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Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Non-Employment Income
By Bernard Wood - Pupil 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...

Evidencing a Domestic Violence ILR Application
By Zoe Bantleman - Immigration Barrister

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 as a South African with a British parent, grandparent or partner.  Do South Africans need a visa for the UK? If you are...

English Language Requirement for Spouse Visas
By Caspar Latham - Legal Associate

The English language requirement for partner and parent visas was introduced on 29 November 2010 by then Home Secretary Theresa May, who stated at the time that ‘the new English requirement for spouses will help...

 promote integration, remove cultural barriers and protect public services’. This requirement is equally relevant for partner and parent visa applications. What is the English language requirement? The...

Partners and Family Visa Success Stories
By Richmond Chambers -

Our immigration barristers have assisted clients from all over the world to join and remain with their spouses, civil partners, unmarried partners, fiancé(e)s and other relatives in the UK. Partners and...

 Family Visa Success Stories Some examples of our successful clients include: Our immigration barristers assisted an Australian national to join her British husband in the UK. Her husband was the director of three...

Who is a ‘partner’ in Appendix FM?
By Zarina Rahman - Immigration Barrister

Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules allows British Citizens and settled persons to bring their ‘partner’ to join them in the UK.  A ‘partner’ is defined as the applicant’s spouse, civil partner, fiancé(e),...

 proposed civil partner or a person that has been living together with the applicant for at least two years prior to the date of application.  Spouse A marriage in the UK must be evidenced by a valid...

5 FAQS about paragraph 320(11)
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

In applications for entry clearance where the applicant has a negative immigration history in the UK, the application may be refused under the general grounds for refusal, which are found in part 9 of the Immigration...

 Rules. Where an applicant has ‘previously contrived in a significant way to frustrate the intentions of the Immigration Rules’, the application could be refused under paragraph 320(11). In this post...

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

When applying for entry clearance or leave to remain as a spouse, an applicant has to show how they meet the spouse visa financial requirement of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.  There are many ways in which...

 the financial requirement can be met, one of which is through earnings from being a director or an employee of a specified limited company. Spouse visa financial requirement In order to satisfy the spouse...
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