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Can I Visit the UK While My Partner Visa Is Being Processed?
By Cameron Wallis - Legal Associate

The crisis in Ukraine has led to enormous delays in Home Office visa processing and decision waiting times. Applications from outside the UK to settle in the UK as the spouse, partner or family member of a British...

 citizen or settled person, which ordinarily take 12 weeks (3 months) to process, are currently taking up to 24 weeks (6 months) to be decided. Moreover, the priority and super priority visa services have...

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...

What Visa do I Need To Get Married in the UK?
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

We are often asked ‘what visa do I need to get married in the UK?’.  If you wish to travel to the UK to get married then there are two main immigration routes available:  a marriage visit visa or a fiance...

 visa.  The Marriage Visitor visa is designed for individuals over the age of 18 who wish to visit the UK to marry or form a civil partnership, or give notice of a marriage or civil partnership, in...

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...

How to Get Married in the UK: Choosing the Right Visa for Marriage
By Gillian McCall - Immigration Barrister

Within the Immigration Rules, there are a number of different options for individuals who are settled or British and who want to get married in the UK. But at a time when you are planning rings and venues, there...

 is some sense in taking time to review the relevant immigration options to make sure that your dream day is possible. Making mistakes as to the visa application could cause the application to be refused or...

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...

Partner Visa Extension & ILR Application Top Tips
By Alexandra Pease - Immigration Barrister

When you have just been granted leave to enter or remain as a partner, an extension or ILR application is probably the last thing on your mind, but  33 or 30 months can pass very quickly! Considering preparatory...

 steps throughout the period of leave can reduce the stress at the end of the process and the need to search for or obtain the documents required by the Immigration Rules, particularly Appendix...

Self-Employment and the Partner Visa Financial Requirement
By Bernard Wood - Immigration Barrister

There are a number of ways in which the financial requirement of Appendix FM can be met when making an application for entry clearance or leave to remain as a partner.  This post will focus on how the financial...

 requirement may be met by relying on income from self-employment and outline some of the relevant factors to consider.  The Immigration Rules set out the general financial requirement of a gross annual...

New Coronavirus Policy for UK Spouse & Partner Visas
By Zarina Rahman - Immigration Barrister

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to have a major impact on the UK and worldwide, the Home Office has updated its Covid-19 policy, coinciding with the start of a 4-week ‘lockdown’ in England on 05 November...

 2020.  In this post I look at the implications of the updated Coronavirus policy for UK Spouse and Partner Visas.  The earlier coronavirus policy measures were discussed in detail by my colleague in this...

Implications of Coronavirus for UK Spouse Visas
By Gillian McCall - Immigration Barrister

The Coronavirus and Covid-19 disease are causing a devastating effect across the world. The situation can be especially stressful for individuals who are separated from family members or for those who are worried...

 that their partner may be separated from them if an application to remain in the UK is refused. In this post we will look at some of the key issues that individuals applying to remain with spouses and...

Indefinite Leave to Remain as a Bereaved Partner
By Alexandra Pease - Immigration Barrister

Daily reports of death during the Covid-19 pandemic has made many of us think about loved ones, how to protect them and the implications of life without them.  If your leave to enter or remain is dependent...

 on a relationship, what does happen if a partner passes away? The Immigration Rules in fact provide a route for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) as a bereaved partner.  In this post we look at the...

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...
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