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With the Civil Partnership visa, people who are legally married to a British citizen or resident can come to the UK to live with them.
Contact us today at 0333 4149244 or online to learn more about the Civil Partnership visa, such as what you need to do to qualify for it, how to apply, and how to get professional help.
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The Civil Partnership visa, also known as the UK Civil Partner visa, is a type of UK family visa. It is like the Spouse visa and the Unmarried Partner visa.
It lets foreigners settle in the UK with their British or Irish partners, just like these visas do. Eventually, they can ask for permanent settlement via indefinite leave to remain.
In terms of eligibility requirements and permitted activities while in the UK, these visas are very similar to one another.
However, the Civil Partnership visa is only for people who are officially married or in some other kind of relationship, not for people who are in a civil partnership.
With a civil partnership visa, you can stay in the UK for up to 2 years and 9 months. This can then be made longer for two more years and six months.
To get a Civil Partnership visa, you must show proof that your partner is:
Besides that, you must also meet the following requirements:
Depending on your circumstances, you may need to satisfy different requirements so it is strongly advisable to confirm your eligibility in advance of making an application. To learn more about civil partnership visas, call now at 02033844389
To get this visa, you need to show that you are in a real, legally binding civil partnership. This is the most important thing you need to do.
One way to do this is to show proof of a civil partnership certificate that is valid in the UK.
But UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) will also want to know that your relationship is real and will last. This means that your relationship with your civil partner has to be honest, last, and not just be there to cheat on your partner.
This aims to prevent individuals from using civil partnerships as a means to evade UK immigration regulations.
You can show that your civil partnership is real and still going strong in several ways. Most of them involve giving a variety of proofs and evidence from the past of your relationship with your civil partner.
The Home Office and UKVI require proof of a valid and ongoing civil partnership before granting a civil partnership visa.
To do this, you may include a number of proofs with your visa application but are not limited to the ones below:
In order to get a Civil Partnership visa, you and your civil partner must show that you both make a certain amount of money.
This will most likely be £29,000.
If you want to add a child who depends on you to your visa application, you will need to make an extra £3,800 a year to pay for them. Additionally, for every extra child after that, the annual cost will go up by another £2,400.
You won’t have to pay these extra fees if your child or children are British or Irish citizens, have indefinite leave to stay, or have obtained settled or pre-settled status.
You can meet the minimum income standard for your Civil Partnership visa in any of the ways below:
Keep in mind that you might not have to meet the financial requirements if your civil partner receives certain government benefits.
To understand the financial requirements in detail, and for personalised assistance call now at 02033844389.
You might have to show a number of documents to prove that you have enough money to meet the minimum standards.
Some of these are (but aren’t limited to) the following:
After 5 years, you must show that you fulfil the financial requirements in order to be qualified for indefinite leave to remain (ILR).
You may still be able to get a Civil Partnership visa even if you can’t meet the financial requirements when you first apply. This is because you may be put on a 10-year path to ILR instead of the normal 5-year path.
The Home Office will not give you a Civil Partnership visa unless you can show them that you will have a place to stay in the UK that meets the requirements.
This is to make sure that you won’t need to apply for any kind of government assistance while you’re in the UK.
To get your Civil Partnership visa, the place you stay in the UK must meet the following requirements:
To meet this condition, you can send in:
You may need to prove your knowledge of the English language when you apply.
When you do not need to prove it
You do not need to prove your knowledge of English or take a test if one of the following is true:
You also will not need to prove your knowledge of English if you’re a national of one of the following countries:
Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, USA
You can prove it with an academic qualification, or by taking a test.
Academic qualifications
If your qualification is from a university or college outside the UK
You’ll need to provide a certificate from Ecctis (formerly UK NARIC) to show that your qualification is equivalent to a UK bachelor’s degree or higher and that it was taught in English.
There are 2 kinds of certificates:
You need a statement of comparability if you got your qualification from a university or college in one of these countries:
Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, USA
If you got your qualification from a university or college in any other country, you need a visa and nationality statement.
Take an approved English language test
Your test still needs to be on the approved list of qualifications. Additionally, your test certificate must not have been withdrawn by the test provider. For details call at 02033844389.
To get a Civil Partnership visa, you have to apply online.
If you want to visit the UK, you must apply for a visa first, because you will only be allowed to enter once your visa application is accepted.
You will need to fill out an application form and submit all of your supporting papers as part of the application process. To avoid your visa application refusal, you must make sure that you fill out the form completely and correctly.
You will need to pay the costs at the same time you send in your application.
Once you’ve sent in your application, you might also have to make an appointment at a nearby visa application centre to provide your biometrics, which includes your fingerprints and a photo.
When you apply for a civil partnership, you will need to include the following details and documents:
Keep in mind that you will also need to show a verified translation of any paper that isn’t written in English or Welsh.
To get a Civil Partnership visa in the UK, you have to pay £1,048. Forms sent from outside the UK cost £1,846.
If you want to get a Civil Partnership visa, you also need to pay the immigration health fee. The annual amount for adults is £1,035 and for those under the age of 18, it is £776.
Keep in mind that you might have to pay extra for the following:
The processing time for a Civil Partnership visa application might range from the date of your appointment at the visa application centre up to a maximum of 24 weeks.
But keep in mind that this might take a little longer if any of these things are true:
Super priority processing services from the Home Office may be able to help you get your visa faster than normal. But they cost money.
You will have 33 months, or two years and nine months, to spend in the UK once you are first granted leave to remain for your Civil Partnership visa.
As the first 30 months of your visa are almost up, you can renew it for another 30 months, which is 2 years and 6 months.
As a Civil Partnership Visa holder, you enjoy the freedom to work or study in the UK to the same degree that any UK-settled person enjoys.
There are no restrictions on Civil Partners or dependents to work or study in the UK whilst subject to immigration control.
In the United Kingdom, individuals who are in the UK on a Civil Partner Visa have the right to work without any restrictions. This means that if you are in the UK with a Civil Partner Visa, you can be employed, become self-employed, or start your own business just like any other resident. The UK government does not impose work restrictions on holders of this type of visa, allowing them to contribute to the workforce and economy.
To know more about working rights in the UK, on a civil partner visa call now at: 02033844389.
Any child intending to join the main applicant as part of their visa application is called a dependent.
Children under the age of 18 may enter the UK as your dependents.
They should be applied for at the same time as your Civil Partnership visa application. Depending on how many dependent children are being sponsored, your sponsoring Civil Partner will need to prove income of a specific amount.
Call now at 02033844389 for personalised assistance.
In order to extend your stay in the UK after your initial grant of leave as a Civil Partner expires, you must apply to UK Visas and Immigration.
As a Civil Partner, you must meet the same partnership visa requirements as you do for initial applications. However, you will need to make sure that your application meets the requirements for relationships, finances, housing, and immigration status again. You will also need to demonstrate your English language proficiency.
Our expert team is ready to guide you through all of the requirements to extend your Civil Partner Visa and will be able to ensure that you qualify before you apply. To extend your visa call now at 02033844389
If your application for entry clearance, leave to remain, or settlement as a Civil Partner has been refused, the UK Immigration Solicitor can help you determine whether to submit a fresh application or challenge the decision by appealing to the Immigration Tribunal.
UK Immigration Solicitors offer professional legal advice and representation in all aspects of pursuing UK immigration appeals in addition to preparing high-quality visa applications.
We provide immigration appeal representation at hearings before the First-tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal, and higher courts, assist with the preparation of appeal bundles, represent you at immigration appeal hearings before the Upper Tribunal, and advise you on the merits of appealing against Home Office decisions. We draft grounds of appeal and applications to appeal and draft appeal bundles.
In addition to offering immigration services, our immigration lawyers assist individuals from around the world to obtain Civil Partnership Visas for the UK.
To obtain a civil partnership visa, our immigration lawyers can be of assistance to you in assessing the merits of the application, overcoming challenges, assisting in preparing the application, or representing you in challenging a decision to refuse an application.
Having a proactive approach to understanding and meeting the needs of our clients is something we take pride in. Our team provides clients with clear and reliable immigration advice within a professional and friendly environment.
Most of the time, a child needs a visa in order to live in the UK. For instance, if their parent is a foreign national working or studying in the country, the child may need a Child Dependant Visa.
Civil partner visa UK requirements typically include proof of genuine relationship, meeting financial thresholds, suitable accommodation, English proficiency, health, character checks, and completing application forms with fees.
The Civil Partnership visa is a long-term visa that lets qualifying civil partners of British citizens move to the UK. One goal is to make it possible to stay in the UK permanently.
The Proposed Civil Partner visa, which is also called the Fiance visa, is a short-term visa that lets foreigners who are engaged to British citizens come to the UK to enter a civil partnership.
Additionally, the Proposed Civil Partner visa is only valid for 6 months, and people who want to use it must register a civil partnership within that time.
If you have a Proposed Civil Partner visa, you won’t be able to work in the UK.
You can apply to change to a Civil Partnership visa, though, after you’ve entered your civil partnership in the UK.
Yes, you can change your visa to a Civil Partnership visa if you are already in the UK on a valid visa.
This will happen most often if you are in the UK on a Proposed Civil Partner visa. So, once you’ve registered your civil partnership in the UK, you will probably try to change your visa to a Civil Partnership visa.
If it’s possible, you may also be able to move from a different visa to a Proposed Civil Partner visa.
You can’t change your visa to a Civil Partnership visa if:
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