Family visa for spouse - number of month with current employer

[basicdiagrams]

Hi all,

I am a British citizen and I've got my first job in the UK on 3rd October last year and received my first payslip on 26th October (with annual salary over £18,600). My wife plans to apply for a Family visa beginning of April this year, on the basis that the financial requirement Cat A will have been met after 3rd April. Now, I've come across a post on a different forum that says that "The 6 months you need to show for the financial requirement will not start until the date of the first payslip, and you have to explicitly cover every single day of the 6 months using the payslips."

So in other words, it is as if I wasn't employed until the date of my first paycheck, which sounds a little strange to me. The UK Gov 1.7 Financial requirement document (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... rement.pdf) states that the requirement is for the sponsor to be "with current employer for 6 months or more", and I can prove that by submitting my contract of employment in addition to the 6 payslips.

Can somebody clarify if we should wait until 26th of April (i.e. the date of my 7th payslip) or we can apply when I will have stayed with the employer for 6 months, which will be on 3rd April 2023?

Many thanks

[AmazonianX]

Hi all,

I am a British citizen and I've got my first job in the UK on 3rd October last year and received my first payslip on 26th October (with annual salary over £18,600). My wife plans to apply for a Family visa beginning of April this year, on the basis that the financial requirement Cat A will have been met after 3rd April. Now, I've come across a post on a different forum that says that "The 6 months you need to show for the financial requirement will not start until the date of the first payslip, and you have to explicitly cover every single day of the 6 months using the payslips."

So in other words, it is as if I wasn't employed until the date of my first paycheck, which sounds a little strange to me. The UK Gov 1.7 Financial requirement document (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... rement.pdf) states that the requirement is for the sponsor to be "with current employer for 6 months or more", and I can prove that by submitting my contract of employment in addition to the 6 payslips. This is what is known and followed,

Can somebody clarify if we should wait until 26th of April (i.e. the date of my 7th payslip) or we can apply when I will have stayed with the employer for 6 months, which will be on 3rd April 2023? 6 months requirements evidenced by letter from employer, 6 months pay slips and 6 months account statements to corroborate pays slips suffices.

Many thanks

[basicdiagrams]

Thanks, so beginning of April should be safe for us to submit the application?

[AmazonianX]

Thanks, so beginning of April should be safe for us to submit the application?

Correct