If you are already living in the UK with your partner on a spouse visa granted under the 5-year route, you can extend or renew your visa by applying for a spouse visa extension after 5 years.
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You can use application form FLR (M) to apply for an extension or renewal of your spouse visa under the 5-year route from inside the UK before the end of your original 2.5-year leave. If you successfully ask for an extension of your spouse visa under the 5-year
 route, you will be given extra leave to stay for 30 months, which is 2.5 years. This will allow you to spend 5 years in the UK and then apply for ILR as a spouse under the 5 years route. Follow the steps in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules when you apply to renew your spouse’s visa.
Here are the main things that must be met for a spouse visa renewal or extension application to be successful:
For renewing or extending a spouse visa under the 5 year method from inside the UK, one of the most important things is to show that you have enough money.
As of April 11, 2024, the UK’s minimum income requirement for sponsoring a non-British partner increased to £29,000 per annum. This change also removed the additional income requirements previously applied for non-British dependent children.
Applicant | Required Income |
A person with no children | £29,000 |
An applicant with one non-British kid | £29,000 |
The applicant has two non-British children. | £29,000 |
The applicant has 3 non-British children. | £29,000 |
An applicant with 4 non-British children. | £29,000 |
Applicant with 5 non-British children. | £29,000 |
Please note that these requirements apply to applications made on or after April 11, 2024. Applicants who secured their visas before this date may still be subject to the previous income thresholds.
It’s important to note that these income requirements do not apply to children who are British citizens, settled in the UK, or EEA nationals with certain rights.
You can switch to the spouse visa 10 years route from inside the UK if you are currently in the country on a spouse visa 5 year route extension and your income is less than or equal to £29000.Â
After living in the UK legally for at least 10 years, most people who move from the 5 years route to the 10 years route will then apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK under the 10 years long residence category.Â
All the time spent in the UK on any type of UK visa, such as a spouse visa for 5 years or a spouse visa for 10 years, will count towards an ILR application if the stay lasts for 10 years.
Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules says that the person applying must:
Cash savings and income must be in the name of the individual, their partner, or both of them. However, once the child is 18 years old, the candidate can also include the child’s income and cash savings.
The source of any income, whether from a job or self-employment, must come from legal sources.
If the applicant’s partner in the UK receives any of the following benefits or allowances, the applicant will not have to meet the £29000 income standard at that stage of the application process. Instead, they will only need to show proof of “adequate maintenance.”
If one of the above benefits or allowances is being given to the applicant’s partner for their kid, the applicant will be able to meet the financial requirement through “adequate maintenance.” Appendix FM-SE lists the proof that is needed to show that the applicant’s partner is getting a certain benefit or payment.
You can avail Super Priority Service (SPS) for your spouse visa extension application. This means that the Home Office UKVI will make a decision on your application within 24 hours of you submitting your biometrics at a designated service centre.
Our expert spouse visa solicitors can prepare and send your application for a spouse visa extension to the Home Office, UKVI through the Super Priority Service (SPS). So, ou will hear back from them within 24 hours. This way, you won’t have to wait months or even years for a decision on your application to renew your spouse’s visa.
If you want to stay in the country permanently, you have to renew your spouse’s visa at least once. Your spouse visa must be renewed within 28 days of its expiration date if you are in the UK on a 5-year route. With the extra time off, you’ll have lived in the country for 5 years. After that, you can apply for ILR.
How much it costs to apply for an extension:
Visa fee: £1048
Immigration health surcharge: £1035 X 2.5, which is £2587.50
Solicitors on our team are experts in assisting couples seeking spouse visas for the UK. We will handle all aspects of your application for a spouse visa renewal through the 5-year route if you direct us to do so, up until the Home Office UKVI makes a decision. Our expert team of spouse visa lawyers will work on the following types of immigration cases:
Contact us now at 02033844389. Our immigration solicitors will help you to extend your spouse’s visa after 5 years.
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.
At any point over the duration of your stay in the UK under the 10-year spouse visa route, you are permitted to request a transition to the 5-year spouse visa route. You should ideally move to the 5-year option as soon as you have met the financial and English language requirements.Â
You cannot combine time spent under the 5 or 10 year routes when applying for ILR; instead, your 5-year route eligibility will begin on the date you get your initial 5-year leave. We provide a Super Priority Service that allows us to prepare and submit your application in a matter of hours, guaranteeing a decision within that time frame.
If you have already applied for a spouse visa extension and the Home Office UKVI has rejected your request, and you are not certain that you can win your case, you may be able to reapply for the extension using the 5-year option.Â
The criteria outlined in paragraph 39E of the Immigration Rules must be satisfied by any such new application. Also, if you want a decision on your new application within 24 hours, you should submit it using the Super Priority Service.
If the Home Office UKVI has denied your request to extend your spouse visa and you have been granted the right to appeal, you must submit your appeal to the First Tier Tribunal no later than fourteen days after the decision was made. It is possible to win an appeal against a rejection decision if you can prove that it violates your right to privacy and family life, as outlined in Article 8 of the ECHR, or if the decision is otherwise not in line with the regulations.Â
A First Tier Tribunal Immigration Judge will hear and decide the appeal. To help you fight the denial decision, our professional spouse visa solicitors can offer the legal assistance you need to represent you in your spouse visa appeal.
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