UK Spouse Visa: All You Need to Know About

A Spouse Visa UK, also called a UK Marriage Visa, is a settlement visa, which allows you to live with your British partner in the United Kingdom for a maximum of 30 months.

Who can apply?

When submitting a UK Spouse Visa application, these conditions are applicable.

●       You require to be aged at least 18 years.

●       You require either being wed or in a civilian relationship, which the UK recognizes.

●       You should be married to a British citizen or a UK-settled person.

●       You have evidence that you have been living together in a partnership for the past two years.

●       You are either engaged or hold a Fiancé Visa UK, and you will get wed within six months of entering the United Kingdom.      

British citizens can submit the leave to remain forms on the partner’s behalf as long as eligible. You must list the name and details of your spouse as the applicant’s details. 

Requirements for the UK Spouse Visa

You must adhere to these requirements before submitting your application for the UK Spouse Visa.

●       You must have all the documents.

●       You must clear the real relationship test.

●       Meet the minimum income limit and the financial needs.

●       Prove your English language proficiency.

●       Have evidence of accommodation for you, your spouse, and any dependents.

●       Submit your biometrics to receive leave to remain.

●       You may also require clearing a medical test to prove that you don’t have TB.    

Documents needed for the UK Spouse Visa.

You require submitting these documents to get the UK Spouse Visa.

●       Your original marriage or civil relationship certificate.

●       A legal passport to receive leave to remain in the UK.

●       A valid English proficiency certificate.

●       Evidence that you are wed to or are in a relationship with a British citizen or settled person.

The genuine relationship test

The UK Spouse Visa applicant requires proving to be in a genuine relationship, such as a civil partnership with a British citizen partner. You can send various types of evidence to the Home Office, as mentioned below by our Visa Consultant in UK at HS Consultants Education & Migration.

●       A shared tenancy or mortgage agreement, either in the UK or outside the UK.

●       Proof of any children, which you have together like a birth certificate.

●       Pictures that prove that you have regularly spent time together.

●       A shared bank or savings account.

●       Text messages or social media chat data.

●       Travel documents that prove that you had visited each other at least once before you got wed.

●       Any documents evidencing your intention to live together in the UK.

Spouse Visa language test

If you wish to live in the UK with your spouse, you require proving that you can speak English. Once you have passed an English test, it will be legal for two years. After that, you must give an English test in speaking and listening to get the right to Stay in the UK(United Kingdom) with your partner. Your certification will be legal only if your English exam is conducted via an Approved Secure English Language Testing, aka SELT provider.

Here are the exceptions for the English language test.

●       You are a citizen of a majority English-speaking nation such as Australia.

●       Your age is between 18 and 65.

●       You have a long-term physical or mental sickness.

●       You have a degree certificate or any educational establishment taught or researched in English. Your qualification will only be legal if the UK NARIC approves it.

Please Note: Presently, SELT tests for immigration purposes are only available through the Trinity College London or the IELTS association.   

Can you renew or extend your UK Spouse Visa?

You can renew or extend your UK Partner Visa for additional two years and six months as long as your present leave to remain has not expired.

After you have stayed in the country for at least five years, you can apply for Settled Status (ILR). Contact the Immigration Lawyer at HS Consultants Education & Migration if you require assistance applying for a UK Spouse Visa extension or renewal.    

Please Note: This blog only contains essential information for complete information on the UK Spouse Visa. Please contact our professional visa consultants.