What is a Spouse Visa?
The Spouse Visa, also known as a Married Partner Visa, is a leave to remain in the UK under the settlement route for Foreign nationals who are married to a British National or someone who is settled in the United Kingdom.
You must meet the financial criteria, the language criteria, accommodation criteria and Genuine relationship test to qualify for a Spouse Visa in the UK.
If your visa is granted, you have the right to work in the United Kingdom without any restrictions. However, during that period you cannot claim benefits but a Spouse visa will lead to permanent settlement in the next 5 years.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)?
What is the eligibility criteria for a Spouse Visa?
- The Applicant and Sponsor must be in a genuine relationship
- The sponsor must meet the financial requirement, the minimum requirement is £18,600 or have enough savings to be able to support you without claiming public funds. If you have any additional child dependant adding £2400 to the minimum requirement
- The sponsor must have suitable accommodation in the UK
- The applicant must meet the English language requirements for the visa.
- The applicant and sponsor must be married and have a valid marriage certificate to prove it.
- The couple must be able to portray that they have been living together for a consecutive duration of two years.
What are the requirements for a Spouse Visa?
- Must be 18 years or over.
- Must have met each other face to face.
- A valid Marriage certificate
- in a genuine relationship with a British National or someone with Permanent Settlement in the UK.
- Meet the financial requirement.
- Meet the English Language requirement
- Evidence of suitable accommodation for you and your partner.
- Depending on your country of origin you will need a Tuberculosis test (TB Test)
What are the processing times for the Spouse Visa?
Our specialist Spouse Visa lawyers will aim to submit your visa application efficient and promptly. You will receive a details list of documents that you will be required to provide prior to the submission of the application.
Our Spouse Visa Immigration Lawyers will then Submit your application and book your Biometrics appointment in your respective country of residence.
Upon successful submission of the Biometrics details at the application centre overseas in your country, you will receive an official confirmation that your application is now submitted.
From the date of submitting your biometrics the UK visa and Immigration recommends an average processing time between 8 to 12 weeks, but this can vary due to COVID restrictions in some countries.
Can I apply for a Spouse Visa using Premium Service?
You can reduce the application processing time by half or sometimes to just few weeks if you chose to upgrade your application to a Premium option.
A Premium application will cost you extra fees, but it will place your case ahead of the queue with a likelihood of receiving the outcome sooner.
Our lawyers can assist you with the submission of a Spouse Visa under both routes. A more cost-effective Standard submission or a More Premium Visa submission.
Our Spouse Visa Lawyers can help you with you visa application
What are the fees for the Spouse Visa?
The Home Office fee is £1,538 for any application outside the United Kingdom.
If your application centre is one of the selected User-pay centres for the application in your country. You may be charged additional fees to book an appointment in those centres.
What is the length of Visa for a Spouse Visa?
The Spouse visa is initially granted for 33 months and can be extended for another 30 months upon Extension of Leave
What are the financial requirements for a Spouse Visa?
The Sponsor who is the British National or Settled person must meet the financial requirement set by the Home Office to sponsor a Foreign National under the fiancé visa.
The minimum requirement is £18,600 before tax if the applicant does not have any dependents.
If they have one child dependent, the sponsor will need an income of 22,400 before tax to meet the financial requitement. For any additional children, the sponsor will need to show an extra £2,400 of each child.
Who is exempt from financial requirements for a Spouse Visa?
The sponsor will be exempt from meeting the financial requirement if he or she is claiming one of the following benefits:
- Carer’s Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
- Attendance Allowance
- Personal Independence Payment
- Armed Forces Independence Payment or Guaranteed Income Payment under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
- Constant Attendance Allowance, Mobility Supplement or War Disablement Pension under the War Pensions Scheme
- Police Injury Pension
What are the English Language requirements for a Spouse Visa?
The applicant must meet the English language requirements by the following:
- Passing a UKVI approved English test
- Being a national of a majority English speaking country
- Having an academic qualification which is either a bachelor’s or master’s degree or PhD if awarded in the United Kingdom, or, if awarded outside the United Kingdom, is deemed by UK NARIC.
The English test are Valid for two years from the date of the test. If you have used a test in a previous application that has been successfull you may be able to reuse that test again.
Who is exempt from the English Test for a Spouse Visa?
If you are under 18 or over 65 years old you will be exempt from meeting the English language test requirements
Alternatively, if you cannot sit the English test due to a disability (physical or mental) you will not be required to meet the English language requirement.
What visas can I switch into a Spouse Visa?
If you are already in the UK on a residence visa the following list of visas will allow you to switch into a Spouse Visa in-country:
- Fiancé Visa
- Student Visa
- Work Visa
- Unmarried Partner Visa
- Youth Mobility Visa
As individual situations may vary, we suggest speaking to your Spouse Visa Immigration Lawyer to discuss the case in further details.
What can I do if my Spouse Visa is Refused?
If you have recently attempted to apply for a Spouse Visa but faced an unwanted refusal. Contact us immediately so our Immigration Lawyers can find the best options available for you.
Most visa refusals are due to missing information or documentation that does not meet the requirements of the UK visa and Immigration
Contact your Spouse Visa Lawyer
Our team of Spouse Visa lawyers are experts in the family settlement route of visa applications. We look forward to helping you with your visa enquiry