At Rees Clayton Solicitors ee are here to provide you with expert legal advice tailored specifically to your individual circumstances on all aspects of immigration and asylum matters.  We use a friendly, personal but professional service with years of experience and an excellent track record of challenging decisions and winning complex immigration cases at all levels and look forward to helping you.

If you are unsure of your requirements, get in touch and we will listen and guide you through the entire immigration process, eliminating as much stress as possible for you and/or your family.

UK Fiancé Visa Applications 

You may be eligible to apply for a UK Fiancé Visa if you are engaged to a British citizen or someone settled in the UK. Here at Rees Clayton Solicitors, we are available to guide you through every stage of your Fiancé Visa UK application and get you one stop closer to your goal of living married life in the UK.

A Fiancé Visa provides the ideal opportunity to come to the UK for your wedding and to start your married life. The Fiancé Visa is valid for six months. You can then apply for a Spouse Visa after getting married, which will allow you to live and work in the UK until you can apply for indefinite leave to remain.(Link to settlement and Settlement & Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) page)

Our highly qualified and experienced UK immigration lawyers have a lot of experience applying for fiancé visas and assisting married or civil partnership couples with settling in the UK. We are here to support you through the entire Fiancé Visa application process and any subsequent applications which will allow you to ultimately settle in the UK indefinitely.

 

UK Fiancé Visa General Requirements 

To be granted a UK Fiancé Visa, there are certain requirements you must meet. These are:

  • You AND your partner must be over 18 years old
  • You must have met your partner before the application is made
  • You and your partner must intend to live together permanently after you get married
  • You and your partner must have suitable accommodation available

The fiancé visa is only valid for six months. You need to get married within that period, or else you will need to leave the UK.

 

UK Fiancé Visa Financial Requirements

When you apply for a fiancé visa you are known on the application as the ‘dependant’ and your partner is known as your ‘sponsor’. There are several financial requirements that you and your sponsor must meet:

  • You must be able to prove that you have sufficient funds to support yourselves and any dependents (without the help of any public funds)
  • If you’re a non-EU national, your sponsor must earn at least £18,600. There is a higher threshold if you have children who also need sponsoring. The requirement is £22,400 for one child and an additional £2,400 for each additional child
  • The sponsor must either have worked for their current employer for six months or longer, or have held a minimum of £62,500 for a continuous period of 6months before an application can be submitted
  • Sponsors can combine their earnings and savings to make up these financial requirements

Specific documents must be submitted alongside applications to prove these financial requirements are met. Income and savings will be checked along with their sources as not all types of income source are allowed. Sponsors must be able to prove how long they have been receiving forms of income and how funds are combined if they come from different sources.

 

Exceptions to Financial Requirements for UK fiancé Visas 

If your sponsor receives any of the following benefits or allowances, your application for a UK fiancé visa will be exempt rom the above financial requirements:

  • Carer’s allowance
  • Disability living allowance
  • Personal independent payment
  • Severe disablement allowance
  • Attendance allowance
  • Industrial injuries disablement benefit

 

English Language Requirements

To be granted a UK Fiancé Visa you must prove that you can get by in English during your stay in the UK. There are a few ways you can do this, including:

  • Passing the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test to level A1 (Usually Fiancé Visa applications only need to pass the speaking and listening sections)
  • Having a degree that was taught in English
  • Coming from an English-speaking country

 

Apply for Your Fiancé Visa with Rees Clayton Solicitors 

A Fiancé Visa application can be challenging and stressful without specialist assistance. Our skilled immigration solicitors have already helped many individuals obtain their UK fiancé Visas, and could assist you too, allowing you to plan and enjoy your wedding and future life in the UK.

All our immigration services are fully flexible. We can support our clients by email, phone, Skype, post, and face-to-face meetings, enabling us to help everyone, regardless of their location and commitments.

Get in touch today to learn more about how we can best assist you.