The family route is for joining a partner, spouse, parent or child who is settled in the United Kingdom. It is the most evidence-heavy UK application, and NELA VISA builds it around the relationship, the finances and the accommodation.
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A caseworker is looking for a genuine, subsisting relationship evidenced over time, not a folder assembled the week before filing. We work out which of your own records actually demonstrate it — cohabitation, travel, communication, shared finances — and where the gaps need explaining. If you only want to visit your partner rather than live together in the UK, the Standard Visitor visa is the right route instead.
This is where family applications most often fail, because the rules prescribe exactly which income counts, over which period, and in which document form. We calculate your position against the minimum income threshold (opens in a new tab), identify which category your sponsor's income falls under, and check every payslip and statement against the specified evidence rules.
We prepare the accommodation evidence, confirm which English language requirement applies to you, and take you through the application, the immigration health surcharge and biometrics — including what changes if you are applying for a child at the same time.
A minimum gross annual income for the sponsor, met through employment, self-employment, certain benefits, or cash savings held for the qualifying period — and the threshold has been raised in recent years. Because the figure and the transitional rules change, we confirm the current requirement against your filing date rather than working from a number you read somewhere.
Partner visas are normally granted in stages that add up to five years of limited leave before you can apply to settle, with an extension in between. The exact path depends on which route you enter on and whether you were granted leave inside or outside the UK.
Usually yes, as dependants, but each child needs their own evidence — parental responsibility, the other parent's consent where relevant, and accommodation and maintenance covering them. We prepare those alongside the main application rather than after it.