Several requirements pertaining to your age, relationship, and your partner's immigration status in the UK must be fulfilled in order to apply for a UK Spouse Visa. You must be at least eighteen years old, as must your companion.
Your relationship must be legally recognised in the UK. There are three ways to demonstrate this:
You are legally married to or in a civil partnership with a British citizen or someone with settled status in the UK.
You have lived together in a relationship similar to marriage or civil partnership for at least two years. You'll need to provide evidence that you live together, share expenses, or are married or in a civil partnership.
This evidence should be from an official source, such as the government, a bank, a landlord, a utility company, or a medical professional.
You should make sure this evidence is less than four years old.
You have an engagement visa or UK Fiancé(e) Visa and plan to get married or enter a civil partnership in the UK within six months of arriving.
If you enter the UK on an engagement visa, you will not be able to work or study until you marry.
After your marriage, you'll need to apply for an extension of your stay. If this is approved, you will then have the right to work and study in the UK.
Your partner needs to have a specific immigration status to sponsor your visa. They must be one of the following: