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Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.

• Overview

  You need a family visa to live with a family member in the UK for more…

• Apply as a partner or spouse

  To apply as a partner, you and your partner both need to be 18 or over.…

• Financial requirements if you’re applying as a partner or spouse

  If you apply for a family visa as a partner, you and your partner usually…

• Apply as a parent

  You can apply to live in the UK to care for your child. If you’re eligible…

• Apply as a child

  You can apply for a family visa to join your parent in the UK. You may not…

• Apply as an adult coming to be cared for by a relative

  You must need long-term care from a parent, grandchild, brother, sister,…

• Apply on the basis of your private life

  You can only apply on the basis of your private life if you’re already…

• Information and evidence you must provide

  You’ll need to have information and some evidence ready when you make your…

• Knowledge of English

  You may need to prove your knowledge of the English language when you…

• After you apply

  You’ll need to attend an appointment to provide your biometric information…

Get a free permit to join family from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the UK - check if you’re eligible, documents you need to apply.

• Overview

  You may be able to get an EU Settlement Scheme family permit to come to…

• Apply if you're joining a family member from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein

  You can apply for an EU Settlement Scheme family permit to come to the UK…

• Apply if you’re joining a person of Northern Ireland

  You can apply for an EU Settlement Scheme family permit if you are an…

• Apply if you have ‘retained the right of residence’

  You may be able to apply for an EU Settlement Scheme family permit if you…

• After you get an EU Settlement Scheme family permit

  You will be able to use your EU Settlement Scheme family permit to come…

• If you're living outside the UK with a British citizen

  You can no longer apply for an EU Settlement Scheme family permit if…

Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs

• Overview

  You must apply for a Marriage Visitor visa if: you want to get married or…

• Eligibility

  You must prove that: you’re 18 or over you’re free to give notice of…

• Documents you'll need

  You must provide a passport or travel document. Your passport should be…

• Apply from outside the UK

  If you need a visa, you must apply online before you travel to the UK.…

What to do if you're visiting the UK for a holiday or to see family or friends: check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, and what to do before you visit.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration

Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle

Form to apply to stay in the UK on the basis of your family life as a partner, parent or dependent child or on the basis of your private life in the UK.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration

You must usually tell the Home Office when you divorce or separate from your partner if your visa is based on your relationship

Find out what you need to do if you're coming to the UK to get married. Find out what visa to apply for, and what you need to do before you visit.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration

Form to extend stay in the UK as the partner or dependent child of someone who is settled here or who is a refugee or under humanitarian protection.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration

Form to go with VAF4A (family visa) application for a child or an adult dependant relative.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration

Form to send with form VAF4A to apply for a visa to come to the UK to exercise access rights to a child living in the UK.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration