Partner of a British citizen or settled person
Documents required
This section is for the husband, wife or civil partner of a British citizen or a person who is settled here who had applied on or before 8 July 2012 for a visa to come to the UK.
If you had not applied for a visa under this category by that date, please see the main Partners section for the different rules that apply to you.
This section describes the documents that you should send us to support your application to enter or remain in the UK as the husband, wife or civil partner of a British citizen or a person settled here.
All supporting documents must be originals, not copies.
If you do not send us all the documents we need when you make your application, we may refuse your application because of insufficient evidence, and your fee will not be refunded.
You must send:
- 2 recent passport photographs and your passport - see the Photographs and passport page
- evidence of your age and your partner's age
- your marriage or civil partnership certificate
- evidence that you were both free to marry or enter your civil partnership, if either of you was previously married or in a civil partnership
- evidence that you have met
- evidence of your English language ability - see the English language page
- evidence that you can can maintain yourselves and any dependants adequately without needing public funds - see the Maintenance (funds) page
- evidence of your accomodation
To find out how we will return your documents, see the Applying from outside the UK and Applying from inside the UK pages.