What You Need to Know About UK Civil Partnership Visa

A civil partnership visa is granted for a person who is registered a legal relationship with someone of the same sex. A UK civil partnership visa allows a person in a same-sex relationship who is not an EEA national to settle in the UK with their UK or EEA national partner. If you are new to applying this visa, then you need to hire the visa agency. The visa agency that is specialized in the application and processing of civil partner visa will help you understand all those things involved in the visa.

If you and your partner are in a same-sex relationship similar to marriage, then you may be eligible for the UK civil partnership visa. The eligibility criteria to qualify for this visa are:

• you both must intend to live together, and establish a permanent home together
• You and your partner must be 18 years old or more
• You and your partner have committed to the relationship and agree to live together for the whole visa period

As the person applying for the visa, you need to prove that you are a civil partner of:

• A person who will arrive with you and admit for a settlement or
• A person  who is present and settled in the UK

Also, it is important that you must demonstrate that there will be adequate accommodation for you and any dependents to occupy exclusively. You can be able to maintain yourselves and any dependents without access to any public funds or assistance from others. To qualify for the visa, your civil partner can be able to earn at least £18,600 a year or have savings to support you. The financial requirements will increase if you bring children.

The civil partner visas are initially issued for a period of 33 months (if applying from outside UK) or 30 months if applying from within the UK. A further extension can be applied for an additional 30 months to take you to 5 years. Once you have spent a period of 5 years on a civil partner visa, you will be eligible for the ILR visa.