You can apply for a family visa to join or stay with your UK family member if you meet the relevant requirements of the Immigration Rules. Family visas include a spouse visa, an unmarried partner visa, a civil partner visa, a same-sex partner visa, a parent of a child visa UK, a UK visa as a child and an Adult Dependent Relative (ADR) visa UK. Family visa applications are normally made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. You can apply for a family visa from outside the UK through Priority Service and a family visa from inside the UK through Super Priority Service for a faster decision on your family visa application.
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Family Visa Applications
As specialist family visa solicitors, we can provide expert immigration advice and legal representation for the following family visa applications:
- Fiancé Visa UK
- Proposed Civil Partner Visa UK
- Spouse Visa UK
- Unmarried Partner Visa
- Civil Partner Visa UK
- Same-Sex Partner Visa UK
- ILR As A Partner Under Appendix Settlement Family Life
- ILR As A Victim Of Domestic Violence - SET (DV) Application
- Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) as a Victim of Domestic Violence
- ILR As A Bereaved Partner
- Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) as a Bereaved Partner
- Parent Of A Child Visa UK
- Children Of British Citizens / Settled Persons
- Adopted Children Of British Citizens / Settled Persons
- Applications By Surrogate Children
- Adult Dependent Relative (ADR) Visa UK
- Dependant Visas UK
Specialist Family Visa Solicitors UK
Need legal help and support with a UK family visa? Our specialist team of family visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representation on a fixed-fee basis for your UK family visa application. Our family visa solicitors offer comprehensive legal assistance and support throughout all stages of family visa applications. This includes entry clearance, switching to a family visa from within the UK, extending or renewing a family visa, achieving ILR as a family member, and obtaining British Citizenship as a family member.
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Our team comprises a diverse group of family visa solicitors with a wealth of experience and knowledge. We are united by a shared goal: to deliver the highest level of legal support and advocacy tailored to your immigration needs.
Arshad Mahmood
Specialist UK Immigration Solicitor with over 20 years experience
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Specialist UK Immigration Solicitor
Nargis Khodadady
Specialist UK Immigration Solicitor
Asad Malik
Specialist UK Immigration Solicitor
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Specialist UK Immigration Solicitor
Victoria Gbenoba
Specialist UK Immigration SolicitorOur team of expert family visa solicitors and lawyers is proficient in English, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Marathi, Farsi, Italian, and German, enabling us to communicate effectively with you regarding your immigration matters.
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Priority / Super Priority Service For Family Visa UK
For all family visa entry clearance applications submitted from outside the UK, our family visa solicitors can submit your application via the Priority Service, ensuring a decision within 30 working days.
For all in-country applications for a family visa to the UK, our family visa solicitors can submit your application through the Super Priority Service to get you a decision within 24 hours. As fast-track family visa solicitors, we are registered with the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) and its commercial partners TSLContact to provide Super Priority Service for family visa applications whereby a decision on your family visa application will be made within 24 hours if your application is submitted through Super Priority Service This way, you will not have to wait for the decision on your application for months (sometimes years).
Our team of specialist family visa solicitors offers fast-track family visa services seven days a week. Under the fast-track family visa service, our team of family visa solicitors will prepare and submit your family visa application more quickly and obtain a decision through Priority/Super Priority Visa Service.
Challenging Refusal Of Family Visa Refusals
You can challenge the refusal of your family visa by way of one of the legal remedies as listed below:
- Immigration Appeals UK
- Administrative Review Of UK Visa Refusal
- Pre-Action Protocol (PAP) Against Home Office UKVI
- Judicial Review (JR) Against The Home Office UKVI
FAQs - Family Visas UK
The following are the various Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the family visa UK:
Family visa UK applications are applications made under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules to stay in the UK with the UK qualifying family members. The family visa applications include an application for stay as a spouse/partner, an application for stay as a parent of a qualifying child, an application for stay as a child of a British or settled person, an application for stay as an Adult Dependent Relative (ADR) and various other applications based on family life with a UK qualifying sponsor.
Most family visas from outside the UK can be applied for through Priority Service for a decision on your family visa application within 30 working days.
Most family visa applications from inside the UK can be submitted through Super Priority Service to get a decision on your family visa application within 24 hours.
Most family visa UK applications can be challenged by filing an appeal to the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) against the refusal decision.
Where the applicant has not been granted an appeal right against the refusal decision, the decision may be challenged by either an Administrative Review or a Pre-Action Protocol (PAP) letter followed by a Judicial Review (JR).
To apply as a family member under the family visa UK category, you must be related to the UK-qualifying sponsor as his/her spouse, partner, parent, or child.
The family visa in the UK is normally granted for 33 months if the applicant applies for a family visa entry clearance from outside the UK or 30 months (2.5 years) if the applicant applies for a family visa entry clearance from inside the UK.
The family visa in the UK is granted under either a 5-year or a 10-year route to settlement.
Under the 5-year route to settlement, you can apply for ILR after 5 years of your residence in the UK under the family visa. Under the 10-year route to settlement, you can apply for ILR after 10 years of residence in the UK under the family visa.
To apply under the 5-year family visa route, you must meet the English language requirement at level A1 in listening and speaking only.
To apply for a family visa extension under the 5-year route, you must meet the English language requirement at level A2 in listening and speaking only.
To apply for ILR under the family visa 5 years route, you must meet the English language requirement at level B1 in listening and speaking only.
If you are applying for the family visa 10-year route, you do not have to meet the English language requirement at any stage.
To apply for a family visa in the UK, you must either meet the financial requirement of earning not less than £18600 gross per year or the adequate maintenance requirement, whichever is applicable to you, depending on the type of your family visa application and your personal circumstances.
Yes, you can apply for a family visa in the UK with a fee waiver option if you are applying under the 10-year route and cannot pay the Home Office UKVI fees, including the application fee and the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS).
The most common reasons for refusal of a family visa UK include the following:
- not meeting the financial requirement or adequate maintenance requirement (whichever is applicable);
- not meet the requirement of subsistence of a relationship with the UK qualifying sponsor;
- not meeting the English language requirement.
Yes, you will have permission to work in the UK unless you are in the UK on a fiancée visa or a proposed civil partner visa.
Yes, a family visa in the UK is a multiple-entry visa, which means you can travel multiple times to and from the UK.
Yes, you can switch from a family visa to a work visa from inside the UK. However, your qualifying period for ILR may start from scratch if you switch from a family visa to a work visa from inside the UK.
You should apply for a renewal or extension of your family visa in the UK 28 days before it expires.
You can apply for the renewal of your family visa through Super Priority Service to get a decision on your family visa renewal application within 24 hours.