A person who is an unmarried partner of a British Citizen or of a person who is present and settled in the UK can apply for UK unmarried partner visa. If the applicant is outside the UK, an entry clearance application as an unmarried partner should be submitted to the British High Commission/Embassy/Consulate in the country of nationality or country of origin of the applicant. If you are already in the UK with a visa issued for longer than six months, you can switch into unmarried partner visa from inside the UK by making FLR (M) application to the Home Office, UKBA. We provide Same Day Visa Service for an application for switching into unmarried partner visa from inside the UK.

If you are already in the UK on unmarried partner visa as an unmarried partner of a British Citizen or a settled person, we can provide Same Day Visa Service for your application for renewal/extension of your unmarried partner visa from inside the UK. An application for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as an unmarried partner of a person present and settled in the UK can be made to the Home Office, UKBA on the completion of  two years probationary unmarried partner visa which was granted under the Immigration Rules in place before 9 July 2012 as an unmarried partner of a person present and settled in the UK. A person who was granted initial entry clearance or leave to remain as an unmarried partner under the Immigration Rules in place from 9 July 2012 will have to complete 5 years residence in the UK under unmarried partner visa before an application for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as an unmarried partner can be made to the Home Office, UKBA.

Followings are the various applications which can be submitted to the Home Office, UKBA as an unmarried partner of a British Citizen or a person present present and settled in the UK: