Our solicitors understand the hardship that visa difficulties can place on family life and how important it is for families separated by border controls to be reunited. The difficulties of maintaining long distance marriages or relationships, should not be underestimated and our team of experts are experienced in helping partners and spouses secure visas to allow them to come to the UK and live together.
There are options for non-British spouses, civil partners, and unmarried partners to apply to join or remain with their partner in the UK. A successful application will depend on an applicant’s ability to meet the legal requirements associated with their spouse visa or partner visa. The legal requirements for a spouse visa or partner visa (of a person who is British or settled in the UK) are numerous but can be found largely contained within Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. It is crucial that an applicant for a spouse visa or a partner visa for the UK, understands not only the legal requirements for their application, but also provides specified documents as evidence.
A successful applicant for a spouse visa or partner visa under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules, will usually need to show that their partner is either a British citizen in the UK, present and settled in the UK, in the UK with refugee leave or with humanitarian protection, or be in the UK with limited leave under Appendix EU. There are some other options for spouse visas or partner visas to be applied for where a spouse is returning to the UK with their non-British partner. In all cases, the applicant and their partner in a spouse visa or partner visa, must be over the age of 18, demonstrate that their relationship is ‘genuine and subsisting’, and satisfy the other legal requirements (including suitability, English language, TB, accommodation, and financial requirements).
All legal requirements associated with a spouse visa or partner visa in the UK, must be carefully evidenced with specified documents and many applicants have their applications for a UK spouse or partner visa rejected, on account of not providing the specified evidential documents. The rules around specified documents for UK spouse or partner visas can be complex and our team are highly experienced in navigated these and advising clients.
We understand that navigating the Home Office’s procedures and forms can be complex and stressful. Our team of professionals can support individuals applying for UK spouse or partner visas by offering either full representation or consultancy services. We have an excellent track record or supporting those applying for spouse or partner visas for the UK and a well-established reputation in this field.
UK Spouse Visas and Partner Visas – Full Representation
Full representation is a comprehensive service, that allows our firm to become your legal representatives and to represent you in all matters concerning your UK spouse visa or partner visa. This includes preparing the appropriate spouse or partner forms and liaising with UKVI on your behalf.
If you decided that full representation was the appropriate service for you, we would take detailed instructions from you, issue a client care letter and other appropriate paperwork to you, plan works according to what we consider to be your best interests, advise you of any documents or information that we may need to prepare the case efficiently and lodge your spouse or partner visa application for you. We would ensure that you are updated on any key developments on your matter and remain as your legal representatives until a decision is reached on your spouse visa or partner visa for the UK.
We would endeavour to be on hand throughout the application process to guide you and answer any questions you might have about the process. Once the spouse or partner visa has been concluded, we would send you a closing letter outlining any items that we think you may wish to know moving forwards.
Full representation may not be suitable for all clients, but our experience is that for those who have utilised this service with us, they have found it to be very helpful indeed. We would encourage readers to consider the wide range of positive reviews which are available on the internet, relating to our services.
We are proud to be able to offer a fixed fee for full representation in your spouse visa or partner visa for the UK. Many of our clients find this to be useful in managing their costs and expectations. Although the below pricing information provides a cost range, you will always be given a precise cost on instruction and this will be detailed in your client care letter. The reason that we provide a cost range is because cases can vary considerably according to their complexity.
UKVI Fee: £1523 and £624 per year of visa applied for relating to the NHS Health Surcharge (plus conversion fees and those for using biometric submission centres and any additional services that an applicant opts for). Extension applications are £1033 rather than £1523 and settlement applications are £2389, but attract no NHS health Surcharge; &
Curzon Green (London based client) Fee: £1800-£2500 plus VAT; or
Curzon Green (Buckinghamshire based client) Fee: £1200-£1800 plus VAT.
(Please note that VAT may not be payable where the applicant is not resident in the UK.)
Please do not hesitate to contact our team for advice on a precise fee for representation in your matter or with any queries that you may have.
UK Spouse Visas and Partner Visas – Consultancy Services:
Our charges for these consultancy services are outlined below.
Curzon Green (London based client) Fee: £250-£350 plus VAT per session which lasts up to an hour (depending on the experience of the person you book your consultation with); or
Curzon Green (Buckinghamshire based client) Fee: £200-£250 plus VAT per session which lasts up to an hour (depending on the experience of the person you book your consultation with).
Contact Us
If you are unsure as to which service might be appropriate for your matter, or have any other queries about our immigration services, we warmly invite you to contact our team of experienced practitioners. You can do this by clicking on the links below or by telephoning or emailing our offices. You can explain to the receptionists that you are seeking to speak with the immigration team.
Telephone our offices:
London: 020 3443 9576
High Wycombe: 01494 451355
Marlow: 01628 958445
Email our immigration practitioners: immigration@curzongreen.co.uk
