Switching to a Spouse Visa Under the 5-Year Route with Legal Pathway Solicitors
If you are married to a British citizen or a settled person in the UK, you may be eligible to switch to a spouse visa under the 5-year route. Legal Pathway Solicitors can help you meet all the requirements set out by the Home Office regarding immigration rules to switch to the Spouse visa successfully.
Introduction
If you are in the UK on human rights grounds, the Home Office may place you on a 10-year route to a settlement instead of the five-year route. However, you may be able to switch to a UK Spouse visa under the 5-year route with Legal Pathway Solicitors’ help.
Switching to Spouse Visa
Applicants in the UK on different visa categories may be able to switch to a UK Spouse visa based on their relationship and marriage with a qualifying citizen. If you meet all the requirements of the Rules, you will most likely be granted 30 months’ leave under the 5-year route to settlement.
Legal Pathway Solicitors can assist you with spouse visa switching, spouse visa extension, spouse visa renewals, and indefinite leave to remain applications based on being in a genuine and subsisting relationship with a qualifying person in the UK.
Requirements for Switching to a Spouse Visa
To switch to a UK spouse visa, you must meet the following requirements:
- The applicant is lawfully in the UK.
- The applicant is not on a visitor visa.
- The applicant must be in a genuine relationship with their partner.
- The UK spouse must be a qualifying person.
- You must meet the financial requirements.
- You must have no adverse suitability issues.
- You must meet the English language requirement if applicable.
- You must be accommodated adequately.
Legal Pathway Solicitors can provide you with a free initial assessment to determine whether you meet all the eligibility requirements of the Rules.
Which Visa Categories Allow You to Switch to a Spouse Visa from Within the UK?
Legal Pathway Solicitors can assist you with switching to a spouse visa from the following visa categories:
- Skilled Worker (previously known as Tier-2) visa to spouse visa.
- Intra-company transfer visa (previously known as Tier-2 ICT) to a spouse visa.
- Student visa (previously known as Tier-4) to a spouse visa.
- Temporary worker visa (formerly Tier 5 visa) to spouse visa.
- Switching from 10 years partner route to 5 years partner route.
Applications Granted on 10-Year Family and Private Life Routes Over the Years
|
YEAR |
FAMILY LIFE |
PRIVATE LIFE |
|
2020 |
43,274 |
7,607 |
|
2019 |
66,997 |
13,030 |
|
2018 |
9,402 |
51,347 |
|
2017 |
5,401 |
32,478 |
|
2016 |
3,990 |
24,486 |
|
2015 |
3,602 |
19,450 |
|
2014 |
2,568 |
17,341 |
|
2013 |
2,367 |
17,973 |
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Legal Pathway Solicitors have extensive experience in dealing with all types of UK spouse visa matters, including spouse visa switching, spouse visa extension, spouse visa renewals, and indefinite leave-to-remain applications based on being a genuine and subsisting relationship with a qualifying person in the UK. Contact us now for professional assistance.
