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The suitability criteria outlined in Appendix FM annexed to the Immigration Rules;
The Financial Requirements of an application for UK Proposed Civil Partner Visa, whereby you must have gross annual earnings of at least £18,600 or savings of at least £62,500 if the applicant or the sponsor are unable to show income from employment or self-employment;
Your partner is a British Citizen, a person with indefinite leave to remain or with limited leave to remain under Appendix EU;
You and your partner are both over the age of 18 at the time of submitting your application;
You and your partner both intend to marry;
You have a genuine and subsisting relationship with your partner, and that you intend to live together permanently;
Any previous relationship that you or your partner may have been part of has broken down permanently;
You and your dependents will be adequately maintained in the UK without recourse to public funds;
You and your dependents will have adequate accommodation in the UK;
You are able to satisfy the English Language requirement of a UK Proposed Civil Partner Visa.
The specific requirements you need to satisfy to qualify for a UK Proposed Civil Partner Visa may vary depending on your circumstances. You may wish to speak to an expert immigration lawyer for specific advice.
The Proposed Civil Partner Visa route enables engaged partners of British citizens or those with indefinite leave to remain or with settled status under Appendix EU to enter the UK, with limited leave to remain, and enter a civil partnership within 6 months of entering the UK. An application for a UK Proposed Civil Partner Visa will need to be made from outside the UK.
In order to succeed in your application for a UK Proposed Civil Partner Visa, you will need to prove that you will be adequately maintained in the UK, if granted a UK Proposed Civil Partner Visa, without recourse to public funds.
To meet the Financial Requirements, you will need to demonstrate that your British or settled partner (or if you’re living in the UK with a valid visa, both you and your British or settled partner jointly) has a gross annual earning of at least:
£18,600; plus
£3,800 for your first child (who is not a British citizen or has settled status); plus
£2,400 for each additional child (who is not a British citizen or has settled status).
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The Financial Requirements of UK Proposed Civil Partner Visa applications can be met through one of the following sources:
Non-employment income of your British or settled partner (or your own non-employment income where you are in the UK with a valid visa), e.g., income generated from property rental or dividends from shares, income from investments, bonds, trust fund or stock;
Your cash savings or your British or settled partner’s cash savings above £16,000 which you/ your British partner must have held under your control for at least 6 months prior to the date of the application for a UK Civil Visa;
Payments from yours or your British partner’s pension (state, occupational or private);
Income generated in the course of self-employment or as a director or employee of a limited company registered in the UK.
It is important to note that in some circumstances, you may be able to rely on a combination of the above sources to demonstrate that you meet the financial requirements.
You may be able to claim exemption from meeting the financial requirements if your British or settled Civil Partner is receiving certain types of benefits. In these circumstances, you will simply need to demonstrate “adequate maintenance” to be able to apply for a UK Civil Partner Visa and will not need to meet the financial requirements.
The types of benefits that allow you to claim exemption from meeting the financial requirements of a Civil Partner Visa are set out below:
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.
In order to qualify for UK Civil Partner Visa, you must be able to satisfy the UK Visas and Immigration that you speak and understand English to a required level. The level of English language you will need to prove will depend on whether it is your first application for a Civil Partner Visa or an application for an extension of your Civil Partner visa.
To meet the English Language requirements, you must demonstrate that you are:
A Citizen of a majority English speaking country;
You have passed an English Language test at Level A1 (if you’re applying for your first Civil Partner visa) or A2 (if you are applying for an extension to your Civil Partner visa) of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR); or
You have been granted an academic qualification recognised by UK NARIC 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
You are exempt from meeting the English language requirement of a UK Civil Partner Visa application because you are over age of 65, have a disability that prevents you from sitting the English exam or that there are exceptional circumstances that prevent you from meeting the English language requirement prior to entry to the UK.
Our lawyers are specialists in UK immigration law with almost a decade of experience. We have assisted hundreds of UK Proposed Civil Partner Visa applicants to prepare and submit successful UK Proposed Civil Partner Visa applications.
Our immigration lawyers can provide you expert advice on meeting the requirements of the Immigration Rules, carry out a detailed assessment of your prospects of qualifying for a visa and can assist you with the preparation and submission of immigration applications.
Our lawyers combine creative energy with deep technical legal expertise to uncover innovative, out-of-the-box and unconventional strategies that help you succeed in your application even when you’re facing inherent challenges in meeting the requirements of a Proposed Civil Partner Visa application.
We do this by deploying the following:
Taking a holistic approach to analysing every facet of each case and formulating strategies to comprehensively address every element of the case;
Bringing deep technical and substantive legal expertise;
Collaborative strategizing among specialist lawyers, who operate at different levels of seniority, bringing a wealth of technical expertise, tactical know-how and diversity of perspective on your matter;
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To succeed in an application for UK Proposed Civil Partner Visa, you must show evidence that you will have access to adequate accommodation in the UK without recourse to public to funds. The UK Visas and Immigration will not deem your accommodation in the UK adequate if it is likely to amount to overcrowding as defined by the provision of the Housing Act 1985 or if it is likely to contravene public health regulations.
The Appendix FM-SE to the Immigration Rules states that decision makers at the UK Visas and Immigration have a residual discretion to contact you where they feel that any mandatory evidence relating to your UK Civil Partner Visa application is missing. The decision maker has discretion to delay a decision on the application and make a request for the missing document within a reasonable timeframe. Decision makers are not under a duty to defer a decision on your application where they are of the view that the missing document, even if furnished, will not lead to grant of a UK Civil Partner Visa.
The UK Visas and Immigration decision makers also retain discretion to grant your Civil Partner visa application where there are minor evidential issues, but it is apparent that you meet the requirements of a UK Civil Partner Visa. Decision makers at UK Visas and Immigration also retain a general discretion to request any further information that they may think will assist them in reaching a proper decision on your application.
UK Visas and Immigration do not provide specific timeframe for reaching decisions on UK Civil Partner Visa Applications. However, it has historically announced that it aims to reach a decision on all UK Civil Partner Visa applications submitted via the standard service within 6 months of the date of submission of the application.
Although in some cases, decisions can be made within 2 – 3 months of the date of submission of a UK Civil Partner Visa, it is advisable not to make travel arrangements or any other travelling commitments until you have received a decision from the UK Visas and Immigration on your application.
The UK Visas and Immigration also offers a premium service, whereby a decision on your application can be reached within 24 hours of submission of the application. The premium service naturally carries an extra fee in addition to the standard Home Office application fee. It is important to note, however, that a decision on your Civil Partner Visa application can only be reached within 24 hours if all of the necessary evidence is provided to the decision maker. Failure to do so will lead to a request for further documents and a subsequent delay to the decision making process.
If you instruct us to take on your case, our scope of work will comprise of the following:
Taking detailed instructions to carry out a thorough analysis of your case;
Assessing your eligibility for a UK Proposed Civil Partner Visa in line with the requirements as set out in the Appendix FM, Appendix FM-SE, the accompanying Policy Documents and the wider case-law jurisprudence;
Notifying you of the strengths and weaknesses of your case;
Advising you on strategies, where possible, to remedy the weaknesses in your case and better evidence the strengths of your case;
Providing you detailed and customised advice on the documents you need to provide in support of your application;
Reviewing your documents to assess whether they meet the evidential requirements of your application and to advise you if further documents are required;
Drafting the application form to provide to you for review and, if required, amending the application in line with your observations;
Preparing a detailed letter of representations to be submitted in support of your application;
Submitting the application form online and arranging an appointment for the enrolment of your biometrics;
Responding to any queries from the Home Office regarding your application
Addressing any queries that you may have regarding your application and any issues arising from your immigration status;
Corresponding with the UK Visas and Immigration (Home Office) to ensure a timely decision on your application.
Upon approval of the application, reviewing and ensuring that the approval documentation has been issued correctly.
If you are successful in obtaining a UK Civil Partner Visa from outside the UK, you will be granted a Civil Partner Visa with a validity period of 33 months. If you apply for a UK Civil Visa from within the UK, you will be granted leave to remain as a Civil Partner for 30 months.
You must apply for an extension of your UK Civil Partner Visa before the expiry of your initial leave to remain as a Civil Partner. The earliest you can apply for an extension of your Civil Partner visa is 28 days prior to the expiry of your initial Civil Partner visa. Once you have lived in the UK for a continuous period of 5 years with UK Civil Partner Visas, you will be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain, whereby you will be settled in the UK
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