UK immigration rules generally allow spouses, unmarried partners, fiancés and dependent children to join a person who is either a British citizen or has settled status in the United Kingdom. Our immigration lawyers have extensive experience in advising clients in relation to family reunion visa applications.

If you would like to know more about applying for family members to come to the UK, get in touch with our team by calling +442071931110, or by filling in our online enquiry form to request for a member of the immigration team to get back to you.

The UK government has laid down stringent requirements in relation to family applications. Due to our extensive contacts within the Home Office and visa issuing posts worldwide, we are well-positioned to successfully and expeditiously manage these applications, ensuring the swift movement of family members.
As specialists in UK immigration law, CG Consulting can offer a full service to clients that require advice and assistance with respect to their family immigration needs. Our immigration lawyers will prepare all documentation and liaise with the Home Office regularly to ensure a successful outcome.
With our office conveniently located in the heart of central London, we can assist clients based within the UK, as well as those overseas. We are able to provide services including document checking, assisting with applications made in the UK, and dealing with entry clearance applications made abroad.

Marriage visitor visa
If you are presently outside of the UK, wish to marry here and do not intend to reside in the UK permanently after your wedding ceremony, you must get entry clearance and make an application for a marriage visitor visa. A marriage visit visa is only granted for a maximum of six months, after which you are required to leave the UK.
To qualify for entry clearance under a marriage visitor visa, you must meet the standard UK visitor entry requirements:
You are genuinely seeking entry as a visitor for up to six months
You intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit
You do not intend to take up employment in the UK
You have sufficient money to support and accommodate yourself without recourse to public funds or taking employment
You can meet the cost of a return or onward journey
You must also show that:
You are free to marry
You intend to marry during your visit to the UK
You can be supported without working or having recourse to public funds during your visit
You intend to depart the UK before the expiry date of your visa
You have made arrangements to get married in the UK within the grant of your marriage visitor visa

Fiancé visa
If you are planning to come to the UK to get married or register a civil partnership with someone who is a British citizen or already settled in the UK, and you want to stay in the country afterwards, you will need entry clearance as a fiancé or proposed civil partner.
A fiancé visa grants you entry to the UK for a period of six months, during which time you are required to marry your fiancé in the UK. Once you are married, you can apply for a spouse visa from within the UK.
To qualify for a fiancé visa, you must satisfy the following criteria:
You and your future spouse are at least 18 years of age
You have met each other
You and your future spouse intend to live together on a permanent basis once married
You show that any previous relationships that you or your partner were involved in have ended, whether as a married or an unmarried couple
You provide evidence that you intend to get married in the UK within the six-month grant of the visa
You have enough funds to support yourselves (and any dependents) without claiming public funds
Your fiancé is earning a minimum of £18,600 per annum, or has savings to be able to sponsor you. The level of this financial requirement will increase if you are also sponsoring children as dependents
You have suitable accommodation available to you, your future spouse and any dependents
You are able to prove that you can speak and understand the English language. As part of your application, you will need to provide evidence to show that you either:
Are from a majority English speaking country
Have a qualification equivalent to a UK degree that was taught in English
Have passed an English language test from an approved test provider

Spouse/unmarried partner visa
If you are married or in a civil partnership with a person who is present and settled in the UK, you will be able to apply for permission to remain in the UK, providing that you meet the relevant requirements.
Alternatively, if you and your partner have been living together for at least two years prior to the date of your application, you may be able to qualify as an unmarried partner.
The spouse visa enables you to work in the UK, and will initially be granted for a 30-month period. After spending five years on a spouse visa, you will be eligible to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR), as long as your marriage/relationship hasn't ended and you can continue to meet the financial requirements.
To qualify for a UK spouse/unmarried partner visa, you must satisfy the following criteria:
You and your spouse/partner are 18 years old or over
You have met each other and have been legally married or lived together for at least a two-year period
You intend to live together permanently
Your UK sponsoring partner must earn more than £18,600 per year, or have enough savings to be able to sponsor you. The minimum financial requirement is higher if they are also sponsoring dependent children
You have suitable accommodation for you, your spouse/partner and any dependents
You prove that you can speak and understand the English language. As part of your application, you will need to provide evidence to show that you either:
Are from a majority English speaking country
Have a qualification equivalent to a UK degree that was taught in English
Have passed an English language test from an approved test provider