How much does a spouse visa cost?

If you are applying from outside of the UK, it costs £1,538 to apply for a spouse visa.

If you are applying from within the UK, it costs £1,048 to apply for a spouse visa.

You may also need to pay a healthcare surcharge as part of your application.

Your application form will tell you what your fees are.

You may be able to pay to get a faster decision on your spouse visa application.

How to extend spouse visa in UK

Remember that the spouse visa allows your spouse to stay up to 2 years and 9 months in the UK.

After your spouse visa expires, you can apply to extend it by 2 years and 6 months.

You should apply to extend your visa in the 28 days before it ends.

To extend your spouse visa, you must apply online by filling out the form FLR (M).

To extend your spouse’s stay in the UK, you must qualify for the following conditions:

Your spouse must be:

• a British citizen
• or someone who is settled In the UK with either indefinite leave to remain in the UK
• person with pre-settled status under the EUSS in the UK
• person who has refugee leave or humanitarian protection in the UK
• person who has leave as a Turkish ECAA worker or business person in the UK

What supporting documents do my partner and I need to extend our spouse visa?

You and your partner will be asked to provide documents confirming your identity, nationality and proof of accommodation. You will also have to submit proof of your English language skills.

You must also provide evidence that you are in a legally recognised marriage or civil partnership. If you are not married, you must prove that you have been in a relationship for at least two years.

You must also submit evidence that you have been living with your spouse throughout your stay in the UK and that you will continue living with them. (E.g. by supplying joint bank statements which show that you are both living at the same address.)

Additionally, to extend your spouse visa, you must prove that you and your partner have a combined annual income of at least £18,600.

If you apply to bring any child dependents with you to the UK, you will have to prove that you have at least £3,800 for your first child and £2,400 for every child after that.

You must provide evidence of your relationship with your children (e.g. by supplying the children’s birth certificates.)

You may have to provide additional supporting documents if UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) requests this.

Can you be denied a spouse visa?

Your spouse visa application can be rejected. Your rejection letter will outline the reason(s) for rejection and tell you your next steps.

If your spouse visa application has been rejected, you can:

• Appeal the decision
• Make a new visa application

If you make a new application, you will have to pay the full application fee again.

If you decide to appeal, you will need to appeal within 14 days if you are in the UK, or 28 days if you are outside the UK.

Read the UK guidance on appealing decisions for applicants inside the UK and outside the UK here.

What if my spouse visa expires and I haven’t applied to extend it?

You will be in breach of UK immigration laws, which means you will be classed as an overstayer.

You will have 30 days to leave the country voluntarily. If you don’t leave in this time, you could be deported and this may be held against you on future visa applications.