Spouse Immigration In The UK
The Spouses of UK citizens or permanent residents (is applicable to those who have an indefinite leave to remain) can be granted permission to come to the UK using the marriage visa category. They are permitted to work immediately as their visa is granted. The following marriage visa requirements hold for them:
1. A couple whose marriage is less than four years can normally lay claim to a spouse visa for an initial probationary period of two years. At the end of that period if the marriage sustains and the couple is living together then an indefinite leave to remain is granted in the UK. 2. A couple who have been living together for over four years inside or outside the UK will be granted an indefinite leave to remain in the UK without having to live for more than two more years in the UK. 3. There is a certain regulation, which makes it a must for the UK citizen or permanent resident to have actually met his/her non-UK spouse. This regulation strives to prevent a situation that occurs sometimes when there has been no meeting between the husband and the wife as is the case in arranged marriages. 4. A spouse visa is granted only to those who intend to live together permanently with their spouses. 5. One has to be in possession of sufficient amount of funds to pay for both the husband and wife along with other dependents expenses without availing of public funds, which incorporate benefits paid by the government to the weaker sections of the society along with the unemployed. 6. There has to be suitable arrangement for the couple and also readily available for any one of them to lay claim to a spouse visa. 7. An application for entry clearance has to be made by couples seeking entry to the UK on the basis of marriage to a UK national. 8. A change of status to spouse visa is not possible to obtain if a visa is valid for six months or less in the UK. 9. Children of the marriage, less than 18 years of age are allowed entry to the UK as dependents. They could apply at the same time as the main applicant. 10. After a total period of three years in the UK if you meet On meeting the residence requirements after a total period of three years in the UK an application for UK citizenship can be made. How do I qualify to join my husband, wife or civil partner in the UK? Under the following circumstances 1. You are in a civil partnership recognized in the UK or are just legally wedded to each other. 2. Your civil partner, wife, or husband, is presently settled in the UK (see below) 3. Both of you are intending to stay together in a particular form of civil partnership permanently. 4. You have had prior meetings. 5. You can sustain your spouse and other dependents without availing of public funds. 6. An available an appropriate form of accommodation is fixed for you and your family, which is sustainable without help from public funds. 7. Your civil partner is 18 or above, and You, yourself are not under 18. For multiple spouses only one will be allowed to attain spouse visa in the UK. To begin with you will be allowed to work for two years in the UK along with the stay permit. At the end of two years if you are still married and want to continue as a couple living together you can apply for permanent residence in the UK. The Border and Immigration Agency (IND) will be concerned with your application for permanent residence in the UK and will provide you with sufficient information on the required dos. ('More advice and information' at the end of this guidance will give you the details of contact.). A non-refundable fee is charged by the IND to apply for permanent residence in the UK. If you and your husband, wife or civil partner has been a British citizen for four years or more and you have been living together with him/her outside the UK for four years or more, an indefinite leave to remain in the UK will be granted to you. |
