Bring your partner or family to the UK — without navigating the process alone.

There is a minimum income requirement for partner routes, and the level has changed more than once recently — so we will confirm the figure that applies to your application when you instruct us, rather than publish one here that may since have moved.

What matters as much as the amount is how the income is evidenced: which sources count, over what period, and in what form. Savings, self-employment and non-employment income are all treated differently, and an application that meets the threshold can still be refused on the evidence.

Processing times are set by the Home Office and vary by route, by where the application is made, and by whether a priority service is used. They also change. We will tell you the current published timescale for your route at the point you instruct us.

It depends on the route and on the leave the applicant currently holds. Some family applications must be made as entry clearance from outside the UK; others can be made in-country by someone who already holds qualifying leave. Timing matters as much as eligibility, so this is worth checking before you apply rather than after.

Often, yes. The unmarried partner route exists for couples in a durable relationship who are not married or in a civil partnership, and there is a separate fiancé(e) route for couples intending to marry in the UK. Each has its own requirements and its own evidence, which is why the route is worth settling before anything is prepared.

Evidence that shows a relationship over time and from more than one source — correspondence addressed to you both, shared finances and commitments, records of time spent together, and statements from people who know you. Volume is not the point. A focused bundle that answers the caseworker’s questions is worth more than several hundred pages that do not.

The refusal notice sets out the reasons, and those reasons decide what is open to you: a fresh application, an administrative review, or an appeal where a right of appeal exists. A refusal also has to be declared on future applications, so it is worth taking advice on the next step rather than reapplying straight away.

The legal fee depends on the route and the complexity of your case, and it is agreed in writing before any work begins. Home Office application fees, the immigration health surcharge and other third-party costs are set by the Home Office and are separate from our fee.