UK Partner Visa

Under the UK Partner Visa or spouse visa, applicants who are either a Spouse or Civil Partner or Unmarried Partner of a UK citizen or a person who is settled in the UK can apply for Family Visa UK to come and live in the UK.



To qualify for the UK Partner visa or spouse visa , both parties must be at least 18 years old, have met and be legally married or have undergone a civil partnership registration. Applicants under the UK Partner visa or spouse visa route will also need to prove that their relationship is of a genuine and continuing nature and they should have every intention to live together. Applicants must show that there will be adequate accommodation for the parties and any dependants and able to maintain themselves and any dependants adequately without recourse to public funds. To qualify, as an unmarried partner visa UK, both parties need to be living together, in a genuine relationship that is like a marriage or civil partnership (not like a 'marriage of convenience') for 2 years or more.



In addition to the above, an applicant under the UK Partner visa or spouse visa category, must also meet the financial requirement and the English Language Requirement.



The Financial requirement under UK Partner visa or spouse visa category can be meet either through income or cash savings or a combination of both. The level of the financial requirement under UK Partner visa or spouse visa category to be met in cases varies depending on the family member. In cases involving dependent children and is determined by the number of children for example: -







Family Member as a UK Partner visa or Spouse visa UK Partner visa or Spouse visa financial requirements Partner with no children £18,600 1 child in addition to the partner £22,400 2 children in addition to the partner £24,800 3 children in addition to the partner £27,200 Each additional child Plus £2,400 (so £29,600 for 4 children, £32,000 for 5 children and so on)





In order to calculate the cash savings under UK Partner visaor spouse visa category, applicants can take into account any cash savings which are above £16,000. The amount of cash savings above £16,000 must be divided by 2.5 (to reflect the 2.5 year or 30-month period) to give the amount which can be used in meeting the financial requirement.



Therefore, the savings available minus £16,000 divided by 2.5=amount which can be used in meeting the financial requirement under UK Partner visa or spouse visa category.





Visa Entitlements

Successful applicants under UK Partner visa category will be granted a visa for 33 months (if applying for entry clearance application from overseas) or 30 months (if applying within the UK).



Applicants under the UK Partner visa or spouse visa will have free access to public schools, and National Health Service. Eligible dependants under UK Partner visa category may also be able to work or study without any restrictions.



Once an applicant under UK Partner Visa or Spouse visa complete their initial grant of stay, they can apply for a spouse visa extension under the UK Partner visa or spouse visa. Successful applicants can renew their spouse visa for another 2 years and 6 months.



Once applicants under UK Partner visa or spouse visa category have completed 5 years in the UK, as the partner of someone who is a British citizen or settled in the UK, they can apply for settlement visa UK.





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