The spouses of persons with British citizenship or a Permanent Residence Permit may apply under the UK Spouse Visa for married couples to live in the UK with their spouse. The procedure for the UK Marriage Visa is also valid for gay or lesbian couples who have registered their partnership with the Civil Partnership. To apply for a settlement visa in the UK, at least one of the couples is required to have an indefinite residence permit or to be a British citizen. Couples applying for visas are not required to be officially married. The UK is one of the countries that recognizes same-sex marriage, giving couples the right to legal marriage.
What is Spouse Visa and how to apply?
The most common of the settlement visa applications are Spouse Visa applications made by married spouses. To provide the prerequisite, spouses must be officially married and must be at least 18 years of age. Settlement applications made by married spouses are subject to 4 Basic Conditions. These are:
A spouse resident in the UK (British citizen or permanent resident) must have a minimum annual income of GBP 18,600. This figure increases even more if the couple has children. That is, if the family has one child, the spouse in the UK has 22,400 GBP, if the family has 2 children, the spouse in the UK has 24,800 GBP, if the family has 3 children the spouse in the UK has 27,200 GBP and if the family has more than 3 children, the spouse in the UK has an annual income of 2400 GBP in addition to 27,200.
UK visa extension applications and indefinite residence permit applications are applications that must be made before the current visa expires. They are also required to pass the Life Test in the UK before applying for indefinite session leave. Those who settle in the country with this visa also have the right to work in any job they wish.
Required conditions for Spouse Visa
You can apply for a Spouse Visa in the UK if your goal is only to make a legal record of your relationship in the UK. A 30-month UK settlement/marriage visa is issued for married couples if they apply under a UK Settlement Visa. The spouse who comes to the UK on this visa may apply for a visa extension from the UK later on before his / her visa expires. As a result of this extension application, a 30-month visa is granted again. At the end of a total of 5 years before the end of the visa period and at the end of a total of 6 years, the right to apply for British citizenship is granted. When the application is accepted, couples are given a 30-month (2.5 year) UK settlement visa in the first place. Then an application for an extension visa is made again for 30 months. At the end of a total of 60 months (5 years) you may be entitled to stay in the UK indefinitely.
