Getting married in september but he will still be living in the USA

dodger1

mariecooper wrote: »

Thank you for your input. I assumed as much for the single part and marriage wise. He isn't in a position to give us any money. It was shocking to work out that he only gets £300 a month for working 8-9 hours a day. He lives with his parents so he has to pay living, ect there too.

USA minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (many states have a higher minimum). If he is working a five day week he should be earning an absolute minimum of £748 a month based on the current $/£ rate. Under USA tax laws he'd pay virtually no income tax on that amount. Why are his employers deducting so much from his salary or does he work part time only?

mariecooper_3

dodger1 wrote: »

USA minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (many states have a higher minimum). If he is working a five day week he should be earning an absolute minimum of £748 a month based on the current $/£ rate. Under USA tax laws he'd pay virtually no income tax on that amount. Why are his employers deducting so much from his salary or does he work part time only?

He's working part time, but unfortunately he works for a company that his mother is the main manager for. Not that, that has anything to do with it, but jobs are pretty rare where he lives, so a job with the company your mum and step dad already work for is a bonus. But he works so many hours for little pay. After tax he gets around $600, Recently I looked up the conversion rate on that amount and it equals about £384.42 a month in British pounds sterling. He's asked for a full time position but they keep fobbing him off, saying that because of the amount of full time staff they already employ and his minimal skill set, they can not even begin to think about offering him a full time position at the moment.

kingfisherblue

If it will be at least another two years before either of you can move, why not put off your wedding until the tme you can both be together? He might be on better money, you might be earning again, and you will have a bit in the bank.

mariecooper_3

kingfisherblue wrote: »

If it will be at least another two years before either of you can move, why not put off your wedding until the tme you can both be together? He might be on better money, you might be earning again, and you will have a bit in the bank.

That's what we think we're heading towards. Ive saved for three years for my dress, ticket, passport and money. And considering the ticket was only £450, the passport was £98 and my dress was only £100. Its taken so much saving. I can't get my money back on the ticket or the money he's already put forward for the ceremony at his parents home. We're thinking of having a blessing instead. Not legally binding and putting off the actual legal marriage until we both have more money. Its just so hard being so far apart, and only getting to see one another once a year.

Thank you for your advice

DeeLasVegas

FYI - When you marry your parents cannot sponsor him to live in the UK. You, as his spouse, have to do this. Therefore you need to be earning over the threshold minimum.

baza52

if he visits you for a month each year why cant he pay your air fare to get married as he wont have to pay to fly over to see you/ have free sxx?
He earns little over £300 a month for part time work, then you say your suprised he only earns £300 as he works 8/9 hours a day...

baza52

mariecooper wrote: »

We were planning on eventually heading to the US as he has a full time job and the prospect of an apartment as he works for an apartment complex. But the more I'm looking into things the more disheartened I'm getting

Ahh now he works full time

paddedjohn

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^you beat me to it.
OP not being funny but you sound very desperate, you dont even know whether he works full or part time, you see him for a couple of weeks a year and you want to marry him.

PoorCharleyBear

DeeLasVegas wrote: »

FYI - When you marry your parents cannot sponsor him to live in the UK. You, as his spouse, have to do this. Therefore you need to be earning over the threshold minimum.

This I understand was one of the changes brought in in July, YOU have to sponsor your spouse, other family members cannot.

debrag

mariecooper wrote: »

We were planning on eventually heading to the US as he has a full time job and the prospect of an apartment as he works for an apartment complex. But the more I'm looking into things the more disheartened I'm getting

when he starts the full time job move over there. just wait till then