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The UK Civil Partner Visa is for civil partners of British or Irish citizens, persons who are settled in the UK, persons with pre-settled status, persons with a Turkish Businessperson or Turkish Worker visa and persons with refugee status or humanitarian protection who wish to join, or stay with, their civil partner in the...

The Unmarried Partner Visa is available to long term partners of British or Irish citizens, persons who are settled in the UK, persons with pre-settled status, persons with a Turkish Businessperson or Turkish Worker visa and persons with refugee status or humanitarian protection who wish to join, or stay with, their unmarried...

The UK Proposed Civil Partner Visa is for engaged partners of British or Irish citizens, persons who are settled in the UK, persons with pre-settled status, persons with a Turkish Businessperson or Turkish Worker visa and persons with refugee status or humanitarian protection who wish to enter into a civil partnership in the UK...

The Child of a Partner or Parent Visa is for a child who wishes to enter or remain in the UK in circumstances where a parent has already been granted, or is at the same time being granted, a Partner or Parent Visa under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.   If the parent of the child does not hold, and is not being granted,...

The Bereaved Partner Visa route offers settlement to persons who have, or were last granted, permission as a spouse, civil partner or unmarried partner and whose partner has died. The Bereaved Partner route leads to a grant of indefinite leave to remain in the UK. Dependent children of a Bereaved Partner can also apply for ILR...

In This Article 1. Understanding the Financial Requirement for UK Partner and Family Visas 2. Category A: Financial Requirement for Salaried and Non-Salaried Employment 3. Returning Sponsors/Partners: Financial Requirements for Overseas Sponsors Returning to the UK 4. Category B: Salaried and Non-Salaried Employment...

Given the government’s intention to increase the minimum income threshold for family visas in “Spring 2024”, many people are looking to make a visa application before these changes come into effect. If you are considering applying for a visa so that you can stay in the UK with your British or settled partner, the...

Partner applications under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules contain strict eligibility requirements for a grant of leave to remain on the 5-year route to settlement. If a partner is unable to meet the strict requirements of the 5-year partner route they may be able to rely on the exception set out in EX.1. of Appendix FM to...

Prior to 31 January 2024, Section BPILR: Indefinite leave to remain (settlement) as a Bereaved Partner of Appendix FM, allowed for an application for ILR as a Bereaved Partner to be made where an applicant had lost their partner before they had settled in the UK.  On 31 January 2024, Appendix Bereaved Partner was introduced...

In Part 1 of this comprehensive guide to the Appendix FM Partner and Family Visa financial requirement, we delved into the evidential standards that must be met by applicants relying on Category A employment income – that is where the individual has been working with their employer for 6 months or more.  In Part 2, we...

The UK Spouse Visa is for married partners of British or Irish citizens, persons who are settled in the UK, persons with pre-settled status, persons with a Turkish Businessperson or Turkish Worker visa and persons with refugee status or humanitarian protection who wish to join, or stay with, their husband or wife in the UK. ...

As has been set out in previous articles, some extended family members of UK resident EU citizens may no longer make applications to remain in or join their family members in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme.  However after 31 December 2020 there began to be problems with those who had made their applications before that...