What are the Other UK Visas ?

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Settlement / Right of Abode

If you are the spouse, unmarried partner or civil partner of a UK passport holder (be them abroad or present and settled in the UK) you may qualify for Settlement. A successful applicant having satisfied the strict requirements will gain a visa for two years, after which they may apply for Idefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK. Under current citizenship rules you may then apply for a British Passport after one year of (ILR).

The Right of Abode visa is for all intents and purposes a British passport in a "foreign" passport. If you can evidence having a parent born in the UK and meet the criterion you may be able to apply for Right of Abode. If granted you can in future apply for a British Passport. Under specific circumstances you may even be able to apply for a British passport before departing your country by applying to your local British "outpost".
The rules relating to these visa types / British Citizenship are complex, to make sense of them contact Voyage or email info@voyagerelocations.com

Spousal / Dependants

If you are the spouse, unmarried partner, child or civil partner of a qualifying UK visa holder then you may be able to apply as the dependent to the "primary" visa holder. Qualifying visa types may include; all Tier 1 visa holders, Tier 2 Visa holders, many Tier 4 visa holders and UK Ancestral visa holders. Importantly Tier 5 Youth Mobility and tourist / UK visitor visa holders cannot include dependants with their applications.

Dependent applications can be made at the time of the primary applicants' submission or after the primary applicant visa has been granted. Successful applications will contain specific and exhaustive evidence under this category to meet the criterion and importantly unmarried partners must evidence two years cohabitation.

If successful the applicant will be granted a visa in line with the expiry date of the primary visa holder. In most cases the new visa holder will be able to live and work in the UK without restriction (other than the recourse of public funds). For further information contact Voyage or e-mail info@voyagerelocations.com

UK Ancestry Visa
 

The "old survivor" of the UK immigration system is unclassified in the PBS program the UK. The Ancestral visa remains available for those citizens of Commonwealth countries who can evidence and prove a grandparent born in the UK and meet various other criterion.
Successful applicants will gain a 5 year visa under which they may live and work without limitation other than the recourse of public funds. After the 5 year period Ancestral visa holders may apply for ILR (residency) and currently then potentially apply for a UK passport after one year ILR. There are however various criterion that must be evidenced to meet the ILR and Citizenship (passport) requirements.

 

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Those individuals holding passports from the EEA (European Economic Area) and Switzerland are free to live and work or study in the UK. The same is true of their family members even if they are not EEA citizens themselves. Family members include spouse/partner/civil partner, children under 21 years and parents.

Those nationals from certain states are required to *register or **obtain authorisation to work. Once you have spent a continuous period of 5 years in the UK you will qualify for permanent residency subject to meeting certain conditions.

EEA countries include: Austria, Belgium, **Bulgaria, Cyprus, *Czech Republic, Denmark, *Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, *Hungary, Iceland, Irish Republic, Italy, *Latvia, Liechtenstein, *Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, **Romania, *Slovakia, *Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are not members of the European Union (EU) but citizens of these countries have the same rights to enter, live in and work in the United Kingdom as EU citizens.

For a FREE visa assessment please complete the Free UK Visa Assessment and one of our consultants will respond within 48 hours of your submission

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