Financial Requirements question

[Blower46]

Good afternoon
I have been very impressed by some of the contributions made to some of the questions here on this forum so I am hoping that you could help me with my question.

Our first FLR (M) is due to be submitted at the end of new week.

However I have a question with what meets the specified amount.

We need to achieve the £18,600 requirement but unfortunately I lost my job about six weeks ago.
Up to that point I was earning £40,000 per annum and would normally applied using Category A.
However, since I am no longer employed I will have to apply using Category B.


If you look at section 5.2 of the document below it refers to salaried employment at the point of the application which in my case is zero.

However I have achieved 5/6 of the last six months (£16,666) and 6/6 of the previous six months (£20,000) which basically means I have earned £36,666 in the last twelve months.

The example (c) in section 5.2 applies to somebody who is self employed but meets the requirements.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... pdf#page16

I am at the moment interviewing for jobs at a similar salary but it may be that an offer of employment has not been before the submission deadline.

My wife works full time and earns around £12,000 per annum (hourly paid).
Should this be added to the application under Category B too?

From the information that I have supplied via the link and my situation do you think that the requirements for Category B will be made as there is nothing to cover my circumstances for short term unemployment for relatively high earning salaried employees when making an application?

Many thanks and hoping for a quick reply.

Steve

[SoHopeful]

You have to be earning at least 18,600 at the time of application also. You can only rely on a job offer when returning from living abroad. Your only option would be combining your wife's salary with savings if you have any.