Route essentials01
UK family visa or dependant visa? Start with the sponsor’s status
A marriage certificate does not choose the immigration route. Map the sponsor’s status before building the application.
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UK partner & family · Independent planning guides
A life together. A file you can follow.
Understand the route, organise the evidence and plan the money with twelve practical guides and free working resources. Start with the question keeping you up tonight.
12 field guides · 12 practical resources · Official sources
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A shared future deserves a plan both people can follow.
Partner and family preparation can feel like several applications happening at once: the route, relationship evidence, income, accommodation and timing. This collection separates those tasks, shows how they connect and gives both partners a working file they can understand.
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Route essentials02
The UK partner financial requirement: choose the right evidence route
Start with the applicable threshold, then identify which income can count and which documents prove it.
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Route essentials03
Spouse visa payslips and bank statements: build a reconciliation file
Match pay, deposits and the employer letter before a small discrepancy becomes an application problem.
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Evidence & documents04
Partner visa cash savings: plan the holding period and source trail
Organise ownership, control, timing and source evidence before relying on savings.
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Evidence & documents05
Self-employed sponsor? Organise the financial year before the spouse visa file
Turn accounts, tax evidence and bank records into a coherent application-year dossier.
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Evidence & documents06
Relationship evidence for a UK partner visa: build a timeline, not an archive
Show the relationship clearly across time while keeping private material proportionate.
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Where are you in the process?
Choose the stage closest to yours. Get a short preparation plan and a useful place to start reading.
No personal details required. This is a preparation aid, not an eligibility assessment.
Your next preparation task
I am working out which application fits
Begin with the sponsor’s actual status and the applicant’s current permission. Keep route selection separate from evidence collection.
- Record sponsor status and each person’s current permission.
- Map partner, parent or dependant route questions.
- Choose the correct official checklist before ordering evidence.
Your next preparation task
We are gathering evidence
Organise the relationship chronology, financial category and document requests in parallel. A requested document is not yet a reviewed document.
- Write the relationship timeline and identify genuine gaps.
- Select the financial category and evidence period.
- Assign document requests and review dates to both partners.
Your next preparation task
We want to check the file
Use a requirement index and a separate consistency pass. Any unresolved substantive point remains an action, not a readiness score.
- Cross-check names, dates and form answers.
- Refresh current fees and time-sensitive evidence.
- Save the final submission archive and track individual expiries.
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Documents that do some work.
Use a checklist, fill a planning sheet, or map the evidence. Read and print any resource without an account.
worksheet
Family Route Map
Use one sheet per applicant. Write the exact status wording rather than an informal label, and keep a link or private reference to the evidence.
Open resource worksheetFinancial Requirement Decision Sheet
This sheet records the logic of your financial plan. It deliberately asks you to verify the applicable rule before entering a target amount.
Open resource worksheetPayslip-to-Bank Reconciliation Grid
Print one row for each pay period. Add extra sheets if the verified category requires a longer history. Keep account numbers and payslip files in your private folder.
Open resource worksheetSavings History and Source Ledger
Complete the ledger before moving or relying on funds. The purpose is to reveal gaps in ownership, timing and source evidence.
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The details behind the decision.
Money & timing07
Unmarried partner visa evidence when you have not lived together
A current-rule guide to documenting a durable relationship across separate homes.
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Money & timing08
Fiancé or spouse visa? Map the wedding and immigration timetable separately
Compare permission, ceremony plans, work rights and the extra application stage.
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Money & timing09
English tests, TB screening and translations: the family visa appointment plan
Book the right evidence at the right time and keep three separate requirements straight.
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Review & next steps10
The real family visa budget: fees, surcharge and the months between
Build a per-person budget that separates money paid from money proved and includes the next application.
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Review & next steps11
The final family visa document check: names, dates, formats and explanations
A structured pre-submission review that finds contradictions without burying the file in duplicates.
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Review & next steps12
Family visa extension preparation starts with the first grant
Keep a living evidence file and a calm calendar for the next permission stage.
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