Switching from Fiance/Fianc茅e visa to spouse visa

GuestPoster37Guest07 June 2023 16:09:21

(Edited to correct a few words) Hello everyone,

I麓m in Uk (England) under a Fianc茅e Visa. Soon my Fiance and I will register our civil partnership. I already begin to fulfill my application form to switch my fianc茅e visa to spouse visa and it asks for evidences of cohabitation covering the last 2 years, what is impossible if I麓m in England with a Fianc茅e Visa. Well, should I consider that the form is made universal for any kind of situation evolving Spouse Visa and that the Home Office will be reasonable about my impossibility to submit evidences for such a long time? The whole process makes you so insecure about commit mistakes and not be granted that I would like to know about somebody else opinion or experience. I researched a lot, but nobody on internet mentions this particular detail. Those solicitors sites, even when talking about switching from Fianc茅e to Spouse, do not consider it is a very specific situation.

Another question I have is concerned about the proof of residence. To my Fianc茅e visa was "mandatory" a landlord麓s letter (we live in a rented apartment). Is it also mandatory for Spouse Visa? We are able to have one and we also noticed our landlord that I麓m living here, but I cannot find anything so clear as when I was preparing my documents to the Fianc茅e Visa.

Thanks everybody for the help. If anybody has questions about Fiance/Fianc茅e visa, please ask. I had my time researching for that and had a successful experience I can share. I know how hard it is to be confident on what you are submitting.

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RetireeActive member19 June 2023 23:02:06

I find the UK government鈥檚 website difficult to understand even as a native English speaker, and I鈥檓 certainly no expert on UK immigration law. However, my reading of this page () is that the two year cohabitation requirement applies only if you are not married to your partner. From what you are saying, it sounds as if you intend to register your civil partnership (and thereby acquire a legal status equivalent to marriage) before you apply for the spouse visa, and then you need to:

鈥渂e able to prove one of the following:

鈥⒙� 聽 you鈥檙e in a civil partnership or marriage that鈥檚 recognised in the UK

鈥⒙� 聽 you鈥檝e been living together in a relationship for at least 2 years when you apply

鈥⒙� 聽 you are a fianc茅, fianc茅e or proposed civil partner and will marry or enter into a civil partnership in the UK within 6 months of arriving鈥�

So in your case you provide evidence that you鈥檙e in a civil partnership and the cohabitation option is irrelevant.