Fiancé Visa
Legal Pathway Solicitors: Your Trusted Partner for UK Fiancé Visa
If you plan to bring your fiancé to the UK and get married, the UK Fiancé Visa could be the correct route. However, the application process can be complicated and time-consuming. At Legal Pathway Solicitors, we understand the importance of this time in your life and will work with you to make the process as stress-free as possible.
Our team of experienced immigration lawyers is dedicated to providing personalized and efficient service to help you and your partner join together in the UK. We will guide you through the Fiancé Visa UK application process step by step, ensuring that your application has the best possible chance of success.
Eligibility Requirements for UK Fiancé Visa
To be eligible for the UK Fiancé Visa, your partner (sponsor) must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Be a British national or hold an Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)
- Be either ‘entering’ or is already residing within the UK at the time of your application
- Have physically met with you at least once before applying to satisfy the ‘genuine relationship criteria.’
- Satisfy the financial requirements, i.e. £18,600 per year, to be able to apply for you without relying on public funds
- Have ‘adequate’ accommodation and maintenance arrangements to be able to support you and your dependents (if any)
- Be planning to get married within the validity period, i.e. 6-months
- Be intend to marry and live together permanently after you and your spouse enter the UK under the route
At Legal Pathway Solicitors, we can help you gather the necessary documents and evidence to demonstrate the genuineness of your relationship, such as photographs, messages, and letters from you and your partner.
Financial Requirements for UK Fiancé Visa:
The financial requirements for the UK Fiancé Visa are a combined gross income of £18,600 per year. However, this amount can vary if you have children or dependents. Your partner can satisfy the financial requirements through various sources, such as employment salary, pensions, savings, or tenancy payments.
Supporting Documents Required to Apply
It is crucial to compile your evidence thoroughly before applying. Our immigration lawyers can assist you in providing solid and reliable documentary proof, including additional information per dependant (if any). You are required to provide the following supporting documents with the UK Fiancé Visa application:
- Proof of ID for applicant, sponsor, and dependent, if any. Travelling history.
- Document to satisfy the genuine relationship criteria- including the relationship duration and how frequently you meet each other in person.
- Previous marriage history, if any, i.e. Divorce certificates.
- Details of any current/previous criminal record—character suitability certificate.
- Information on any other country of residency besides the UK.
- Parent’s date of birth and citizenship details if applying outside the UK.
- Information about the previous partner and children, if applicable.
English Language Requirement
For a successful grant, you (the applicant) must meet the minimum English language requirement, i.e. at least A1 CEFR level in speaking and listening per Home Office Immigration policy. Legal Pathway Solicitors can assist you in providing guidance and the approved English proficiency test certificate endorsed by the accredited SELT UK.
What to do after UK Fiancé Visa Approval?
Once you receive approval, you must get married within the 6-months validity period per Home Office policy under this immigration route. However, if you expect to pursue settlement in the UK, in which case you should apply for a long-term immigration route – Spouse Visa UK
What to do after Fiancé Visa UK approval?
Once you receive approval, you must get married within the 6-months validity period per Home Office policy under this immigration route. However, if you expect to pursue settlement in the UK, you should apply for a long-term immigration route – Spouse Visa UK, following the qualifying period of residency of about 5 years (lawful resident period) or so under Marriage Visa. Switching to a Spouse visa will allow you to stay for up to 30 months in the UK and, subsequently additional 33 months with a Spouse visa extension. You can then apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain and finally be eligible to apply for full British Citizenship by marriage.
Getting Fiancé Visa UK extension
If your marriage did not occur before your visa expires, you could apply for a 6-month extension to allow the ceremony to be held. However, you must provide solid grounds to explain why you could not get married within the ascribed qualifying period. You will also need to give evidence that a ceremony will take place within the next 6 months.
What if my application gets refused?
As disturbingly painstaking as it can be to get the refusal/rejection, you still have a safety net alternatively through UK Fiancé Visa appeals. Typically, failing to satisfy the genuine relationship requirements or missing strong documentary evidence leads to the application refusal. Nevertheless, it is never too late to pursue legal assistance from Immigration Experts.
Our experienced immigration lawyers in the UK will meticulously prepare and put forward your case for high success chances. If you think the refusal was not due to your mistake but rather an unjust decision (unfairly considered case), i.e. some of the evidence has not been assessed or thoroughly reviewed. You can still have leniency to follow and lodge an appeal through a UK Judicial Review.
What are the other routes to marry/enter into a UK Civil Partnership?
If you intend to get married and plan to stay for more than 6-months following your marriage in the UK, you can switch to a UK Spouse visa category once you are married.
Does a Standard Visitor Visa allow me to get married in the UK?
No, it does not. You cannot get married under the Standard Visitor Visa, even if you arrange your wedding.
