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What you need to know
The UK fiancé(e) visa allows you to enter the UK for up to 6 months to marry or enter into a civil partnership with your British, settled or otherwise eligible partner. Once you are married or have entered into a civil partnership, you can apply from within the UK to extend your stay as a spouse or civil partner, provided you meet the relevant requirements.
A fiancé(e) visa is a temporary route specifically intended for couples who plan to marry or enter into a civil partnership in the UK. During the 6-month fiancé(e) period, you cannot work or study in the UK. Once you have married or entered into a civil partnership and your subsequent application is approved, you will have permission to work and study.
Who can apply?
To qualify for a UK fiancé(e) visa, you will generally need to demonstrate that:
- You and your partner are both aged 18 or over.
- You have met each other in person.
- Your relationship is genuine and subsisting.
- You intend to marry or enter into a civil partnership in the UK within 6 months of your arrival.
- Any previous marriage or civil partnership has permanently ended.
- You and your partner intend to live together permanently in the UK after your marriage or civil partnership.
- Your partner is a British citizen, is settled in the UK, has certain types of pre-settled status, or otherwise meets the relevant Immigration Rules.
- You meet the applicable financial requirements.
- You meet the English language requirement, unless an exemption applies.
- You can demonstrate that suitable accommodation will be available for you and your partner.
- You satisfy the relevant suitability requirements and have no circumstances that would prevent the grant of entry clearance.
Genuine relationship requirement
One of the most important aspects of a Fiancé(e) Visa application is demonstrating that your relationship is genuine and that you genuinely intend to marry or enter into a civil partnership in the UK.
You may need to provide evidence of your relationship, including evidence of how you met, your communication, visits to see each other, time spent together, financial or household arrangements where applicable, photographs and other relevant evidence.
The Home Office will consider the evidence as a whole, so it is important that your application is carefully prepared and that the evidence clearly reflects the history and circumstances of your relationship.
Financial requirement
For most new Fiancé(e) Visa applications, the sponsoring partner must demonstrate a gross annual income of at least £29,000.
Depending on your circumstances, the financial requirement may be met through qualifying employment or self-employment income, savings, pension income, non-employment income or a combination of permitted sources. Cash savings may also be used in certain circumstances, subject to the specific requirements of the Immigration Rules.
The evidence required will depend on how the financial requirement is being met. For example, where employment income is relied upon, evidence can include payslips, bank statements and an employer's letter. Different documentary requirements can apply where the sponsor is self-employed, a director of a limited company or relying on savings or other sources of income.
There are also specific provisions and potential exceptions where the sponsor receives certain disability or carer's benefits or where an applicant is unable to meet the standard financial requirement but may qualify on human rights grounds.
English language requirement
The applicant will generally need to demonstrate knowledge of English for their first fiancé(e) visa application.
This can usually be demonstrated by passing an approved Secure English Language Test (SELT), holding a qualifying degree taught in English or being a national of a specified majority English-speaking country. There are also other exemptions in certain circumstances.
It is important to establish whether you are exempt before booking an English language test, as the requirements can depend on your nationality, qualifications and previous immigration history.
Accommodation requirement
You must demonstrate that there will be adequate accommodation for you and your partner without relying on public funds.
The accommodation should be suitable for the family and must not breach the relevant overcrowding or accommodation requirements. Evidence may include a tenancy agreement, mortgage documentation, property ownership documents, council tax records or other appropriate evidence depending on your circumstances.
TB testing
Depending on the country where you have been living, you may be required to obtain a valid Tuberculosis (TB) certificate from a Home Office-approved clinic before submitting your application.
The TB requirements can apply specifically to Fiancé(e) Visa applicants, including where the applicant has been continuously present in a listed country for the required period.
Immigration history and suitability
Your previous immigration history and personal circumstances can also be relevant to your application.
You may need to provide details of previous UK immigration applications, refusals, breaches of immigration law and criminal convictions. The Home Office can also consider whether an applicant meets the relevant suitability requirements before granting entry clearance.
This is particularly important where you have previously been refused a visa, overstayed in the UK, breached immigration conditions, have criminal convictions or have had other difficulties with the Home Office.
Supporting documents and evidence
A successful application is not simply about completing the online application form. You must provide the appropriate supporting evidence to demonstrate that you satisfy the Immigration Rules.
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