You can combine different income sources to meet the financial requirement for a UK spouse visa, provided the Home Office permits the combination and you supply the required evidence. Most new partner applications must meet £29,000 gross annual income. Employment earnings may be combined with eligible rental income, investment returns, pensions or cash savings. However, […]
You can meet the spouse visa financial requirement with self-employed income, but it is judged very differently from a salary and the evidence rules are strict. For most new partner applications, the threshold is £29,000 gross a year. For a sole trader, partner or franchisee, what counts is your gross taxable profit across a full […]
You do not need a joint bank account or utility bills in both names to prove a genuine and subsisting relationship for a UK spouse or partner visa. Appendix FM requires the relationship to be genuine and subsisting, but there is no single compulsory relationship document. For entry clearance, the relevant requirement is E-ECP.2.6; for […]
Statement of Changes HC 259, published on 9 July 2026, made several targeted amendments affecting family applications from 3 August 2026. It did not increase the minimum income requirement for new partner applications, which remains £29,000 gross a year. Applicants relying entirely on qualifying cash savings generally need £88,500. The changes instead affect matters including […]
From 3 August 2026, Appendix FM aligns the permission granted to some partners with the expiry date of their sponsor’s protection permission. The change applies only where the sponsor has received 30 months’ permission on the basis of protection status. It does not alter ordinary partner grants where the sponsor is British, settled or holds […]
From 3 August 2026, a partner applying under Appendix FM may receive shorter permission where their sponsor has 30 months’ permission based on protection status. Instead of the usual maximum of 33 months for entry clearance or 30 months for permission to stay, the partner’s permission ends on the sponsor’s expiry date. Do not assume […]