🧐 Furlough leave and UK visas
If you have been furloughed, how does it affect your UK immigration status? Here at 1st 4Immigration it has been a common question during 2020. Spouses/Partners of British citizens - Financial Requirement £18,600. The time you spent on furlough can be considered as ‘normal' employment on a full pay. For example, if you normally earn a salary of £18,600 pa, and were paid 80% of that while on furlough, your salary will be treated as being £18,600 for the purpose of the visa application. Tier 2 (General) workers - appropriate salary. The short answer is Yes, it's OK to be furloughed under the Government scheme, ie Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, with the salary reduced accordingly. It wouldn't be a problem in the next visa application (extension or Indefinite Leave). The migrant workers are eligible for these schemes in the same way as resident workers. However, such reductions in salary must be temporary and a part of a company-wide policy to avoid redundancies and in whi