Chapter 8 - Family members transitional arrangements

The immigration directorate instructions are internal guidance used by staff when handling applications.

A fiancé(e), proposed civil partner, spouse, civil partner, same-sex partner, unmarried partner, child or adult dependent with leave to enter or remain in the UK on the family route granted before 9 July 2012, or granted following applications made before 9 July 2012, will remain subject to the Immigration rules in place before that date. This section sets out the relevant guidance which apply to applications applying under these transitional arrangements.

Section 3 (fiancé(e)s and proposed civil partners), section 4 (victims of domestic violence), Section 5 (adopted children) and Section 5b (children coming for adoption) has now been replaced by modernised guidance.

For information on family members applying after 9 July 2012 see Appendix FM

Index

1. Transitional arrangements
   1. Transitional guidance (208KB opens in a new window)
2. Section 1
   1. Section 1 - Spouses (278KB opens in a new window)
   2. Annex A2 - Forced marriage (45KB opens in a new window)
   3. Annex A3 - English language requirement for spouses, civil partners, fiance(e)s, proposed civil partners, unmarried and same-sex partners (181KB opens in a new window)
   4. Annex B - Recognition of marriage and divorce (74KB opens in a new window)
   5. Annex C - Polygamous and potentially polygamous marriages (44KB opens in a new window)
   6. Annex D - Domicile (79KB opens in a new window)
   7. Annex E - Domestic violence - list of police forces and pro-forma letter (157KB opens in a new window)
   8. Annex F - Family members - Maintenance and accommodation (191KB opens in a new window)
   9. Annex G - Refusal wordings (45KB opens in a new window)
3. Section 2
   1. Section 2 - Civil partners (228KB opens in a new window)
   2. Annex H - Civil partnerships (137KB opens in a new window)
   3. Annex I - Refusal wordings (42KB opens in a new window)
4. Section 3
   1. Section 3 - Fiancé(e) and proposed civil partners (145KB opens in a new window)
   2. Annex O - Children of fiancé(e)s (139KB opens in a new window)
5. Section 4
6. Section 5
7. Section 6
   1. Section 6 - Dependant relatives (298KB opens in a new window)
   2. Annex V - Parents and grandparents (11KB opens in a new window)
   3. Annex W - Other relatives (7KB opens in a new window)
   4. Annex X - Village visits (53KB opens in a new window)
   5. Annex Y - Refusal formulae (23KB opens in a new window)
8. Section 4a
   1. Section 4a - Children born in the United Kingdom who are not British Citizens (63KB opens in a new window)
9. Section 5a
   1. Section 5A - Children (78KB opens in a new window)
   2. Annex M - Children - Guidance - General (201KB opens in a new window)
   3. Annex N - DNA testing on children (76KB opens in a new window)
10. Section 8
11. Section 9
    1. Section 9 - Unmarried and same sex relationships (295KB opens in a new window)
    2. Annex Z - Further guidance on the unmarried and same sex partners rules and required levels of documents (97KB opens in a new window)
    3. Annex AA - Refusal formulae (49KB opens in a new window)