What does the UK partner visa actually ask of you?

The money is one requirement out of many, and it is not the one that stops most people. Answer these questions and see what the Immigration Rules ask for on each requirement, with the paragraph it comes from. Worked out in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere.

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Your partner
Application
Relationship
Money
English
Home
Life in the UK
Children

Your partner in the UK

This route depends on your partner's status before anything else — so it is worth settling first, whatever the finances look like.

Which of these describes your partner? A British or Irish citizen Settled in the UK — indefinite leave to remain, settled status, or proof of permanent residence In the UK with protection status — refugee status or humanitarian protection In the UK with pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme In the UK on a Turkish Businessperson or Worker visa In the UK with permission as a stateless person None of these — for example they are in the UK on a work or study visa

Does your partner receive any of these benefits?

Select any that apply. If your partner receives one of these, the income threshold does not apply to your application at all — so it is worth getting right.

Carer's Allowance Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Disability Living Allowance Attendance Allowance Severe Disablement Allowance Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Armed Forces Independence Payment Guaranteed Income Payment Constant Attendance Allowance Mobility Supplement War Disablement Pension Police Injury Pension Adult Disability Payment (Scotland) Child Disability Payment (Scotland) Carer's Support Payment (Scotland) Pension Age Disability Payment (Scotland) Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance None of these

Which application is this?

Which application is this? A first application, from outside the UK An extension, from inside the UK Settlement — indefinite leave to remain A fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner application, to marry after arriving

When do you plan to apply?

Leave this blank if the answer is "as soon as possible".

A lower income figure of £18,600 applies to some applications that began before 11 April 2024. These questions establish whether it applies to yours.

Was your first application as a partner or fiancé(e) made before 11 April 2024? Yes No

Did that application lead to a grant of permission? Yes No

Do you currently hold permission as a partner on the five-year route? Yes No

Is this application to stay with the same partner? Yes No

Your relationship

How would you describe it? Married In a civil partnership Living together as unmarried partners

Date of the marriage or civil partnership

Is it recognised as valid in the country where it took place? Yes No Not sure

Living together since

The rules ask for at least two years before the date of application.

Are both of you aged 18 or over? Yes No

Have you met in person? Yes No

Are you related to one another as close family?

The rules call this being "within the prohibited degrees of relationship" — parent, child, sibling, grandparent, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew.

Yes No

Has any earlier marriage, civil partnership or long-term relationship of either of you ended permanently? Yes, or there were none No

Money

How will the financial requirement be met? Salaried employment Cash savings Both Something else — self-employment, dividends, a pension, or rental income

Whose income is it?

At a first application from outside the UK, only your partner's income in the UK can count towards the requirement.

My partner's Mine Both

Months in the current job

Gross annual salary, in pounds, before tax

Savings held, in pounds

Held at or above that level since

The rules ask for six months.

English language

The level the rules ask for depends on the application.

Does one of these apply? Nationality of a majority English-speaking country A degree taught in English that the Home Office recognises as equivalent to a UK degree Aged 65 or over A physical or mental condition that prevents meeting it None of these

Highest English test level held

On this route the test covers speaking and listening. The letters are the standard levels used across Europe — what each one means in practice is below.

None yet No English test taken, or the certificate has expired. A1 — basic Can introduce themselves, ask and answer simple questions about personal details, and use everyday phrases. A2 — elementary Can handle short routine exchanges — shopping, directions, work and family — and describe their background in simple terms. B1 — intermediate Can follow the main points of everyday conversation, cope with most situations while travelling, and give reasons and explanations. B2 — upper intermediate Can follow detailed discussion, hold a conversation with some fluency, and argue a point of view.

Where you will live

Will you have a legal right to occupy the home?

As the owner or tenant, or with the permission of whoever is.

Yes No Not sure

Can the household be supported without claiming public funds? Yes No Not sure

Life in the UK

Have you passed the Life in the UK test? Yes No

Children

Will any dependent children be part of the application? Yes No