Salary Requirement: Temporary Pay Cut

[chloerose273]

Hello,

I am currently on a Tier 2 visa and have recently reached the date of eligibility for my ILR application. I am currently on the required salary of £35,500 (and was on £35,000 for the three previous months), however, our small start-up company was struggling for a time and I took a pay cut. My most recent payslip shows that my YTD salary is below the £32,500 which was the salary listed on my last visa extension.

I cannot find any information that explicitly says this would be grounds for refusal but I am concerned it will be a problem. I should also mention that my last visa extension was denied as the company's immigration consultant incorrectly listed the contracted hours as 40 instead of 39, meaning I did not meet the salary requirement. The second application was successful but I fear that refusal will be cause for serious scrutiny of the salary portion for my ILR application.

If this WILL be a problem, I wonder if waiting to apply after the start of the new tax year will be a solution as the YTD will start over. I understand I would then need a further pay rise to the new required salary of £35,800.

Any help will be very much appreciated.

[zimba]

You are expected to be the paid the minimum salary as per your COS and any changes must be reported by your sponsor via SMS to the UKVI.