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Exceptional Circumstances in Appendix FM Family Visa Applications
By Aaron Durban-Richardson - Legal Associate

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...

High Court Considers Domestic Violence Victims Abandoned Abroad
By Thomas Hill - Pupil Immigration Barrister

In the recent case of R (AM) v SSHD [2022] EWHC 2591 (Admin), the High Court  addressed an underpublicized form of domestic abuse, known to campaigners as ‘transnational marriage abandonment’. The case involved...

 a Pakistani woman resident in the UK, who had been left stranded in Pakistan and separated from her two-year-old child after being abandoned on what was supposedly a family holiday by her abusive...

Exceptions to Appendix FM Partner & Parent Visa Requirements
By Rosanna Atkinson - Legal Associate

As we have set out elsewhere, the Partner routes (including the Spouse Visa, Civil Partner Visa, Unmarried Partner Visa, Fiance Visa and Proposed Civil Partner Visa) and Parent route of Appendix FM of the Immigration...

 Rules all contain strict eligibility requirements for a grant of leave to remain on a 5-year route to settlement.  However, the Immigration Rules also provide for certain exceptions to these strict...

A Guide to Marriage and Civil Partnership Visit Visas
By Alexandra Pease - Immigration Barrister

In summary, Appendix V of the Immigration Rules provides for 4 types of Visitor including Standard Visitor: for example  Tourism and Visiting Family, Permitted Paid Engagement Visitor, Transit Visitor and Marriage/Civil...

 Partnership Visitor. This article will focus on those seeking to come to the UK to marry or form a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership. We have previously examined the...

Genuine and Subsisting Relationship Requirement
By Richmond Chambers -

Several UK visa routes, such as the Spouse Visa, Civil Partner Visa and Unmarried Partner Visa, require applicants to demonstrate that their relationship is ‘genuine and subsisting’.  Dependents of individuals...

 in the UK in work or study based routes also need to demonstrate a ‘genuine and subsisting relationship’ when applying for a Dependant Visa. This is an important requirement, on which many...

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

Overseas Marriages & Civil Partnerships in UK Visa Applications
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

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 the relationship requirements.  There are different...

 relationship requirements depending on whether the applicant is a spouse, civil partner, fiance or proposed civil partner or unmarried partner.  In this post we consider what is required for those...

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

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...

Evidencing a Domestic Violence ILR Application
By Richmond Chambers -

The recent decision of Mr Justice Knowles in R (On the Application Of) Suliman v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWHC 326 is a welcome reminder from the High Court that the demands of fairness...

 require that the Home Office consider all evidence in domestic violence applications, and come to proper conclusions on that evidence.  The Forms of Domestic Abuse Domestic violence can happen to and be...

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...

UK Visa Requirements for South African Citizens
By Richmond Chambers -

Many South African citizens have some connection to the UK which may give rise to a basis on which they can apply for a visa to move to the UK.  For example, as a citizen of South Africa, you might have a British...

 parent, grandparent, or partner. In this post we look at the options you might have for relocating to the UK as a South African with a British parent, grandparent or partner, as well as alternative UK visa...
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