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Applicants will need to apply as ‘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’s 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 lawyers / consultants in India: Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, can help to provide more information on how to apply 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.
An application as a fiancé(e) can be made to the British Embassy/High Commission/Consulate for entry clearance as a fiancé(e) to join a person present and settled in the UK and get married in the UK after arriving in the UK as a fiancé(e).
If the application is successful, the applicant will be issued with six months leave to enter as a fiancé(e) and marriage must be registered in the UK within these six months to apply for further leave to remain in the UK based on marriage. Applicants are not allowed to work at this time.
If an application for entry clearance as a fiancé(e) is not successful, the applicant will have a right to appeal against the decision of the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) to refuse the application and the notice of appeal must be filed within 28 days of the date of receipt of the refusal letter.
The applicant must meet the requirements of the Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules to qualify for fiancé(e) visa.
At The SmartMove2UK our Immigration Solicitors are experts in dealing with visa application for fiancé(e) visa as a fiancé(e) of a person present and settled in the UK. Don’t just take our word for it, you can read our client testimonials about the service provided by our immigration lawyers. You can contact us if you are seeking legal help from UK immigration solicitors in relation to your application for fiancé(e) visa, our immigration solicitors will provide you quick, responsive, dependable and professional immigration advice and assistance.
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.
Civil Partner means a civil partnership which exists under or by virtue of the Civil Partnership Act 2004. If the application for entry clearance as a Proposed Civil Partner is successful, the applicant will be granted leave to enter the UK for six months and Civil Partnership must be registered with the Registrar in the UK within these six months. Applicants are not allowed to work during this time.
In the event that the application for entry clearance as a Proposed Civil Partner is refused by the Entry Clearance Officer, there is a right of appeal against the refusal and an Appeal can be filed within 28 days from the date of receipt of the refusal letter.
The applicant will have to meet the requirements of the Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules to qualify for this 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, then an entry clearance application as a civil partner can be submitted to the British High Commission in the country of nationality or country of origin of the applicant. However, if the applicant is already in the UK (with a visa issued for longer than six months) then they can switch into civil partner visa from inside the UK by making FLR (M) application to the Home Office.
At The SmartMove2UK our immigration solicitors have expertise in providing advice and assistance to applicants applying as civil partners of persons who are settled in the UK. You can contact us if you are seeking legal help from UK visa consultants in relation to UK Civil partner visa.
The applicant will need to meet the English language requirement by providing specific evidence that he/she:
The sponsor (British citizen or settled person) must meet the financial requirement. The applicant must provide evidence that the sponsor’s gross annual income is at least £18,600, this requirement increases if there are children who are non EEA nationals, in such a scenario the sponsor will have to show an additional income of £3,800 for the first child; and an additional £2,400 for additional child.
The sponsor and/or the applicant can also use savings and investment to meet this requirement. This can be on its own or in a combination. To understand if you meet the financial eligibility requirement you can contact our UK immigration lawyers who will be able to advise you on how to meet financial requirements for your UK spouse visa application.
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 on a:
who is living permanently in the UK.
In addition, the applicants would be required to prove that:
Applicants applying for entry clearance as adult dependent relatives would be required to meet the English Language requirement, however the applicants are exempted from proving knowledge of English if the applicant is:
If you would like to come to the UK to look after your child, the following requirements would need to be met:
The applicant would be required to prove that either:
Also, the applicant needs to provide evidence that:
How can I get visa for UK if my eight years old son was living in UK?
- Question asked in a forum
If your child is a British national, and you are a parent with responsibility for the child, you can apply to join your family in the UK.
If your child is not a British national but at school in the UK, you may be eligible to apply as Parent of a child studying in the UK, if you meet the eligibility requirements.
It’s best to seek professional advice before you proceed to save unnecessary loss of time and expense. You can contact us if you are seeking legal help from UK immigration Solicitors to apply for Fiance visa, entry clearance as parent of British child or for for Adult dependent relative visa.
