Income Requirement Clarification
Hi all. I come seeking clarification and a bit of reassurance that my interpretation of the minimum income requirement is correct.
My parter will be applying in September with myself as her sponsor. As of March this year my salary is over the £29000 and I’ve been with my current employer over 13 years which I can see ordinarily qualifies me for Category A.
Why do I need clarification then? Well the company I work for allows us to ‘purchase’ additional holidays, which I took them up on for the first time this year (ironically for a trip to go see my partner in her home country). That holiday ‘purchase’ shows as an adjustment on my payslip which then brings me under the £29000 threshold by a few hundred pounds.
However, I’m contracted to work one in three Saturdays which is paid as overtime and is more than the adjustment even if I only do one a month. We are also paid bonus based on performance, but this is not guaranteed of course.
As I understand it this could still be Category A and all they will do is add my total gross pay over the 6 months, divide by 6 and multiply by 12 to ensure it totals over £29000?
Attached is a photo of my current lowest payslip in the applicable period to illustrate what I mean.
I just want to check that my understanding of things is correct?