Spouse Visa UK 2023 - Requirements & Process | Step-By-Step Guide

This video is a comprehensive guide for UK spouse visas and UK partner visas in 2023. We will focus on the UK spouse visa requirements and the UK spouse visa process/timeline for applications made from outside and inside the UK. In addition to discussing the UK spouse visa fees and processing time, we will also identify commonly made mistakes that you should avoid making. ============================= Timestamps: ============================= 00:00 Introduction 00:51 What is a UK spouse visa? 02:15 Applying from outside or inside the UK? 03:45 Spouse Visa UK fees 05:24 Spouse visa UK relationship requirements 11:33 Spouse visa UK English language requirement 14:51 Tuberculosis (TB) requirement 17:31 Adequate accommodation requirement 20:54 Spouse visa UK financial requirement in 2023 24:38 Employment income 28:39 Category A 35:18 Category B 39:12 Specified limited company income 42:12 Non-employment income 42:42 Cash savings 45:16 Pension income 45:46 Self-employment income 49:29 Sources of income that cannot be included 51:44 Suitability requirements 53:58 Spouse visa UK process/timeline #ukspousevisa #ukimmigration #ukvisa ============================= Subscribe for more helpful videos ============================= ➡️ ============================= Why can I trust this video? ============================= We are an OISC-regulated UK immigration law firm that specialises in UK spouse and partner visas. Not only do we have more than 600 five-star reviews, but we are also unique in that many of our immigration advisors have worked for the Home Office (who is the UK government department that will process your visa application). ============================= A note about the financial requirement ============================= The UK spouse visa financial requirement is the most common cause for refusals. This is because the Immigration Rules not only calculate incomes in a very particular way but there are numerous Immigration Rules that apply to each source of income. We have numerous articles which discuss the various sources of income, as well as a comprehensive financial requirement overview – for both out-of-country and in-country applications – on our website, . ============================= Free Common Partner Visa Mistakes Video Series ============================= ➡️ This free video series discusses mistakes that you should avoid making if you choose to submit the application yourselves. ============================= Useful links ============================= Comprehensive UK spouse visa guide ➡️ UK spouse visa financial requirements guide ➡️ Cash savings guide ➡️ Specified limited company guide ➡️ UK spouse visa processing time guide ➡️ ============================= Our full legal representation service ============================= Our full legal representation service is for partners who want to ensure that they put the best application forward possible in the least time-consuming and least stressful way possible. This is our bespoke service designed around your requirements and circumstances and will involve us handling your application from start to finish. ============================= Our DIY Application Pack Service ============================= Our DIY Application Pack Service is for partners who want to apply themselves but would like additional guidance to save time and ensure that the requirements are met. This unique service will involve us providing you with a set of tailored detailed document checklist(s) which elaborate on the requirements and letter templates. Thousands of partners have relied on this service and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive - so much so that we offer a 100% money-back guarantee. ============================= Our reviews ============================= We are very proud of our reviews which can be found here: