Tier 2 to Spouse visa

[mmicky5050]

Hi

I am currently on Tier 2 visa and have been here for 6 months. I am planning to marry my long term gf who is a British citizen. My salary is above the 18.6k cutoff. She is graduating in September and has a job offer starting October again above the18.6k cutoff.

Can I apply to switch to a spouse visa before she starts based on my current income?

Thanks much.

[seagul]

Yes your understanding is correct. You can use your income alone to fulfill the income requirement. Apart of that you & sponsor must have uncrowded accomodation, A1 English test etc. Also remember that after 5 years you can apply for indefinite leave but you can't add the time spent on tier 2 for that purpose.

[mmicky5050]

Dear Seagul

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.

[mmicky5050]

is P60 critical for this application? I started the job 6 months ago and so P60 shows yearly salary as below below 18.6 cutoff. It does not specify the start date of the job.

Do i need to attach P60 with the 6 month payslips?

thank you

[CR001]

No P60 is not 'critical'. Payslips and bank statements are.