Planning to travel to the UK to see your loved one? Your search ends here! Obtaining a Spouse Visa might be complicated, but our team of immigration lawyers is here to help you through every step of the UK spouse visa requirements. We can help you with all of your immigration needs, whether you’re looking to settle permanently, reunite with relatives, or start a worldwide family.
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Many people find it hard to meet the requirements for a UK Spouse Visa. To prove your eligibility, you will be required to provide complete documentation verifying the authenticity of your connection. Your UK sponsor’s annual income must be £29000. In addition, you must ensure that you have sufficient living arrangements.
What kind of visa you require is situational. An application for a Spouse Visa is required if you want to relocate to the United Kingdom to be with your spouse. One further option is to apply as the unmarried partner or fiancée of a British citizen or permanent resident. Your intended spouse must be a naturalised British citizen or a born British citizen to qualify for a Spouse Visa.
A Fiance Visa is only valid for six months, during which time you are expected to tie the knot if you fulfil the UK’s Spouse Visa criteria. Each spouse or unmarried partner visa is good for 30 months. An additional 30 months of extension is available upon request after the first 30 months. You will be able to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) and, later on, British citizenship after the five-year term ends.
You need to be married to either a British citizen or someone with Indefinite Leave to Remain to apply for a Spouse Visa to the UK. On top of that, there are some criteria that you need to fulfil, like:
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A successful application relies on a number of supporting documents, which you should compile with the following items:
You and your partner who is a British citizen may apply for a joint residence permit if you can prove that you are deeply in love and that your relationship is stable.
The following are the primary factors that the Home Office considers while determining the authenticity of your relationship:
One of you has to provide evidence that the other has been spending time with you. Here are some things you may submit: conversation and phone records, photos of the two of you, and any financial accounts that you used together.
UK Spouse Visa applications depend on meeting financial requirements. Sponsors and applicants must demonstrate financial stability to support themselves and their families without government support. The financial requirements are detailed here:
On April 11, 2024, the financial criterion for UK family visas will climb from £18,600 to £29,000, then to £34,500 later in the year and to £38,700 by early 2025. The UK government often adjusts this level. Read our family visa financial criteria page or contact us for the latest information on how to meet these financial requirements via income, savings, pensions, and investments.
Currently, couples with children or other dependants have a higher threshold:
The new financial standards may end child expenses when the financial need increases in April. Not yet clear. However, we will notify you once the information is published.
Read here spouse visa financial requirements in more detail.
It can only be avoided if you apply immediately. The reason for this is that your eligibility might be affected by the recent changes in financial requirements, which are going to have a significant impact on the UK Spouse Visa Route in the next months. This is why our spouse visa lawyers strongly suggest anybody thinking about applying for a spouse visa to do so quickly so they may avoid the higher financial requirements that will be in place starting on April 11, 2025.
If you would like to begin the application process right away or would want to talk with an expert on spouse visas, please do not hesitate to contact us.
You and your spouse need to have a joint yearly salary of £29,000 by the spring of 2025 to fulfil the financial requirements of the Spouse Visa and remain in the UK. For the first dependent child, the amount rises by £3,800, and for each subsequent child, it increases by £2,400.
You can only use your pay to support your application if you live and work in the UK.
Depending on your situation, you may not be required to pay anything if you get certain advantages, such as:
To prove that you can give “adequate maintenance” to your spouse and any dependents, you will need to apply for these benefits. If the sponsor from the UK does not have the necessary funds, the Home Office must take certain considerations into account.
In spring of 2025, the new income criterion will start at £29,000 and will rise to £34,500 and £38,700 in the future. Quickly submit your application to sidestep this latest update.
Importantly, starting in the spring of 2025, the minimum income criterion will not include a distinct component for children. Because of this, we won’t have to spend more money on each child.
The evaluation will be based on the existing income criterion for current visa holders or those who apply before the threshold is raised. Even if you intend to file for a spouse visa in the future, this still applies to persons who are now holding a fiancée visa.
People who are switching from another route to this one (after the changes have been made) will be evaluated using the new standards.
A non-British candidate must demonstrate to the Home Office that they can speak and comprehend English to a competent quality to receive a Spouse Visa to remain in the UK.
You may show that you’re competent by doing one of the following:
You and your spouse are legally required to provide suitable housing in the United Kingdom for your family. Here are several examples:
One bedroom with a shared bed is usually more than enough space for a couple living in a flat. However, you are required to provide an extra bedroom for every child in your household who is older than one year old.
We have offices all around the United Kingdom, including London, Manchester, and Birmingham so that we can help you with your spouse’s visa application.
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.
The higher income limit for UK family visas will go up from £18,600 to £29,000 on April 11, 2024, then to £34,500 later that same year, and finally to £38,700 in early 2025.
The IELTS Life Skills exam is one that we often suggest to candidates. All of the IELTS Life Skills exams are acceptable for spouse visas in the UK, unlike other exams like the IELTS (General Training) and the IELTS (Education).
You and your spouse must earn a minimum of £18,600 per year in gross income.
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