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Switching from a Fiance Visa to a Spouse Visa
By Rosanna Atkinson - Legal Associate

The UK Fiance Visa does not lead directly to settlement in the UK. However, once you have married in the UK you will be able to apply for and switch to a UK Spouse Visa before your current leave in the UK expires....

 The UK Spouse Visa is for married partners of British or Irish citizens, persons who are settled in the UK, persons with pre-settled status, persons with a Turkish Businessperson or Turkish Worker visa...

How to Satisfy the Partner Visa Financial Requirement as a Company Director
By Isabella Reynard - Pupil Immigration Barrister

If applying for an Appendix FM spouse or partner visa, for those seeking 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...

 strict financial requirement.  Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules sets out the minimum financial threshold of £18,600. The financial requirement will increase if non-British children are involved in the...

Can I Visit the UK While My Partner Visa Is Being Processed?
By Richmond Chambers -

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: Savings, Investments and Pension Income
By Isabella Reynard - Pupil 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 £18,600. The financial requirement will increase if non-British children are involved in the application, as set out in this blog...

Priority Visa Service Resumes For New Family Visa Applications
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

With effect from 20 February 2023, the Priority Visa Service has now resumed for new Marriage and Family Visa applications submitted from outside the UK. This change means that individuals applying for the following...

 settlement visas can now receive a faster decision on their applications: Spouse Civil Partner Unmarried Partner Fiancé(e) Proposed civil partner Child Adult dependent relative Standard Processing...

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...

UK Family Visa Financial Requirement: State Benefits
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

This post explores the requirements for a Sponsor who wishes to sponsor family members to join them or remain with them in the UK, but relies on income from certain entitlements or benefits received due to disability,...

 illness, injury or caring responsibilities.   It is important to understand which benefits or entitlements the Sponsor can rely upon to meet the financial requirements for sponsorship, and which...

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...

Appendix FM Financial Requirement: Variable Income From Non-Salaried Employment
By Bernard Wood - Immigration Barrister

Following previous posts about meeting the financial requirement of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules through cash savings and through self-employment, this blog post will focus on meeting the income requirement...

 through employment – specifically through variable income from non-salaried employment. The Immigration Rules set out the general financial requirement of a gross annual income of at least £18,600....

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...

Family & Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Cash Savings
By Bernard Wood - Immigration Barrister

The financial requirement for partner, parent and child visa applications is set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules as a  gross annual income of at least £18,600. One way in which the financial requirement...

 can be met is through reliance on cash savings, under Category D. The level of cash savings required may vary if there are additional dependent children on the application,  if cash savings are to be...

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...
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