Spouse Visa Extension After 5 Years

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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What is a Spouse Visa Extension After 5 Years?

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.

Overview: British Citizenship

What are the Requirements for a Spouse Visa Extension After 5 Years?

Here are the main things that must be met for a spouse visa renewal or extension application to be successful:

The person applying must be legally in the UK and have permission to enter or stay as a spouse of a suitable UK spouse;
Moreover, the person applying must meet the requirements spelled out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.
The person applying should show proof of a real, ongoing relationship with the UK partner. Additionally, the Home Office UKVI wants you to show proof that you have lived together for at least two years before you apply.
The candidate must show proof that they can meet the financial requirements listed in Appendix FM SE.
The adequate accommodations; and
Also, the level of English needed is A2 on the CEFR scale.

Financial Requirements for a Spouse Visa Extension After 5 Years

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.

Figuring out how much money is needed

The candidate must show proof that the UK sponsor’s yearly gross income is at least the same as the amounts shown in the table below:

Applicant	Required Income
A person with no children	£18,600 gross per annum
An applicant with one non-British kid	£22,400 gross per annum
The applicant has two non-British children.	£24,800 gross per annum
The applicant has 3 non-British children.	£27,200 gross per annum
An applicant with 4 non-British children.	£29,600 gross per annum
Applicant with 5 non-British children.	£32,00 gross per annum

Even if the kid turns 18 before the application qualifies for settlement, the greater financial criterion will remain in effect for applicants applying with a child(ren). The 18+ year old’s salary and savings can count towards the financial criteria.

What If You Don’t Meet The Financial Needs?

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 years route and your income is less than or equal to £18,600.

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.

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.

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How Can I Meet the Financial Requirements for Spouse Visa Extension?

Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules says that the person applying must:

the amount of money needed for their application; and
the requirements were set out as to:
- the legal ways to make money or save money; and
- the periods and acceptable source combinations for each allowed source used;
- Also, the proof needed for each allowed source is mentioned.

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.

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Exemption from Finacial Requirements for Spouse Visa Extension

If the applicant’s partner in the UK receives any of the following benefits or allowances, the applicant will not have to meet the £18,600 income standard at that stage of the application process. Instead, they will only need to show proof of “adequate maintenance.”

The Carer’s Allowance.
Allowance for severe disabilities.
Moreover, disability benefits for Work-Related Injuries.
Attendance Allowance.
Personal Independence Payment.
Additionally, payment for or guarantee of independence for the armed forces
The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme gives income payments.
Under the War Pensions Scheme, you can get a Constant Attendance Allowance, a Mobility Supplement, or a War Disablement Pension.
Also, Police Accident Pension.

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.

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Extension of a Spouse Visa with Super Priority Service

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.

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Spouse Visa Extension After 5 Years Fee

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

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How Can UK Immigration Solicitors Help?

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:

Checking to see if you can renew your spouse visa for another 5 years by looking at all of your personal information and making sure you can pay the fees;
letting you know what’s good and bad about your application to renew your spouse’s visa;
giving you advice on the documents you need to send to back your application for a spouse visa extension;
Looking over your papers to make sure they meet the standards of the Home Office UKVI immigration rules;
Getting all the information you and your partner need to fill out and send in the online application form FLR(M) to apply for a spouse visa renewal;
Also, getting the spouse visa application fee and the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) for the application paid for you;
Schedule a time to check your documents and register in biometrics at the application centre;