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

In This Article 1. Planning Ahead for Partner Visa Applications 2. Key Dates and Timing for Partner Visa Renewals 3. Making a Valid Partner Visa Application 4. Providing Updated Evidence for Partner Visa Applications 5....

 Maintaining Evidence for Partner Visa Suitability Requirements 6. Continued Genuine and Subsisting Relationship & Future Intentions 7. Evidence of Cohabitation 8. Recording Absences from the UK...

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

In This Article 1. Getting Married in the UK: Avoiding Visa Delays and Mistakes 2. Getting Married in the UK as a Visitor 3. Fiance Visa: The First Step to Marrying and Settling in the UK 4. Unmarried Partner...

 Visa: A Route to Settlement for Long-Term Relationships 5. Spouse Visa: A Cost-Effective Option for Couples Already Married 6. Partners of Points Based System Migrants and European Nationals 7. Related...

Help Shape the Future of Family Visa Financial Requirements
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

In This Article 1. Introduction to the Family Visa Financial Requirements Review 2. Recent Changes to the Minimum Income Requirement 3. Research into the Family Visa Financial Requirements 4. What Family...

 and Partner Visa Applicants Should Know 5. Contact Our Immigration Barristers 6. Frequently Asked Questions 7. Glossary 8. Additional Resources 9. Related Articles 1. Introduction to the Family Visa Financial...

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...

Appendix FM Financial Requirement: Less Than 6 Months’ Payslips?
By Richmond Chambers -

It is a common misconception that an application by a spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner or fiancé under Appendix FM, which relies on the UK-based Sponsor’s income from employment (or the...

 partner’s income from employment where he/she is in the United Kingdom with lawful leave to work and is applying for further leave to remain), can only be made if the Sponsor can produce wage slips covering a full 6...

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...

Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Savings, Investments and Pensions
By Isabella Reynard - Immigration Barrister

For individuals applying under Appendix FM to enter or remain in the UK on the basis of their family life as the spouse or partner of a British citizen or settled person, there is a financial requirement.  Appendix...

 FM of the Immigration Rules sets out the minimum financial threshold of £29,000. There is no longer a separate child element to the minimum income requirement. The financial requirement can be met in...

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...

Choosing the Right UK Partner Visa: Marriage Visit, Spouse, Unmarried Partner, or Fiancé?
By Eve Loveman - Legal Associate

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 differences between the marriage visit visa, fiancé, unmarried partner and spouse applications...

Home Office Revises Minimum Income Requirement for Spouse, Partner and Family Visas to £29,000
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

As we reported in our earlier post, on Monday, 4 December, the Home Secretary unveiled a series of significant measures aimed at reducing legal migration numbers to the UK by around 300,000.  These measures included...

 an increase in the minimum income threshold for spouse and partner visas under Appendix FM from £18,600 to £38,700, set to come into effect in Spring 2024. Revised Minimum Income Thresholds for Family...
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