You can apply for partner visa for UK as a fiancé(e), proposed civil partner, spouse, unmarried partner, civil partner and same sex partner to join your UK partner in the UK. Once in the UK on partner visa, you can continue to extend your visa until you qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK. If you are already in the UK on another type of UK visa, you may be able to switch into partner visa from inside the UK. However, it is pertinent to note that fiancé(e) visa and proposed civil partner visa applications can only be made from outside the UK and there is no option under the law for a person to apply for fiancé(e) visa or proposed civil partner visa from inside the UK.

Partner visa route is for those seeking to enter or remain in the UK on the basis of their family life with a person who is:

a British Citizen,
settled in the UK (holding ILR / settled status)
in the UK with limited leave as a refugee or person granted humanitarian protection
in the UK with limited leave under Appendix EU
in the UK with limited leave as a worker or business person by virtue of either Appendix ECAA Extension of Stay or under the provisions of the relevant 1973 Immigration Rules (or Decision 1/80) that underpinned the European Community Association Agreement (ECAA) with Turkey prior to 1 January 2021.

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Partner visa includes applications as a spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner and same sex partner of the UK partner. An unmarried partner or same sex partner is a person who has been living together with the UK partner in a relationship akin to a marriage or civil partnership for at least two years prior to the date of application. All applications for partner visa are made under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. There are two routes to settlement (ILR) under the partner visa route which are:

5 years partner visa route (this route leads to ILR after 5 years)
10 years partner visa route (this route leads to ILR after 10 years)

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Fiancé(e) Visa UK

You can apply for fiancé(e) visa for UK from outside the UK if you are engaged to your UK partner. The fiancé(e) visa is granted for a period of 6 months to enable the registration of marriage of the applicant with the UK sponsor in the UK. Upon registration of marriage in the UK, the applicant can apply for switching from fiancé(e) visa to spouse visa from inside the UK. Once the applicant has switched into spouse visa, the applicant's qualifying time for ILR under 5 years partner route will start and all the time spent in the UK on fiancé(e) visa will not count towards 5 years qualifying period for ILR as a spouse. Read More

Proposed Civil Partner Visa UK

You can apply for proposed civil partner visa for UK from outside the UK if you are a proposed civil partner of your UK partner. The proposed civil partner visa is granted for a period of 6 months to enable the registration of marriage or civil partnership of the applicant with the UK partner. Upon registration of civil partnership or marriage in the UK, the applicant can apply for switching from proposed civil partner visa to civil partner visa or spouse visa from inside the UK. Once the applicant has switched into civil partner visa, the applicant's qualifying time for ILR under 5 years partner route will start and all the time spent in the UK on proposed civil partner visa will not count towards 5 years qualifying period for ILR as a partner. Read More

Spouse Visa UK [5 Years Route or 10 Years Route]

Spouse visa UK also known as marriage visa is granted to a spouse of a person who is either a British Citizen, a person with ILR / settled status, an EU national with pre-settled status, a refugee, Turkish Businessperson visa holder or Turkish Worker visa holder. All applications for spouse visa including entry clearance, switching, extension and ILR are made to the Home Office UKVI according to the requirements as set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. Spouse visa UK is a settlement category and it leads to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) either after 5 years under the 5 years route or after 10 years under the 10 years route.

Our specialist team of spouse visa solicitors have wealth of knowledge and experience for successfully handling spouse visa applications. Our team of highly experienced spouse visa solicitors can provice expert immigration advice, and legal representations on fixed fee basis concerning your application for entry clearance, switching, extension and ILR as a spouse. Our spouse visa lawyers can provide immigration legal services both for spouse visa (5 years route) and spouse visa (10 years route).

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Unmarried Partner Visa UK

You can apply for unmarried partner visa as a partner of a sponsoring UK partner where the applicant and the sponsoring partner have been living together for at least 2 years in a relationship akin to marriage. Unmarried partner visa UK is granted on the basis of 2 years cohabiting relationship of the applicant with a person who is either a British Citizen, a person with ILR / settled status, an EU national with pre-settled status, a refugee, Turkish Businessperson visa holder or Turkish Worker visa holder. Unmarried partner visa applications are made according to requirements as set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. Unmarried partner visa is also known as settlement visa or Appendix FM Partner visa. As a result of an application for entry clearance for unmarried partner visa, the applicant is granted initial leave for a period of 33 months. In case of an in-country application for switching into unmarried visa, the applicant is granted an initial leave for 2.5 years (30 months) and a further extension is also granted for another 2.5 years (30 months).

A person who completes 5 years under unmarried partner visa 5 years route can apply for ILR as an unmarried partner 28 days before completing 5 years. A person who holds unmarried partner visa under 10 years route will qualify for ILR 28 days before completing 10 years under unmarried partner visa 10 years route or 28 days before completing 10 years of continuous and lawful residence on all types of UK visas.

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Civil Partner Visa UK

You can apply for proposed civil partner visa for UK if you are a proposed civil partner of a person who is either a British Citizen, a person with ILR / settled status, an EU national with pre-settled status, a refugee / humanitarian protection status holder, Turkish Businessperson visa holder or Turkish Worker visa holder. An application for proposed civil partner visa can only be made from outside the UK. An entry clearance application for proposed civil partner visa application is made in accordance with requirement of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.

As a result of successful application for proposed civil partner visa, the applicant is granted entry clearance for 6 months so that the applicant can come to the UK to register his/her marriage or civil partnership with the UK partner and then switch into civil partner visa or spouse visa from inside the UK. Once married to or registered civil partnership with the UK sponsor, the applicant can then switch from proposed civil partner visa to civil partner visa from inside the UK.

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Same Sex Partner Visa UK

The same sex partner visa is for for a same sex partner of a qualifying UK sponsor who has been living together with the UK same sex partner for at least 2 years in a relationship akin to marriage or civil partnership. The same sex partner visa UK is granted on the basis of 2 years cohabiting relationship of the applicant with a person who is either a British Citizen, a person with ILR / settled status, an EU national with pre-settled status, a refugee, Turkish Businessperson visa holder or Turkish Worker visa holder.

The same sex partner visa applications are made according to the requirements as set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. The same sex partner visa is also known as settlement visa or Appendix FM Partner visa. As a result of an application for entry clearance for same sex partner visa, the applicant is granted initial leave for a period of 33 months. In case of an in-country application for switching into same sex partner visa, the applicant is granted an initial leave for 2.5 years (30 months) and a further extension is also granted for another 2.5 years (30 months).

A person who completes 5 years under the same sex partner visa 5 years route can apply for ILR as a same sex partner 28 days before completing 5 years. A person who holds same sex partner visa under 10 years route will qualify for ILR 28 days before completing 10 years under same sex partner visa 10 years route or 28 days before completing 10 years of continuous and lawful residence on all types of UK visas.

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ILR As A Victim Of Domestic Violence - SET (DV) Application

You can submit SET (DV) application to apply for ILR as a victim of domestic violence if you are on spouse / partner visa and your relationship with your UK spouse / partner has broken down irretrievably as a result of incidents of domestic violence. An application for ILR as a victim of domestic violence is made in accordance with eligibility requirements as set out in Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules.

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ILR As A Bereaved Partner

You can apply for ILR as a bereaved partner if your British citizen / settled partner dies whilst you are in the UK on spouse / partner visa. You can apply for ILR as a bereaved partner any time after your partner’s death and you do not have to wait until your current spouse / partner visa is about to expire. You must be in the UK when you apply for ILR as a bereaved partner. An application for ILR as a bereaved partner is made in accordance with eligibility requirements as set out in Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules.

Section BPILR of Appendix FM makes provision for spouses, civil partner, unmarried partners, same sex partners who are bereaved during the probationary period to be granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK, provided that the relationship was subsisting and that they intended to live together permanently in the UK at the time of the sponsor's death.

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Super Priority Service For Spouse / Partner Visa Applications

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