Visit Visa to the UK
There are several different reasons why you may want to visit the UK and the Home Office recognizes this by offering a number of visit visas for different reasons. These can range from visiting family and friends, for medical reasons, business, study, volunteering, and more. However, it is not a simple process and there are restrictions as to what you can and cannot do whilst you are here.
One of the most common reasons to visit the UK is to spend quality time with family and friends. Do you have close family members or friends who you would like to come and visit for a short period of time in the UK?
A standard UK visit visa can allow for your family and friends to come and visit you for up to six months provided that you can demonstrate that you will adequately maintain and accommodate them. It must be proven that their stay can be financed appropriately and their whole stay will be without recourse to public funds. Many sponsorship documents must be provided to satisfy these requirements and where the Home Office raises any doubt regarding the applicant’s intention to return to their home country, the visa may be refused.
Visit visas are one of the most difficult visas to be accepted by the Home Office and can easily be refused for a wide number of reasons.
Working with an expert immigration solicitor, the purpose of the visit can be clearly explained and legally represented in the strongest way possible. There may be a much stronger reason for the visit such as for medical or care reasons, and where this is the case, it may be possible to apply for a longer visit visa such as for up to 2 years, 5 years, or 10 years.
The documents required for a visit visa are extensive and our immigration lawyers are highly experienced in this field. Although the outcome of a visit visa is never guaranteed, the chances of success of much higher where you instruct one of our immigration solicitors and we can guide you step by step through the process and advise you which documents will support your case.
If the outcome is not in your favor, we will challenge the Home Office decision, as part of your original agreement, and will endeavor to reverse the Home Office decision.
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The Relationship Requirement for the UK Partner Visa 2022
One of the most important requirements for your partner visa is the relationship requirement. The Home Office needs to be satisfied that the relationship between you and your partner is genuine and subsisting.
Whether you’re married, in a civil partnership, are engaged to be married, or have been living with your partner for a minimum of two years, there is a wide range of important documents which you must provide to prove your relationship.
Together with an expert immigration lawyer, you can work with us to provide all the necessary information regarding your relationship, and we can advise specifically which documents are required to ensure your relationship is reflected as well as possible.
The Financial Requirement for the UK Partner visa 2022
There are many requirements to meet for your spouse visa, fiancé visa, or civil partner visa but one of the most intricate requirements is the financial requirement.
Firstly, as the sponsor, you must be able to meet the financial requirement of £18,600. This can be achieved in many ways, but some examples include, employment, self-employment, non-employment income, and savings. However, ensuring that you provide the precise documents can be one of the most difficult aspects of being granted an entry clearance visa and in a lot of cases, can be the cause of application refusals where vital evidence is missed.
Further complications may also be introduced where you have, for example, recently changed job, you want to combine employments or sources of incomes, where you have worked for your employer for less than six months, or where your savings have fallen below the required threshold. Remember, you must also meet the financial requirement once again, after two and a half years, when your partner’s visa is due for renewal.
To minimize the risk of refusal, we recommend that you contact one of our expert immigration solicitors who can guide you step by step through the process and offer you a free consultation to ensure your application is submitted only when your financial documents are ready.