This Practice Note looks at the requirements for meeting the minimum income threshold under the five-year route to settlement under Appendix FM, when relying in whole or in part on income derived from self-employment. The Immigration Rules treat directors and employees of 'specified limited companies' as if they were self-employed as regards which other income can be combined towards meeting the threshold, so all references to self-employment and self-employed person(s) also apply to persons who fall within this class. Income from these sources is assigned two lettered categories (F and G) in the guidance that deals with the financial requirements in Appendix FM, and in the relevant application forms. The Practice Note covers whose self-employment income can be relied upon, who counts as self-employed for these purposes, how a full financial year is defined and how the relevant income is calculated, permitted combinations of income sources and how to combine them, and specified evidence.