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A Guide to Home Office Marriage Investigations 
By David Zuther - Legal Associate

In This Article 1. Understanding Home Office Marriage Investigations 2. Referral and Investigation Criteria Under the Immigration Act 2014 3. What Are Sham Marriages? 4. The Marriage Investigation Process:...

 What to Expect 5. Obligations During an Investigation: Compliance Is Key 6. The Compliance Decision and Its Implications 7. Consequences of Non-Compliance  8. Key Takeaways on Home Office Marriage...

UK Partner and Family Visa Financial Requirements Explained
By Rosanna Atkinson - Legal Associate

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 Requirements 5. Less Than 6 Months with Current Employer or Variable Income – Returning Overseas...

Criminal Convictions and UK Partner & Family Visa Applications
By Emilia Cieslak - Legal Associate

In This Article 1. Impact of Criminal Convictions on Appendix FM Applications 2. General Rules on Criminality in UK Immigration and Appendix FM 3. Criminality Under Appendix FM – How It Differs from General...

 Rules 4. Mandatory Refusals for Criminal Convictions in Family Visa Applications 5. Home Office Discretion in Appendix FM Criminality Cases 6. Impact of Past Convictions on UK Family Visa Applications 7....

Using Cash Savings in UK Spouse & Partner Visa Applications
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

For those applying for entry clearance or leave to remain in the UK as a Partner under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules the applicant is required to satisfy a financial requirement. The minimum income threshold...

 increased from £18,600 to £29,000 for new  applications on 11 April 2024.  There is no longer a separate child element to the minimum income requirement. There are a number of ways in which the...

Partner & Family Visa Financial Requirement: Non-Employment Income
By Bernard Wood - Immigration Barrister

Following previous posts in the Knowledge Centre about meeting the financial requirement of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules through cash savings, self-employment, variable income and third-party support,...

 this post will focus on meeting the income requirement through non-employment income – such as property rental income, income from dividends, and maintenance payments.  This post may be of particular...

UK Partner & Family Visa Financial Requirement: Employment Income
By Anna Bregstein - Immigration Barrister

Navigating the intricate landscape of UK immigration law can be a daunting task, especially when it comes to meeting the stringent partner and family visa financial requirements outlined in Appendix FM of the...

 Immigration Rules. For individuals seeking entry clearance or leave to remain under Appendix FM by relying on employment income (Categories A and B), understanding and providing the correct evidence is...

Spouse & Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Company Director
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

When applying for entry clearance or leave to remain as a spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner, fiance or proposed civil partner, an applicant has to show how they meet the partner visa financial requirement...

 of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.  There are many ways in which the Appendix FM financial requirement can be met, one of which is through earnings from being a director or an employee of a specified...

Satisfying the Appendix FM Partner Visa Financial Requirement Based on Employment Income (Part 2)
By Anna Bregstein - Immigration Barrister

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 look at the Home Office requirements where an individual has been working with their current...

Making a UK Spouse Visa Application: 10 FAQs
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

The Spouse visa category is for individuals who are married to British Citizens and people who hold Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK. It can also be used by partners of those with leave as a refugee or humanitarian...

 protection, those with leave under Appendix EU or with leave as a Turkish Worker or Turkish Businessperson. Deciding to make a Spouse visa application to enter to remain in the UK can be a daunting...

Top 10 Spouse Visa Extension FAQs
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

There comes a time in every UK spouse visa holder’s life when their thoughts naturally turn to applying for an extension of stay. That time normally comes a few months before they have been living in the UK for...

 2.5 years in the Appendix FM category.  In this post we look at ten of the most common questions asked by spouse visa holders when considering applying for a spouse visa extension. Can I extend my spouse...

Requirements for Indefinite Leave as a Spouse
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

Spouses or partners of British or settled persons can apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK up to 28 days before they reach 60 months in the UK with leave as a partner so long as they have been granted...

 leave in the 5 year route.   ILR applications can be processed very quickly – the super priority service is available for a fee and offers 24 hour processing by the Home Office. Requirements in an ILR...

Exceptional Circumstances in Appendix FM Family Visa Applications
By Richmond Chambers -

Paragraph GEN.3.2. of Appendix FM represents an exception to the requirements of Appendix FM by potentially allowing an application for entry clearance or leave to remain to be granted where a refusal would constitute...

 a breach of an individual’s right to family and private life under Article 8 ECHR. The requirements of paragraph GEN.3.2. will be the topic of this blog post and will be explored in more detail...
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