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Settlement - Unmarried Partners & Dependants

If your partner has the right to live in the UK permanently (such as holders of a British passport, Certificate of Entitlement or UK Residency) they can sponsor you and your dependants (to the relationship) to join or accompany them to the UK.

How can ivisas help?

Ivisas takes the stress out of applying for a visa; why spend hours reading through complicated rules and procedures? For further information and assistance regarding this visa please contact ivisas

Do I qualify?

You will need to supply a significant amount of original documentation to demonstrate that:-

  • You are the unmarried partner of a person who is living permanently in the UK permanently or intends to settle in the UK at the same time as you.
  • All previous relationships have permanently broken down;
  • You and your partner have been living together in a relationship that has subsisted for more than two years and you can demonstrate that the relationship is akin to marriage;
  • You both intend to live together permanently;
  • You have sufficient funds to support yourselves and any dependants without claiming from the state;
  • You have arranged acceptable accommodation.

Dependants (under the age of 18) of the relationship should apply at the same time as the main applicant; again the relationship will need to be demonstrated together with evidence that there are sufficient funds to support and accommodate any dependants.

You must apply for this visa before you travel to the UK and you must enter the UK at the same time, or after your sponsor.  Your visa will be valid for two years and will allow you to work, however if you can demonstrate you have been living together for at least 4 years before you apply; you may be able to undertake a ‘Knowledge of Life Test’ and obtain permanent residence soon after your arrival.