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If you wish to live in the UK with your partner who is a British or Irish citizen, has settled status in the UK, or meets other specific criteria, you can apply for a uk family visa as a partner or spouse.

This visa allows you to live with your partner in the UK if you meet certain eligibility requirements.

Who is Eligible?

To apply for a family visa as a partner, both you and your partner must be 18 or over. Additionally, your partner must fall into one of the following categories:

• Be a British or Irish citizen.
• Have settled in the UK (for example, they have indefinite leave to remain, settled status or proof of permanent residence).
• Be from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and have pre-settled status (they must have started living in the UK before 1 January 2021).
• Have a Turkish Businessperson visa or Turkish Worker visa.
• Have protection status (leave to remain as a refugee, permission to stay as a refugee or a person with humanitarian protection).
• Have permission to stay as a stateless person.

Furthermore, you and your partner must intend to live together permanently in the UK after you apply. If your partner has settled or pre-settled status, you may be able to apply to the free EU Settlement Scheme.

Proving Your Relationship

You will need to provide evidence to prove the nature of your relationship. This includes demonstrating one of the following:

• You are in a **civil partnership or marriage that’s recognised in the UK**.
• You have been living together in a relationship for at least 2 years when you apply.
• You are a fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner and will marry or enter into a civil partnership in the UK within 6 months of arriving.
• You have been in a relationship for at least 2 years when you apply but you cannot live together for specific reasons, such as work, study, or cultural barriers.

In this case, you'll need to prove an ongoing commitment by providing evidence of regular communication, financial support, shared care for children (if any), and time spent together.

To prove your relationship, you should send evidence that: