You can apply for switching into same sex partner visa (10 years route) from inside the UK if you have been cohabiting for two years with 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, Turkish Businessperson visa holder or Turkish Worker visa holder. An application under the same-sex partner visa (10 years route) is normally made by those who are unable to meet the requirements for switching to the same-sex partner visa (5 years route), particularly the financial, immigration status, or English language requirements. An application to switch to a same-sex partner visa (10 years) route is made online using the FLR (FP) application form under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.
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Fee Waiver for Switching to the Same Sex Partner Visa 10-Year Route
You can apply for a fee waiver online if you are submitting an application to switch to a same-sex partner visa (10-year route) and are unable to pay the Home Office UKVI fees for the application. Home Office UKVI decision-makers are required to take into account the full amount to be paid by an applicant when considering a fee waiver request. The whole amount refers to the immigration application fee and the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) combined. Where an applicant can pay the whole of the immigration fee but none, or only part of the IHS, the immigration fee will be required, and the waiver will be applied to the IHS. If the applicant is unable to pay the fee or the IHS, the Home Office UKVI will waive both. Read More
Requirements for Switching to a Same Sex Partner Visa 10-Year Route
The requirements for switching to a same-sex partner visa under 10 years route from inside the UK include the following:
Valid application: The applicant must submit a valid application for switching to a same-sex partner visa under the 10-year route in accordance with the requirements set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.
Immigration status requirement: The applicant must meet the immigration status requirements, as set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.
Relationship requirement: The applicant must be the same-sex 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 applicant's relationship with the UK same-sex sponsor must be genuine and subsisting, and appropriate evidence of its genuineness and subsistence must be provided in support of the application to switch to a same-sex partner visa.
Age requirement: Both the applicant and the UK partner must be aged 18 or over.
Suitability Requirement: The applicant should meet the suitability requirements as set out in Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules.
Paragraph EX1: The applicant should meet the requirements of paragraph EX1 of Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules.
Paragraph EX1 Of Appendix FM To The Immigration Rules
To succeed in an application for switching to a same-sex partner visa under the 10-year route, the applicant must meet the requirements of paragraph EX1 of Appendix FM under the Immigration Rules. The requirements of EX1 can be satisfied by showing that either:
- the applicant has a parental relationship with a child under 18 who is in the UK and who is:
- British Citizen; or
- holding ILR; or
- has lived in the UK continuously for 7 years; and
- it is unreasonable to expect such a child to leave the UK.
OR
- the applicant has a genuine and subsisting relationship with the UK same-sex partner, and there are insurmountable obstacles to family life with that partner continuing outside the UK. Insurmountable obstacles mean the very significant difficulties which would be faced by the applicant or their partner in continuing their family life together outside the UK, and which could not be overcome or would entail very serious hardship for the applicant or their partner.
Super Priority Service for Switching to a Same Sex Partner Visa (10-Year 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 switching into a same-sex partner visa, whereby a decision on your same-sex 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 same-sex partner visa application faster and secure a decision sooner through Super Priority Service. This way, you will not have to wait for the decision on your same-sex partner visa application for months (sometimes years).
How To Apply for Switching to a Same Sex Partner Visa (10 Years Route)?
To apply for switching into a same-sex partner visa (10-year route), you should take the following steps:
- Complete the online application form FLR (FP) on the UKVI website.
- Submit the completed application online by paying the Home Office UKVI fees, which include the application fee and the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS), unless you applied for a fee waiver and your fee waiver application has been approved by the Home Office UKVI.
- Book your biometrics appointment with TLSContact by creating an account on the TLSContact web portal.
- Upload all the supporting documents online before the biometrics enrolment appointment date.
- Attend your biometrics enrolment appointment. You should take your BRP card, your passport, and your biometrics appointment letter with you to your biometrics appointment.
- Wait for a decision on the application, which will normally be made within 3 to 6 months if submitted through standard service and within 24 hours if submitted through Super Priority Service.
Switching from the Same Sex Partner Visa 5 Years Route to Same Sex Partner Visa 10 Years Route
If you are in the UK under a same-sex partner visa (5-year route) and you do not meet the financial requirement to extend your same-sex partner visa under the 5-year route, you can apply for switching to a same-sex partner visa (10-year route). All the time previously spent under the 5-year route will also count towards the ILR qualifying period for the 10-year route. When applying to switch from the 5-year same-sex partner visa route to the 10-year route, there will be no financial or English language requirements for the application. We can prepare and submit your application through Super Priority Service, so you receive a decision within 24 hours.
Switching from a Student Visa to the Same Sex Partner Visa (10 Years Route)
A person in the UK on a student visa can apply to switch to a same-sex partner visa (10-year route) after getting married to a UK partner if the applicant or the UK partner cannot meet the financial requirement. It is always open for the applicant to switch back to the same-sex partner visa 5 years route any time in future after the application under the same-sex partner visa 10 years route has been approved by the Home Office UKVI.
Switching from a Work Visa to the Same Sex Partner Visa (10 Years Route)
A person who is in the UK on any work visa can apply for switching to a same-sex partner visa under the 10-year route from inside the UK if the applicant gets married to a UK partner while on a UK work visa. Only where the applicant or UK partner is unable to meet the financial requirement will the applicant consider applying under the 10-year same-sex partner visa route; otherwise, an applicant in such circumstances would normally apply under the 5-year same-sex partner visa route. It is always open for the applicant to switch back to the same-sex partner visa 5 years route any time in future after the application under the same-sex partner visa 10 years route has been approved by the Home Office UKVI.
Appeal Against Refusal of Application for Switching to a Same Sex Partner Visa
If your application for switching to a same-sex 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 family visa solicitors can provide the legal services you need to represent you in your same-sex partner visa appeal to challenge the refusal decision.
How Can We Help With Switching to a Same-Sex Partner Visa?
Our specialist team of family visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representation for your application to switch to a same-sex partner visa on a fixed-fee basis. Our family visa solicitors can legally represent you in your application for switching to a same-sex partner visa and carry out all the work on your application until the Home Office UKVI decides on your same-sex partner visa application. The immigration casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors in relation to your application for switching to a same-sex partner visa will entail the following:
Advice on requirements: Our family visa solicitors will advise you on the requirements you need to meet for your application to switch to a same-sex partner visa to be successful.
Documentary advice: Our family visa lawyers will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to submit in support of your application to switch to a same-sex 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 switching to a same-sex 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 you to switch to a same sex partner visa.
Submitting an application through Super Priority Service: If required, our immigration lawyers will submit your application for switching to a same-sex partner visa online through Super Priority Service to get a decision on your application for switching to a same-sex partner visa within 24 hours.
Booking an appointment with the application centre: After the online submission of your application for switching to a same-sex 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 switching to a same-sex 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 all supporting documents online to support your application for a same-sex partner visa.
Follow-up work: Our immigration lawyers will handle all follow-up until the Home Office UKVI decides on your application to switch to a same-sex partner visa.
Why Choose Us for Switching to a Same-Sex Partner Visa (10 Years Route)?
There are several reasons you can choose our family visa solicitors and lawyers in London to handle your application to switch to a same-sex partner visa from inside the UK. The main reasons include the following:
High-Quality Legal Services: Our team of the best family visa solicitors in London provides high-quality legal services for switching to a same-sex partner visa 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 family visa solicitors and lawyers can provide you with expert immigration advice and legal representation, delivered remotely from our London offices. Using modern technology, our specialist family visa solicitors and lawyers can handle your application for a same-sex partner visa switch remotely, without you needing to visit our offices. Whilst we are more than happy to welcome clients into our offices if that is their preference, we are proud to offer our legal services for same-sex partner visa applications remotely to save you time and travel costs.
Open 7 Days A Week: We pride ourselves on providing dedicated immigration advice and legal representation 7 days a week for applications to switch to a same-sex partner visa from inside the UK.
All Work Carried Out By Qualified Specialist Immigration Solicitors: Our specialist team of fully qualified and experienced family visa solicitors, who have extensive experience dealing with same-sex partner visa applications, will carry out all the casework on your application for switching into a same-sex partner visa in the UK.
Fast Track Visa Service: Our experienced and qualified family visa solicitors will prepare and submit your application for switching to a same-sex partner visa in the shortest possible time using the fast-track process. Where possible, our family visa solicitors will submit your same-sex partner visa application through the Super Priority Visa Service to get a faster decision on your same-sex partner visa application within 24 hours.
Free Immigration Advice Online: Our specialist team of family visa solicitors and lawyers can provide one-off free immigration advice online for switching to a same-sex partner visa in the UK via our website enquiry form.
Fixed Fees With Payment Plan: Our family visa solicitors and lawyers charge reasonable and affordable fixed fees for an application for switching into a same-sex 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 same-sex partner visa application and the remaining half when we have fully prepared the same sex partner visa application and it is ready for submission to the Home Office UKVI.
How Much Does Switching to a Same-Sex Partner Visa (10 Years Route) Cost?
The costs associated with your application are outlined below:
Our Fixed Fees for Your Application
Our fixed fee for processing your application ranges from £1,000 + VAT to £1,500 + VAT. Our fixed fee will cover all our work on your application, including advising on documents, checking your documents, completing the application form and submitting the application online, booking an appointment for biometrics enrolment, preparing a cover letter in support of the application, uploading all supporting documents to be considered in support of the application, and carrying out all other follow up work until decision by the Home Office UKVI on your application.
Our agreed fixed fee will depend on the complexity of your case and the volume of work involved in your application. You will make an initial payment of half our fee when we start working on your matter, and the remaining half is due once we have fully prepared the application and it is ready for submission.
Unable to afford the cost of the full service? You have the option to book an appointment online for our one-off immigration advice and consultation service for a fixed fee of £100 (including VAT) or our immigration document checking service for a fixed fee of £300 (including VAT).
UKVI Fees for Your Application
In addition to our fixed fee for assisting you with your application, you are also required to pay the Home Office UKVI fees. The UKVI fee for your application is £1,407, and there is an additional charge of £2587.50 for the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS). Therefore, the total amount payable to the UKVI for the application is £3,994.50.
Additionally, you can pay an additional £1,000 as a Super Priority Service fee to have your application decided within 24 hours.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The following are the various frequently asked questions (FAQs) about an application for switching to a same-sex partner visa (10-year route):
