Family of British Citizens & Settled Persons

Applicants will need to apply under the ‘family of a settled person’ visa if they are from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland and want to join, for 6 months or more, their partner or family member who is living in the UK permanently.

While processing times can vary depending on the post, the normal visa processing time for such applications is 12 weeks.

Our UK Settlement Visa consultants in Mumbai, New Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru | India, can provide all the information you need on how to apply for this visa successfully. The ‘family of a settled person’ visa allows the visa holder to work (you can’t work if you’ve got a visa to get married or to become civil partners) or take up study courses.

UK visa applicants can submit from the following various applications to the Home Office (UKVI), being the family member of a person who is a British Citizen, or a person who is present and settled in the UK:

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UK Fiance visa

An application as a fiance(e) can be made to the British Embassy/High Commission/Consulate for entry clearance as a fiance(e) to join a person present and settled in the UK and get married in the UK after arriving in the UK as a fiance(e).

UK Spouse visa

Applicants can apply to join their spouses in the UK who are British citizens or settled in the UK. This is applicable for Spouses, Unmarried partners, Same sex partners who will need to apply as ‘family of a settled person’ visa..

UK unmarried partner visa

Applicants can apply for entry clearance as an unmarried partner if they are an unmarried partner of a person present and settled in the UK. The applicant applying for entry clearance as an unmarried partner…

UK Adult Dependent Relative visa

UK Immigration rules allow applicants to enter the UK if they are coming to the UK to be cared for. The applicants need to demonstrate that they are dependent…

Proposed civil partner visa

An entry clearance application as a Proposed Civil Partner can be made to the British Diplomatic Post Overseas (British Embassy/High Commission) in order to register a Civil Partnership in the UK with a person present and settled in the UK.

UK Civil Partner visa

An applicant who is a civil partner of a British Citizen or of a person who is present and settled in the UK can apply for UK civil partner visa. In the event that the applicant is residing outside the UK…

UK Same sex partner visa

An applicant who is a same sex partner of a British Citizen or of a person who is present and settled in the UK can apply for entry clearance as same sex partner visa. In the event that the applicant is residing outside the UK…

Parent of British child in UK Visa

If you would like to come to the UK to look after your child, the following requirements would need to be met: the child must be under 18…