Civil Partner Visa UK

You can apply for a Civil Partner visa UK under the 5-year route to stay with your partner if you are a civil partner of a British or a person settled in the UK. Same-sex couples who register a civil partnership will receive the same treatment in a range of legal matters as opposite-sex couples who enter into a marriage.

A civil partnership is a legal relationship registered between two people of the same sex. If you are a civil partner of a British Citizen or a person settled in the UK, you can apply for a UK Civil Partner visa to join or stay with your UK civil partner.

You can form a civil partnership in England or Wales if you are 16 or over; not already married or in a civil partnership and not closely related. Same-sex couples can also convert a civil partnership into a marriage in England or Wales.

What are the requirements to apply for a Civil Partner visa?

The applicant applying for entry clearance as a Civil Partner of a British Citizen or a person settled person must meet the following requirements:

• Suitability criteria as set out in Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules;
• Genuine and subsisting relationship as a Civil Partner of a person present and settled in the UK;
• Must meet the financial requirements;
• Adequate accommodation for the applicant and the UK Civil Partner to be accommodated in the UK without recourse to public funds;
• English language requirement to show that the applicant has English proficiency at CEFR level A1 as required by the UK Immigration Rules.