Extension Of Civil Partner Visa UK (5 Years Route)

You can apply for an extension or renewal of your civil partner visa (5 years route) if you are already in the UK with a civil partner visa granted under 5 years route and you meet all the requirements for the grant of extension under 5 years route as set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. An application for a civil partner visa extension (5-year route) is made online using the application form FLR (M). If you are unable to meet the financial requirement or English language requirement for an extension of the civil partner visa under the 5-year route, you can switch to a civil partner visa (10-year route) from a civil partner visa (5-year route) from inside the UK.

An application for renewal of a civil partner visa, whether under the 5-year route or 10-year route, can be submitted to the Home Office, UKVI, using Super Priority Service to get a decision on the extension application within 24 hours.

The earliest you can apply for an extension of your civil partner visa is 28 days before the completion of 30 months (2.5 years) on a civil partner visa in the UK. If you were granted entry clearance from outside the UK, your time starts from the first entry date and if you got your initial leave from inside the UK, your time starts from the date you were granted initial leave to remain as a civil partner. The latest you should apply for renewal of civil partner is within 28 days prior to the expiry of your civil partner visa.

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Our specialist team of family visa solicitors can provide one-off free immigration advice online in relation to your application for an extension of a civil partner visa under 5 years route. Ask a question online to our specialist team of family visa solicitors for free immigration advice online, or book an appointment online for detailed immigration advice and consultation with one of our family visa solicitors concerning your application for an extension of civil partner visa UK.

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Our family visa solicitors specialise in applications for the extension of civil partner visas under the 5 years route. Our team of specialist civil partner visa solicitors has successfully helped thousands of clients with this application. We can provide fast, friendly, reliable, and fixed-fee immigration services concerning your application for the extension of your civil partner visa.

How Much Does Extension Of Civil Partner Visa (5 Years Route) Cost?

Can I Use Super Priority Service For Civil Partner Visa Renewal (5 Years Route)?

As specialist family visa solicitors based in London, we are registered with the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) and its commercial partners UKVCAS Sopra Steria to provide Super Priority Service for extension of civil partner visa whereby a decision on your civil partner visa application will be made within 24 hours if you submit your application through Super Priority Service.

Our family visa solicitors can prepare and submit your civil partner visa application faster and get you a decision faster through Super Priority Service. This way, you will not have to wait for the decision on your civil partner visa application for months (sometimes years).

What Are The Requirements For Civil Partner Visa Extension (5 Years Route)?

The requirements for an extension of a civil partner visa under 5 years route from inside the UK include the following:

Valid application: The applicant must submit a valid application for an extension of civil partner visa under 5 years route in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules;

Immigration status requirement: The applicant must be currently in the UK under a civil partner visa (5-year route) and should apply for renewal prior to the expiry of his/her leave. 

Relationship requirement: The applicant must be a civil partner of a person who is either a British Citizen, a person with ILR / settled status, an EU national with pre-settled status, a refugee / humanitarian protection status holder, a Turkish Businessperson visa holder or a Turkish Worker visa holder. The relationship of the applicant with the UK sponsor must be genuine and subsisting and the appropriate evidence of genuineness and subsistence of civil partnership should be provided in support of the application for civil partner visa extension;

Suitability Requirement: The applicant should meet the suitability requirements as set out in Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules;

Financial requirement: The applicant should meet the financial requirement for an extension of a civil partner visa (5-year route). The financial requirement can be met through

• income of the applicant and/or UK sponsor from employment or self-employment; and/or
• savings of the applicant and/or the sponsor; or
• through the rental income of the applicant and/or the sponsor.

Accommodation requirement: The applicant must provide evidence that there will be adequate accommodation, without recourse to public funds, for the family, including other family members who are not included in the application but who live in the same household, which the family owns or occupies exclusively;

English Language Requirement: The applicant must meet the English language requirement to show that the applicant has English proficiency at CEFR level A2 as required by the UK Immigration Rules.

How To Apply For Extension Of Civil Partner Visa UK?

To apply for an extension of your civil partner visa (5 years route), you should take the following steps:

1. Complete the online application form FLR (M) on the UKVI website;
2. Submit the completed application online by paying the Home Office UKVI fees which include the application fee and the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS);
3. Book your biometrics appointments with the UKVCAS by creating an account on the UKVCAS web portal;
4. Upload all the supporting documents online before the biometrics enrolment appointment date;
5. Attend your biometrics enrolment appointment. You should take your BRP card, your passport and your biometrics appointment letter with you when you attend your biometrics appointment;
6. Wait for a decision on the application, which will normally be made within 3 to 6 months if it is made through standard service and within 24 hours if it is made through Super Priority Service.

Transitional Financial Requirement For Extension Of Civil Partner Visa 

The Home Office UKVI has introduced the transitional financial requirements for an applicant who made their first application as a fiancé(e), proposed civil partner, or as a partner before 11 April 2024 and who was granted permission as a fiancé(e), proposed civil partner or as a partner on the five-year route to settlement as a result of that application. According to paragraph E-LTRP.3.5 of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules, a person who has permission as a partner on the five-year route to settlement, or as a fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner, at the date of application, must meet the transitional financial requirement of income which is £18,600 gross per year if they made an application for entry clearance or permission to stay as a fiancé(e), proposed civil partner or partner under Appendix FM before 11 April 2024, which was successful. Under the new rules, where the financial requirement exceeds £29,000 due to the number of children in the family, the applicant will only need to provide evidence of a gross annual income of £29,000.

The transitional financial requirement of £18,600 per year applies to applicants applying for permission to stay with the same partner for whom they were last granted permission. Applicants applying for permission to stay with a new partner must meet the financial requirement of £29,000 gross per annum.

The applicant must provide evidence that the UK sponsor's gross annual income is at least equivalent to the income as given in the table below:

What Are Various Sources Of Meeting Financial Requirements?

Where the applicant has to meet the minimum income threshold, the financial requirement can generally be met in the following 5 ways:

• Income from salaried or non-salaried employment of the partner (and/or the applicant if they are in the UK with permission to work). This is referred to as Category A or Category B, depending on the employment history.
• Non-employment income, e.g. income from property rental or dividends from shares. This is referred to as Category C.
• Cash savings of the applicant’s partner and/or the applicant, above £16,000, held by the partner and/or the applicant for at least 6 months and under their control. This is referred to as Category D.
• State (UK or foreign), occupational or private pension of the applicant’s partner and/or the applicant. This is referred to as Category E.
• Income from self-employment, and income as a director or employee of a specified limited company in the UK, of the partner (and/or the applicant if they are in the UK with permission to work). This is referred to as Category F or Category G, depending on which financial year(s) is or are being relied upon.

What Is Adequate Maintenance Requirement For Extension Of Civil Partner Visa (5 Years Route)?

Where the applicant’s partner is in receipt of any of the following benefits or allowances in the UK, the applicant will be able to meet the financial requirement at that application stage by providing evidence of “adequate maintenance” rather than meeting an income threshold of £18,600 or above:

• Carer’s Allowance.
• Disability Living Allowance.
• Severe Disablement Allowance.
• Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
• Attendance Allowance.
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
• Armed Forces Independence Payment or Guaranteed Income Payment under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
• Constant Attendance Allowance, Mobility Supplement or War Disablement Pension under the War Pensions Scheme.
• Police Injury Pension.

If the applicant’s partner is receiving one of the above benefits or allowances on behalf of their child, the applicant will be able to qualify by meeting the financial requirement through “adequate maintenance.” The evidence required to demonstrate that the applicant’s partner is in receipt of a specified benefit or allowance is specified in Appendix FM-SE.

What Is The Formula For Calculating Adequate Maintenance?

The Homme Office UKVI will use the following formula to determine whether you meet the adequate maintenance requirement for the extension of a civil partner visa from inside the UK:

A – B ≥ C (A minus B is greater than or equal to C)
Where:
A is the net income (after deduction of income tax and National Insurance contributions);
B is housing costs (Rent and Council Tax); and
C is the amount of Income Support an equivalent British family of that size can receive.

What Is The Immigration Status Requirement For Extension Of Civil Partner Visa (5 Years Route)?

The immigration rules require that the applicant must meet the immigration status requirement to successfully extend a civil partner visa (5-year route) from inside the UK. For an application for an extension of a civil partner visa under 5 years route to succeed, the applicant must be currently in the UK with leave to remain as a civil partner granted under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules and should be seeking an extension of the civil partner visa by submitting an extension application. It is also possible to apply for an extension of the civil partner visa within 14 days of the civil partner visa expiring, and any such out-of-time application will be made as an overstayer but can still succeed under 5 years route if the applicant has not overstayed for more than 14 days. If the applicant has overstayed for more than 14 days, the applicant may have the option to apply for leave to remain under the 10-year civil partner visa route. 

What Is The English Language Requirement For Extension Of Civil Partner Visa (5 Years Route)?

The applicant must provide specified evidence that he/she:

1. is a national of a majority English-speaking country; or
2. has passed an English language test in speaking and listening at a minimum of level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages with a provider approved by the Home Office, UKVI; or
3. has an academic qualification recognised by UK Ecctis to be equivalent to the standard of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or PhD in the UK, which was taught in English; or
4. is exempt from the English language requirement because at the date of application:
   • the applicant is aged 65 or over;
   • the applicant has a disability (physical or mental condition) which prevents the applicant from meeting the requirement; or
   • there are exceptional circumstances which prevent the applicant from being able to meet the requirements prior to entry to the UK.

Can I Switch From the Civil Partner Visa 10 Years Route To the Civil Partner Visa 5 Years Route?

If you are in the UK under a civil partner visa (10 years route), you can apply for switching to a civil partner visa (5 years route) at any time during the validity of your leave under 10 years route. You should ideally switch to the 5-year route as soon as you meet the financial requirement and the English language requirement. Your time for ILR under 5 years route will start from the date you are granted initial leave under 5 years route and all the time you spent under 10 years route cannot be combined with time spent under 10 years route. We can prepare and submit your application through Super Priority Service so that you get a decision on your application within 24 hours.

Can I Re-Apply For Extension Of Civil Partner Visa After The Refusal?

You may be able to re-apply for an extension of civil partner visa under the 5-year route if your application for an extension of civil partner visa has been refused by the Home Office UKVI and you do not believe you can successfully challenge the refusal of your application. Any such fresh application should meet the requirements as set out in paragraph 39E of the Immigration Rules. Also, any such fresh application should be made ideally through Super Priority Service for a decision on the application within 24 hours.

Can I Appeal Against the Refusal Of the Civil Partner Visa Extension Application?

If your application for an extension of your civil partner visa has been refused by the Home Office UKVI and you have been given the right to appeal against the refusal decision, you should file an appeal with the First Tier Tribunal within 14 days of the refusal decision. The appeal against the refusal decision can be successful on the grounds that the decision to refuse is not in accordance with rules or in contravention of your right to private and family life as envisaged under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). An Immigration Judge at the First Tier Tribunal will hear and determine the appeal. Our specialist civil partner visa solicitors can provide the required legal services to represent you in your civil partner visa appeal to challenge the refusal decision.

How Can We Help With the Extension of Civil Partner Visa UK?

Our specialist team of family visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations for your application for an extension of a civil partner visa on a fixed fee basis. Our family visa solicitors can legally represent you in your application for an extension of your civil partner visa and carry out all the work on your application until a decision by the Home Office UKVI on your civil partner visa application. The immigration casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors in relation to your application for an extension of your civil partner visa will entail the following:

Advice on requirements: Our family visa solicitors will advise you on the relevant requirements you have to meet for your application for an extension of your civil partner visa to be successful;

Documentary advice: Our family visa lawyers will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your application for an extension of your civil partner visa;

Assessing documents: Our immigration lawyers will assess your documents to make sure that all the documents you provide in support of your application for an extension of your civil partner visa are in accordance with the requirements of the immigration rules;

Completing the application form: Our immigration lawyers will complete the relevant application form for your application for an extension of your civil partner visa;

Submitting an application through Super Priority Service: If required, our immigration lawyers will submit your application for an extension of civil partner visa online through Super Priority Service to get a decision on your application for an extension of civil partner visa within 24 hours;

Booking an appointment with the application centre: After the online submission of your application for an extension of your civil partner visa, our immigration lawyers will book your appointment with the application centre for you to enrol your biometrics;

Detailed cover letter: Our specialist immigration solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of your application for an extension of your civil partner visa to explain all the relevant legal requirements for your application to be approved by the Home Office UKVI;

Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrolment date, our immigration lawyers will upload online all the supporting documents to be considered in support of your application for an extension of your civil partner visa;

Follow-up work: Our immigration lawyers will carry out all the follow-up work until the Home Office UKVI decides on your application for an extension of your civil partner visa.

Why Choose US For Extension Of Civil Partner Visa (5 Years Route)?

There are a number of reasons why you can choose our civil partner visa solicitors and lawyers in London to handle your application for an extension of your civil partner visa from inside the UK. The main reasons include the following:

High-Quality Legal Services: Our team of the best civil partner visa solicitors in London provides high-quality legal services for extending civil partner visas from inside the UK. The high quality of UK visa and immigration legal services provided by our best team of immigration lawyers is self-evident from the 5-star Google Reviews rating by 99% of our clients.

Remote Legal Services: Our specialist civil partner visa solicitors and lawyers can provide you with expert civil partner visa advice and legal representations remotely from our offices in London. Using modern technology, our specialist civil partner visa solicitors and lawyers can handle your application for an extension of your civil partner visa remotely without the need for you to visit our offices. Whilst we are more than happy to welcome clients into our offices, if this is their preference, we are proud to be able to offer our legal services for civil partner visa applications remotely to save your time and travel costs.

Open 7 Days A Week: We are open seven days a week and pride ourselves on providing dedicated civil partner visa advice and legal representation.

All Work Carried Out By Qualified Specialist Immigration Solicitors: All the casework on your application for an extension of civil partner visa UK will be carried out by our specialist team of fully qualified and experienced civil partner visa solicitors who have extensive experience in dealing with civil partner visa applications.

Fast Track Visa Service: Our experienced and qualified civil partner visa solicitors will be able to prepare and submit your application for an extension of your civil partner visa in the shortest possible time using a fast-track process. Where possible, our civil partner visa solicitors will submit your civil partner visa application through the Super Priority Visa Service to get a faster decision on your civil partner visa application within 24 hours.

Free Immigration Advice Online: Our specialist team of civil partner visa solicitors and lawyers can provide one-off free immigration advice online for extending civil partner visas in the UK through our website enquiry form.

Fixed Fees With Payment Plan: Our civil partner visa solicitors and lawyers charge reasonable and affordable fixed fees for an application for an extension of your civil partner visa with an option to pay our fixed fee in two instalments whereby you pay half of the agreed fixed fee when we start our work on your civil partner visa application and the remaining half when we have fully prepared the civil partner visa application and it is ready for submission to the Home Office UKVI.

What Are Our Other Civil Partner Visa-Related Services?

• Proposed Civil Partner Visa UK
• Civil Partner Visa UK
• Entry Clearance For Civil Partner Visa UK
• Switching Into Civil Partner Visa UK (5 Years Route)
• Switching Into Civil Partner Visa UK (10 Years Route)
• Extension Of Civil Partner Visa UK (10 Years Route)
• ILR As A Civil Partner (5 Years Route)
• ILR As A Civil Partner (10 Years Route)
• Marriage / Civil Partnership Visitor Visa UK
• Family Visa UK
• In-Country Immigration Appeals

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) For Extension Of Civil Partner Visa (5 Years Route)

Following are the various frequently asked questions (FAQs) about an application for an extension of a civil partner visa (5 years route):