Civil Partner Visa UK
The Civil Partnership visa allows those in civil partnerships with British citizens or residents to come and join them in the UK. You can apply for civil partner visa under 5 years route if you are a civil partner of a British Citizen / settled person and you meet all the civil partner visa requirements as set outin Appndix FM of the Immigration Rules. Civil partner visa is also known as settlement visa or Appendix FM Partner visa. UK civil partner visa is initially granted for 2.5 years (30 months) and a further extension is granted for another 2.5 years (30 months). You can apply for ILR as a civil partner under 5 years route upon completion of 5 years on civil partner visa.
To succeed in an unmarried partner visa, the applicant must meet the requirements as set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. Unmarried partner visa is also known as settlement visa or Appendix FM Partner visa. As a result of an application for entry clearance for unmarried partner visa, the applicant is granted initial leave for a period of 33 months. In case of an in-country application for switching into unmarried partner visa, the applicant is granted an initial leave for 2.5 years (30 months) and a further extension is granted for another 2.5 years (30 months). You can apply for ILR as an unmarried partner under 5 years route upon completion of 5 years on unmarried partner visa.
