Learn more about the Financial Requirement for a UK Spouse or Partner Visa, specifically the minimum income threshold and how to meet it.

This article covers some of the most common mistakes individuals make on their uk spouse/partner visa application. Armed with this information you will be aware of the things to avoid when making your own application.

This article explains how individuals on another Visa Category in the UK can switch to the UK Spouse or Partner category and when they are eligible to do so.

Learn how much the Spouse Visa Fee is as well as the additional costs you have to consider when planning to make a Spouse or Partner Visa Application.

From Spring 2024, the minimum income requirement for a spouse or family visa will be raised to £29,000 from the current level of £18,600.

In order for an applicant to prove they satisfy all of the requirements for a UK Spouse Visa, they must provide relevant supporting documents. Learn more about this in the following article.

Confused about whether to apply for a Fiance Visa or Marriage Visitor Visa for your partner to join and marry you in the UK? Find out the key differences between the two to better decide which one is most suitable for you.

On Monday, 4th of December, The Home Secretary James Cleverly announced a new five-point plan that will introduce a significant change to the financial requirement (and, in some cases, eligibility) for work and family visas to come into effect in Spring 2024. This comes shortly after the increase in the fees for the majority of UK visa application fees in October and the imminent hike of the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) fee in the new year (06 February 2024). Under the Government’s new plan: The minimum salary for foreign skilled workers will be raised from £26,200 to £38,700 and raise the individual occupation ‘going rate’ thresholds in line with the median full-time wage for equivalent jobs. (The health and care sector will be exempt from this, however). The minimum income requirement for a spouse or family visa will be raised from £18,600 to £29,000 in the coming months, and then incrementally, in stages, to eventually around £38,700 (in line with the new salary threshold for Skilled Workers) . Care workers will no longer be allowed to bring any dependents to the UK, and care firms will be required to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to sponsor visas. The Shortage Occupation List will be reformed into an Immigration Salary List (ISL), and the current 20% going rate salary discount for shortage occupations will be abolished. The rules on students bringing family members to the UK will be tightened, plus the Migration Advisory Committee will be commissioned to carry out a full review of the graduate visa route. Until the Immigration Rules are amended, the current thresholds and policies remain in place.

If you are in the UK with a valid visa (not a visitor/tourist visa) and you are married to (including a civil partnership) or are in a *long-term relationship (*an unmarried partner) with a Skilled or Health and Care Worker Visa holder, you would be able to make an application to switch to a Skilled/Health and Care Worker dependant visa from your current visa category.