Partner Visa
Overview: Love knows no borders, but visas do. The UK Partner Visa lets you live with your spouse or partner in the UK if they’re a citizen or settled there. It’s your ticket to building a life together without the distance.
UK partner visa allows partners (spouses, de facto and/or same-sec partners and fiancés or proposed civil union partners) of UK citizens or permanent resident (person settled in the UK) to join their partner in the UK.
Requirements
Applicants must be an eligible partner of a UK citizen or permanent resident who is currently living or who intends to live permanently in the UK.
They must also:
Be aged 18 or over at the date of application, meet the English language requirements, meet accommodation and maintenance (funds) requirements and demonstrate that their relationship is genuine and subsisting.
Entitlements
A partner visa entitles the holder to enter and live in the UK with their partner. A partner visa is usually granted temporarily, depending on the type of relationship, i.e. for 33 months for a spouse.
When the applicant has completed 5 years legally staying in the UK as a spouse or partner, he/she can apply to settle in the UK
A partner applicant may also bring dependent and unmarried children under 18 year as dependent applicants if they meet the requirements.
Fiancé or Proposed Civil Union Partner
Partners granted visas under this category must intend to get married or register a Civil Union within 6 months of arrival in the UK and thereafter live together.
The relationship may be heterosexual or homosexual (same sex) but the two people must not be related by blood
Unmarried or Same-Sex De Facto Partner
Unmarried long-term partner of a UK citizen, or settled person may apply for permanent residence, like a spouse, but the documents required are different.
Take Away Points
🇬🇧 Allows you to live with your UK-based partner.
📝 Requires proof of genuine relationship.
💼 Includes financial and accommodation checks.
⏳ Processing times can vary by application.
🌍 Can lead to settlement and citizenship.