Spouse Visa Entry Clearance 2024 | Partner Visa From Outside UK

Spouse Visa Entry Clearance Requirements 2024

In order to apply for a UK Spouse Visa, you will need to meet the following requirements:

• Your partner is British or Irish, settled in the UK, has received pre-settled status, is a refugee, or is otherwise entitled to humanitarian protection;
• You and your partner are both over the age of 18;
• You and your partner have met in person;
• You and your partner are legally married in a marriage that is recognised in the UK and you are in a genuine relationship;
• You and your partner intend to live together permanently in the UK;
• You meet the financial requirement of £18,600 if applying along; (this is set to rise to £29,000 in Spring 2024, followed by gradual increases to £38,700)
• There is adequate accommodation for you and any dependents;
• You speak and understand English of A1 or above (if applicable);
• You have the UK TB test (if required).

You can book an appointment with us to discuss your spouse visa entry clearance application.

According to the latest update from the Home Office policy paper, the UK spouse visa minimum income requirement will increase to £29,000 in Spring 2024 first, and then rise to £34,500, eventually reaching £38,700.

Documents Required For Spouse Visa Entry Clearance

In order to successfully obtain a UK spouse visa entry clearance, you must provide all the following supporting documents:

• Copy of your photo ID, i.e., your passport;
• Copy of your birth certificate;
• Copy of the UK spouse’s passport;
• Copy of the marriage certificate (needs to be translated in English, if not in English already);
• Proof of relationship i.e., marriage certificate, pictures, and evidence of subsisting relationship
• Proof of English language test A1 or above (if required);
• Proof of TB Test (if required);
• Proof of financial requirement being met, i.e., bank statements, payslips, employment letter, P60 and employment contract;
• Documents of suitable accommodation for the application and dependents (if any dependents);

You can contact us to have an exact list of documents according to your circumstances.

Various Ways To Meet The Financial Requirement

Where the applicant has to meet the minimum income threshold, the financial requirement can generally be met in the following five 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.

Exemptions From Financial Requirement

If the UK sponsor is in receipt of any of the following benefits or allowances in the UK, the applicant will be able to meet the financial requirement by providing evidence of “adequate maintenance” rather than meeting an income threshold of £18,600 or above:

• 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 in receipt of 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.

Adequate Accommodation Requirement For Spouse Visa Entry Clearance

In order to apply for a spouse visa entry clearance, you must provide the 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 own or occupy exclusively: accommodation will not be regarded as adequate if-

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

English Language Requirement For Spouse Visa Entry Clearance

The applicant must provide specified evidence that he/she:

• has passed an English language test in speaking and listening at a minimum of level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages with a provider approved by the Home Office, UKVI; or
• has an academic qualification recognised by ECCTIS to be equivalent to the standard of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or PhD in the UK, which was taught in English; or
• is exempt from the English language requirement:

 
 
 
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