i emailed UKBA last friday about financial requirement for spouse .. i also asked them if overtime and bonuses is counted as threshold .. and today i received their answer ..


Dear Ms Rhaichard

Thank you for your email.



When assessing salary, basic pay, plus skills-based allowances and UK location-based allowances (e.g. London weighting), will be counted as income. Any such allowances must form part of the contracted salary package and, if they exceed 30% of the total salary, only the amount which would correspond to 30% of the total salary will be counted towards the financial requirement. We recommend you see the attached guidance on how to meet the financial requirement.


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