. Ways of meeting the financial requirement
4.1.1. Where the applicant has to meet the minimum income threshold, the financial requirement can be met in the following 5 ways:
Income from salaried or non-salaried employment of the partner
(and/or the applicant if they are in the UK with permission to work). This is referred to as Category A or Category B, depending on the employment history. See section 5 of this guidance.
Non-employment income, e.g. income from property rental or dividends from shares. This is referred to as Category C. See section 6 of this guidance.
Cash savings of the applicant’s partner and/or the applicant, above £16,000, held by the partner and/or the applicant for at least 6 months and under their control. This is referred to as Category D. See section 7 of this guidance.
State (UK or foreign) or private pension of the applicant’s partner and/or the applicant. This is referred to as Category E. See section 8 of this guidance.
Income from self-employment, and income as a director of a specified limited company in the UK, of the partner (and/or the applicant if they are in the UK with permission to work). This is referred to as Category F or Category G, depending on which financial year(s) is or are being relied upon. See section 9 of this guidance.