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Skip to content The UK government recently changed the minimum income requirements from £18,600 to £29000. This comes into effect in April 2024 and affects three-quarters of Brits. Get in touch with us now for advice or support.
The Unmarried Partner Visa UK, commonly known as the UK de facto visa, grants initial residence to individuals with a partner who is either a British citizen or has lived in the UK for a period of up to 33 months.
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With the Unmarried Partner Visa, people from other countries can come to or stay in the UK to live with a British or Irish citizen partner. This is acceptable as long as they can show they are in a real, long-term relationship with a British citizen or someone who has settled status in the UK through something like indefinite leave to stay.
UK Unmarried Partner visas are given out for 33 months at first, which is two years and nine months. They can be renewed for an additional 30 months, which is two years and six months.
If you come to the UK on an Unmarried Partner visa and stay for 5 years, you might be able to ask for indefinite leave to remain.
People who want to apply for an Unmarried Partner visa should get professional legal help from the UK immigration solicitors. Our skilled and licenced immigration lawyers can give you the information and help you need to make the right choice and send in an application that has the best chance of being accepted. For more information on how we can help you succeed, call us at 02033844389 right now.
Applicants from outside the UK can get a UK Unmarried Partner Visa if they have been in a real relationship with a partner for at least two years and still are;
According to the visa rules for unmarried partners, a person can still apply even if they don’t meet the aforementioned conditions.
Before the Home Office and UKVI (UK visas and immigration) will let you apply for this visa, you must not only meet but also show that you meet all of their requirements. Meeting these standards for eligibility includes the following:
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. Call now at 02033844389.
British immigration rules say that if you want to get a single partner visa, you must show that you can fully support yourself while living in the UK and not need any public money.
Before their partner can come to live with them in the UK, the person who already lives and works there must be able to show that they can meet a certain minimum income level.
By April 2024, this amount will be £29,000, but it will go up in stages throughout 2024 and 2025.
Being in the UK with humanitarian protection or refugee status means you don’t have to meet this basic financial requirement.
It is very important to make sure that you have enough money to get an Unmarried Partner visa. Let UK Immigration Solicitors help you with the process and take away the stress and trouble of applications. You can call us at 02033844389 or email us.
A lot of different types of income, both salaried and non-salaried, can help you meet the Unmarried Partner visa financial income standard. You can hit the limit by getting money from several different places, such as:
If you have personal cash savings of £16,000 or more, you can use them to meet the minimum income requirement for the foreign national single partners visa. You may utilize your savings as an alternative source of funding if your income is insufficient to meet the £29,000 minimum financial criteria. Additionally, you must have saved at least £16,000, plus an extra £2.50 for every £1, so your income is less than the minimum amount required. With these savings, you must have had them for at least six months. The savings of the non-EEA application can be used to reach this amount.
You can also make money without working, like if you own properties and rent them out regularly to make money. Rent income is acceptable, but you can’t utilize the proceeds from the sale of any property to satisfy the financial criteria.
As long as you have settled status in the UK and are making money there, any income you make from hiring others or working for yourself can count toward your income requirement. You can use the money you made before taxes and National Insurance. You can also use cash from being self-employed, like if you run a business in the UK. It is important to remember that you must have worked for the given wage for at least six months.
If you have a trust fund, you can use the money in it to help meet the UK visa minimum salary standard for an unmarried partner. When you apply for the visa, this can be used as proof of your annual gross pay even though it is not the same as a salary.