Fiance(e) or proposed civil partner of a British citizen or settled person
Suitability
This page sets out the suitability requirements for applying to enter or stay in the UK as the fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner of a person who is a British citizen, settled in the UK, or in the UK with refugee leave or humanitarian protection.
This information is based on Appendix FM of the immigration rules.
Your application for entry or permission to stay in the UK as a family member will be refused if:
- the Home Secretary has decided that it would be in the public interest for you to be excluded from the UK;
- you are the subject of a deportation order;
- it is in public interest to exclude you from the UK because you have been sentenced to more than 12 months in prison;
- it is in the UK's public interest to exclude you from the UK because of your character, conduct, associations, or other reasons;
- you have not attended an interview, provided information, had a medical examination or produced a medical report when asked to do so;
- there are medical reasons why you should not be allowed to enter the UK;
- you have provided false information or documents or not told us relevant information;
- you have NHS charges of more than £1000 that have not been paid; or
- you have not provided a maintenance and accommodation undertaking that we requested.