Fiancé Visa UK

A fiancé visa allows a foreign national to come to the UK to marry a British citizen or settled partner. This visa category facilitates couples who intend to marry and settle in the UK together. A fiancé visa application is made under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules, and as a result of the successful application, the applicant is granted a fiancé visa for 6 months to come to the UK and get married to the UK partner of the applicant.

To obtain a fiancé visa entry clearance for the UK, applicants must meet the following criteria:

Valid Application: The applicant must submit a valid fiancé visa entry clearance application in accordance with the requirements outlined in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.

Relationship Requirement: The applicant must be engaged to a British Citizen, a person with Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) or settled status, an EU national with pre-settled status, a refugee or holder of humanitarian protection status, a Turkish Businessperson visa holder, or a Turkish Worker visa holder or a person with leave to remain as a stateless person. The relationship must be genuine and subsisting, supported by appropriate evidence demonstrating the genuineness and subsistence of the relationship.

Age Requirement: Both the applicant and the UK fiancé must be aged 18 or over.

Intention to Marry in the UK: The applicant should seek entry as a fiancé to register their marriage with the UK partner and must demonstrate the intention to marry the UK partner in the UK within 6 months.

Suitability Requirements: The applicant must meet the suitability requirements as specified in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.

Financial Requirement: The applicant must meet the financial requirement for the fiancé visa entry clearance, which can be satisfied through:

• A minimum income of £29,000 gross per annum from employment or self-employment of the UK sponsor.
• Savings of the applicant and/or the sponsor.
• Rental income of the applicant and/or the sponsor.

Accommodation Requirement: The applicant must provide evidence of adequate accommodation, without recourse to public funds, for the family, including other family members who are not included in the application but live in the same household. The accommodation must be owned or occupied exclusively by the family.

English Language Requirement: The applicant must meet the English language requirement by demonstrating English proficiency at CEFR level A1, as required by the UK Immigration Rules.

Tuberculosis Test Certificate: The applicant must provide a Tuberculosis test certificate, if required under Appendix Tuberculosis (TB) of the Immigration Rules.

You must also prove that:

• any previous marriages or civil partnerships have ended
• you plan to marry or become civil partners within 6 months of arriving in the UK

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You can apply online for a fiancé visa from outside the UK.

No, you cannot apply for a fiancé visa from inside the UK, and you must apply online from outside the UK. 

The fiancé visa application submitted through a standard service is normally decided by the Home Office UKVI within 60 working days. 

The fiancé visa application submitted through a Priority Service is normally decided by the UKVI within 30 working days. 

Yes, you can submit your fiancé visa application through a Priority Service for a faster decision on your fiancé visa application within 30 working days. 

To apply for a fiancé visa for the UK,  your UK partner must either:

• be a British or Irish citizen
• have settled in the UK - for example, they have indefinite leave to remain, settled status or proof of permanent residence
• be from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and have pre-settled status - they must have started living in the UK before 1 January 2021
• have a Turkish Businessperson visa or Turkish Worker visa
• have protection status (leave to remain as a refugee, permission to stay as a refugee or a person with humanitarian protection)
• have permission to stay as a stateless person

You will not be able to work or study in the UK while you are on a fiancé visa. You will get the right to work and study as soon as you have successfully switched to a spouse visa after registering your marriage with your UK partner. 

You can apply for switching from a fiancé visa to a spouse visa soon after the registration of your marriage with your UK partner and do not have to wait until 28 days before the expiry of your fiancé visa. 

By switching to a spouse visa sooner, you will get your right to work and study in the UK. Where one can afford it, an application for switching from a fiancé visa to a spouse visa should be made through Super Priority Service to get a decision on the application within 24 hours. 

No, you do not have to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) to apply for your fiancé's visa to the UK. You will not be entitled to receive free medical treatment under the NHS whilst you are in the UK on a fiancé visa and will only be entitled to NHS treatment once you have successfully switched to a spouse visa after registering your marriage with your UK partner. 

You can add children to your fiancé visa application as dependants if they are under 18 when you apply. If your child is from your previous relationship, you must prove that you have had the sole responsibility for the upbringing of your child for your child's application to be successful. 

To be eligible for a fiancé visa UK, the applicant must:

• Be engaged to a British citizen or someone with settled status in the UK.
• Intend to marry within six months of arriving in the UK.
• Meet the financial, accommodation, English language, and other requirements as specified in the Immigration Rules.

The sponsor must have an annual income of at least £29,000 or sufficient savings. 

As a result of changes to Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules effective from 11 April 2024, the new financial requirement of £29,000 gross per annum applies to an applicant who is making their first application on the partner route on or after 11 April 2024. You will not have to meet the income requirement of more than £29,000 gross per annum if you have any dependent children applying simultaneously along with the lead applicant, and the threshold will remain at £29,000 gross per annum.

To satisfy the financial requirement for a fiancé visa, the applicant's UK partner must be working and earning at least £29,000 gross per year. If the sponsor's employment income is less than £29,000 gross per annum, the applicant can combine the sponsor's employment income under Category A with savings. The savings must be £16,000 plus additional savings equivalent to 2.5 times the difference between the sponsor's gross annual income and £29,000. 

The applicant's overseas salary income does not count towards meeting the financial requirement. However, the applicant's savings, rental income, or pension income (if applicable) counts towards meeting the financial requirement in combination with the UK partner's income.

Yes, you must provide evidence that your relationship is genuine and subsisting. This can include photographs, communication records, and other relevant documentation.

Also, the applicant and their partner must not be within the prohibited degree of relationship. The applicant and their partner must have met in person. The relationship between the applicant and their partner must be genuine and subsisting. Any previous relationship of the applicant or their partner must have broken down permanently unless it is a relationship which falls within paragraph 278(i) of the Immigration Rules. The applicant and partner must intend to get married to each other and live together permanently in the UK.

Both the applicant and the UK fiancé must be at least 18 years old.

Yes, you must demonstrate your English language proficiency at CEFR level A1 or higher, unless you are exempt.

Once you are married, you can apply for a Spouse Visa to remain in the UK. The Spouse Visa is usually granted for 30 months and allows you to work in the UK.

If your application is refused, you may have the right to appeal the decision or submit a new application with additional evidence.

After marriage, you should apply for a Spouse Visa to extend your stay. This application must be made before your Fiancé Visa expires.

No, the time you spend in the UK on a Fiancé Visa does not count towards the 5-year qualifying period for ILR as a spouse. Your qualifying time for ILR will start from the date you successfully switch to a spouse visa after registering your marriage with your UK partner. 

Where the applicant has to meet the minimum income threshold, the financial requirement can generally be met in the following 5 ways:

• Income from salaried or non-salaried employment of the partner (and/or the applicant if they are in the UK with permission to work). This is referred to as Category A or Category B, depending on the employment history.
• Non-employment income, e.g. income from property rental or dividends from shares. This is referred to as Category C.
• Cash savings of the applicant’s partner and/or the applicant, above £16,000, held by the partner and/or the applicant for at least 6 months and under their control. This is referred to as Category D.
• State (UK or foreign), occupational or private pension of the applicant’s partner and/or the applicant. This is referred to as Category E.
• Income from self-employment, and income as a director or employee of a specified limited company in the UK, of the partner (and/or the applicant if they are in the UK with permission to work). This is referred to as Category F or Category G, depending on which financial year(s) is or are being relied upon.

Where the applicant’s partner is in receipt of any of the following benefits or allowances in the UK, the applicant will be able to meet the financial requirement at that application stage by providing evidence of “adequate maintenance” rather than meeting an income threshold of £29,000:

• Carer’s Allowance.
• Disability Living Allowance.
• Severe Disablement Allowance.
• Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
• Attendance Allowance.
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
• Armed Forces Independence Payment or Guaranteed Income Payment under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
• Constant Attendance Allowance, Mobility Supplement or War Disablement Pension under the War Pensions Scheme.
• Police Injury Pension.

If the applicant’s partner is receiving one of the above benefits or allowances on behalf of their child, the applicant will be able to qualify by meeting the financial requirement through “adequate maintenance.” The evidence required to demonstrate that the applicant’s partner is in receipt of a specified benefit or allowance is specified in Appendix FM-SE.

The Home Office UKVI will use the following formula to determine whether you meet the adequate maintenance requirement for your fiancé visa entry clearance application:

A – B ≥ C (A minus B is greater than or equal to C)
Where:
A is the net income (after deduction of income tax and National Insurance contributions);
B is housing costs (Rent and Council Tax); and
C is the amount of Income Support an equivalent British family of that size can receive.

The applicant must provide specified evidence that there will be adequate accommodation, without recourse to public funds, for the family, including other family members who are not included in the application but who live in the same household, which the family owns or occupies exclusively: accommodation will not be regarded as adequate if-

1. it is, or will be, overcrowded; or
2. it contravenes public health regulations.

You’ll need to have information and some evidence ready when you make your UK partner visa application. You should include information for you and any dependants applying at the same time.

You’ll need to provide:

• all your names
• your date of birth
• your current passport or other valid travel ID
• copies of the photo page and any visa or entry stamps in your previous passports
• a copy of your biometric residence permit, if you have one
• details of any previous immigration applications you’ve made
• details of any criminal convictions
•  your national insurance number, if you have one
• your parents’ date of birth and nationality
• your tuberculosis test results if you’re from a country where you have to take the test
• a certified translation of any document that is not in English or Welsh

You’ll need to have a blank page in your passport on which to put the Fiancé Visa. You’ll also need an email address to make an online application.

You’ll also need to:

• prove your knowledge of English
• give proof of your finances

You may need to provide other additional documents depending on your circumstances - for example a sponsorship form from your partner in the UK.

To apply for your UK partner visa, you’ll be asked about their:

• name
• date of birth
• nationality
• passport
• right to be in the UK, for example they’re a British citizen

You’ll also need to give details of:

• any people your partner was previously married to, in a civil partnership with or had children with
• evidence of marriages ending, for example a divorce certificate
• anyone your partner supports with money, for example their parents

You’ll need to include details of anyone you previously married or had children with. Include evidence of marriages ending, for example a divorce certificate.

You’ll need to give details of your children (and your partner’s children if you have one). You’ll be asked about all children, even if they’re not applying.

You’ll need to give details of:

• their name
• their nationality
• their date of birth
• their passport details
• who the child normally lives with
• any other people with parental responsibility for your child, for example your step children’s other parents
• how you’re involved in their day to day life
• arrangements you have to see the child - for example the courts have granted you access
• the child’s extended family
• any countries your child has visited or lived in

You can apply for a fee waiver if you cannot pay the fee because you:

• do not have a place to live and cannot afford one
• have a place to live but cannot afford essential living costs like food or heating
• have a very low income and paying the fee would harm your child’s wellbeing

Apply for a fee waiver online from outside the UK.

Our fiancé visa solicitors charge a reasonable fixed fee to handle your application for Fiancé Visa UK. Our fixed fee covers all our work on your Fiancé Visa application until the Home Office makes a decision on it.

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