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Married Couple's Allowance could reduce your tax bill each year you're married or in a civil partnership if one of you was born before before 6 April 1935

• Overview

  Married Couple’s Allowance could reduce your tax bill by between £436 and…

• What you'll get

  Married Couple’s Allowance could reduce your tax bill each year if you’re…

• Eligibility

  You can claim Married Couple’s Allowance if all the following apply:…

• How to claim

  If you fill in a Self Assessment tax return each year Claim by completing…

• Further information

  Transfer unused Married Couple’s Allowance after the tax year ends If your…

Work out whether you can claim Married Couple's Allowance (MCA) and find out how much you could get taken off your tax bill

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 fingerprints and a…

Ending a relationship and agreeing on money and property, child arrangements (sometimes known as 'custody', 'residence' or 'contact') and child maintenance

• Updated: 1 January 2005

Find out the rules for transferring unused tax-free residence allowance to a surviving spouse or civil partner.

• Updated: 5 September 2019

You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you are a representative of an overseas business or a representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation.

• Updated: 9 April 2025

What Universal Credit means for couples who make a joint claim, including who can make a joint claim and what they will be expected to do in return.

• Updated: 20 December 2023

If you jointly own property with your spouse or civil partner and want to change the split of income from it for tax purposes use Income Tax form 17.

• Updated: 18 October 2024