salary above £18600 required. Prior to that, I was employed somewhere else where I was on permanent employment for over a year (again over the annual salary of £18600). I am intending to quit my current job with an immediate effect and I am using the fast track service to apply for ILR on 7th November. I will still get a payslip at the end of the month (October) for the 10 days that I worked. However, at the time I apply, I will be unemployed. The question is:

1- Do you have to be employed at the time of application to use the route of income from salaried employment?
2- To meet the income threshold, would I go through Category B or A? If Cat B, how will the caseworker work out my annual salary?

Many thanks in advance

[vinny]

Do you have savings?
Does your husband have any income?
Why don't you quit after being granted ILR?

[Sam_Ali]

Thank you Vinny for your response.

Nither we have the savings that meet the threshold requirement nor my husband salary is enough.

I have been facing unbearable amount of harassment in this job from when I was started.
In the worse case scenario, I can postpone quitting my job to after I granted ILR.

However, if I know it is not necessarily required to be employed at the time application time and it is enough to prove the gross annual salary income, I will quit immediately.

I really appreciate any advice given regarding this issue.

[Sam_Ali]

Does anyone have an idea about it?

[vinny]

See also a refusal.

Better to wait until after they grant ILR before quitting.

[Sam_Ali]

Thank you for your reply. It really helps.