Does working for a foriegn company count towards the financial requirement?
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Does working for a foriegn company count towards the financial requirement?
I will be returning to UK in June 2014 and will be working for a Singapore company while I'm based in UK. I have a non EU spouse and I will earn £18600 or more per year so my husband can apply for naturalization down the road. Does a foreign earned salary while I'm based in the UK (as in my situation) count towards the financial requirement or do I need to work for a UK company only to make this financial requirement? -- Please can anyone let me know.
Thanks so much.
Thanks so much.
Last edited by Homecomer; Mar 9th 2014 at 3:28 pm.
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Re: Does working for a foriegn company count towards the financial requirement?
Makes no difference whose paying you, so long as you're earning and can prove it.
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Re: Does working for a foriegn company count towards the financial requirement?
In your earlier posting you said that this Singapore company has no presence in the UK at all, and that you are going to be working from home.
Where are you going to be paying taxes and NIC deductions?
While it does not matter if someone living in the UK, sponsoring their spouse to enter the UK and paying taxes etc from payroll works for a British company or a foreign owned company, I'm not sure someone who is working from home for a company which has no presence in the UK can similarly qualify.
You also say that you will not start this job until May 2014 and that you and your husband will move to the UK in June (presume husband on visitor status), then move to India for a few months (once you have worked for the company for 6 months) and then apply for the spouse visa from India.
While in India will you still be working for this Singapore company?
Are you aware that your husband, while a visitor in the UK, will not be eligible for NHS services so will need medical insurance.
Where are you going to be paying taxes and NIC deductions?
While it does not matter if someone living in the UK, sponsoring their spouse to enter the UK and paying taxes etc from payroll works for a British company or a foreign owned company, I'm not sure someone who is working from home for a company which has no presence in the UK can similarly qualify.
You also say that you will not start this job until May 2014 and that you and your husband will move to the UK in June (presume husband on visitor status), then move to India for a few months (once you have worked for the company for 6 months) and then apply for the spouse visa from India.
While in India will you still be working for this Singapore company?
Are you aware that your husband, while a visitor in the UK, will not be eligible for NHS services so will need medical insurance.
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Re: Does working for a foriegn company count towards the financial requirement?
Thanks for your answer. The tax deduction happens at source through tax withholding in Singapore. According to the DTAA (double taxation avoidance agreement) non resident employees of a Singapore company resident in another country would have the tax deducted at source at 20% and this would be counted as tax credit in their country of residence.
Do you think the UK Govt. would consider my salary at the gross amount (which I receive before tax in Singapore) or the net amt which will come to me in UK?
Yes I will continue to work for the Singapore company when in India also as it's an online type of job.
My husband will be getting travel insurance for the time in UK. Thanks for asking.
Do you think the UK Govt. would consider my salary at the gross amount (which I receive before tax in Singapore) or the net amt which will come to me in UK?
Yes I will continue to work for the Singapore company when in India also as it's an online type of job.
My husband will be getting travel insurance for the time in UK. Thanks for asking.