You can apply for an extension of your spouse visa under the 10-year route from inside the UK if you are already in the UK under a spouse visa (10-year route) and you are unable to switch to a spouse visa (5-year route). You do not have to meet the financial or English language requirements for an extension of your spouse visa under the 10-year route.
An application for a spouse visa extension under the 10-year route is made online using the FLR (FP) application form. The applicant should meet the relevant requirements of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules for the grant of an application for extension of a spouse visa under the 10-year route. The success of the application for a spouse visa renewal under the 10-year route depends mainly on meeting the requirements set out in paragraph EX1 of Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules.
If your application for an extension of a spouse visa (10-year route) is successful, you will be granted further leave to remain for 30 months (2.5 years) under the 10-year route. An application for a spouse visa (10-year route) can be submitted to the Home Office UKVI via the Super Priority Service to get a decision within 24 hours.
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Fee Waiver for Spouse Visa Extension (10 Years Route)
You can apply for a fee waiver online if you are submitting an application for an extension of a spouse visa under the 10-year route and cannot pay the Home Office UKVI fees. Home Office UKVI decision-makers must consider the full amount payable by an applicant when a fee waiver request is made. 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 Spouse Visa Renewal (10 Years Route)
The requirements for the extension of a spouse visa under the 10-year route from inside the UK include the following:
Valid application: The applicant must submit a valid application for the extension of a spouse visa (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 requirement, which is normally satisfied by having already obtained leave to remain as a spouse under the 10-year route.
Relationship requirement: The applicant must be the spouse 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 sponsor must be genuine and subsisting, and appropriate evidence of the genuineness and subsistence of the marriage should be provided in support of an application for an extension of a spouse visa.
Age requirement: Both the applicant and the UK spouse 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.
Super Priority Service For Spouse Visa Renewal
As specialist spouse 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 spouse visa renewal applications. If you submit your application through Super Priority Service, a decision on your extension application will be made within 24 hours.
Our spouse visa Solicitors can prepare and submit your spouse visa extension application faster, and get you a decision on it faster through Super Priority Service. This way, you will not have to wait months (sometimes years) for a decision on your extension application.
EX1 Requirement for Extension of Spouse Visa (10 Years Route)
One of the key requirements for the applicant to succeed in an application for an extension of a spouse visa under the 10-year route is to meet the requirements of paragraph EX1 of 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 spouse who is either a British Citizen, a person with ILR / settled status, an EU national with pre-settled status, a refugee, a Turkish Businessperson visa holder or a Turkish Worker visa holder, 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.
An applicant who has previously met the requirement of paragraph EX1 in one of the previously granted applications under the spouse visa 10-year route should automatically meet this requirement on the basis of the previously granted application.
How To Apply for an Extension Of Spouse Visa Under the 10-Year Route?
To apply for an extension of a spouse visa under the 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 the UKVCAS by creating an account on the UKVCAS 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 the standard service and within 24 hours if submitted through Super Priority Service.
Appeal Against the Refusal of Spouse Visa Extension
If your application for an extension of a spouse 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 spouse visa solicitors can provide the legal services you need to represent you in your spouse visa appeal to challenge the refusal decision.
How Can We Help With a Spouse Visa Renewal Application?
Our specialist team of spouse visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representation for your spouse visa extension application on a fixed fee basis. Our spouse visa solicitors can legally represent you in your spouse visa extension application and carry out all the work on your application until a decision by the Home Office UKVI on your spouse visa extension application. The immigration casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors in relation to your spouse visa extension application will entail the following:
Advice on requirements: Our spouse visa solicitors will advise you on the requirements you need to meet for your spouse visa extension application to be successful.
Documentary advice: Our spouse visa solicitors will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your spouse visa renewal application.
Assessing documents: Our spouse visa solicitors will assess your documents to ensure that all documents you provide in support of your spouse visa extension application comply with the requirements of the immigration rules.
Completing the application form: Our spouse visa solicitors will complete the relevant form for your spouse visa extension.
Submitting an application through Super Priority Service: Our spouse visa solicitors can submit your spouse visa extension online through Super Priority Service to obtain a decision within 24 hours.
Booking an appointment with the application centre: After the online submission of your application for spouse visa extension, our immigration lawyers will book your appointment with the application centre for you to enrol your biometrics.
Preparing a detailed cover letter: Our specialist spouse visa solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of your spouse visa extension application 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 spouse visa solicitors will upload online all the supporting documents to be considered in support of your spouse visa extension application.
Follow-up work: Our immigration lawyers will handle all follow-up until the Home Office UKVI decides on your spouse visa extension application.
Why Choose Us For Extension Of Spouse Visa (10 Years Route)?
There are several reasons you can choose our London-based spouse visa solicitors and lawyers to handle your application to extend your spouse visa from inside the UK. The main reasons include the following:
High-Quality Legal Services: Our team of London's best spouse visa solicitors provides high-quality legal services for extending a spouse 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 spouse visa solicitors and lawyers can provide you with expert spouse visa advice and legal representation remotely from our offices in London. Using modern technology, our specialist spouse visa solicitors and lawyers can handle your application for an extension of your spouse visa remotely, without you needing 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 offer our legal services for spouse visa applications remotely to save you time and travel costs.
Open 7 Days A Week: We are open seven days a week and pride ourselves on providing dedicated spouse visa advice and legal representation.
All Work Carried Out By Qualified Specialist Immigration Solicitors: Our specialist team of fully qualified and experienced spouse visa solicitors, who have extensive experience dealing with spouse visa applications, will carry out all the casework on your application for an extension of your spouse visa in the UK.
Fast Track Visa Service: Our experienced and qualified spouse visa solicitors will prepare and submit your application for an extension of your spouse visa in the shortest possible time using the fast-track process. Where possible, our spouse visa solicitors will submit your spouse visa application through the Super Priority Visa Service to obtain a decision within 24 hours.
Free Immigration Advice Online: Our specialist team of spouse visa solicitors and lawyers can provide one-off free immigration advice online for an extension of a spouse visa in the UK via our website enquiry form.
Fixed Fees With Payment Plan: Our spouse visa solicitors and lawyers charge reasonable, affordable fixed fees for an application to extend a spouse visa. You can pay our fixed fee in two instalments: half when we start working on your spouse visa application, and the remaining half when we have fully prepared the application and it is ready for submission to the Home Office UKVI.
How Much Does Extension Of Spouse 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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How to Engage Us for Your Immigration Matter?
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What Are Our Other Spouse Visa-Related Services?
- Spouse Visa UK
- Entry Clearance for Spouse Visa UK
- Switching to a Spouse Visa UK (5 Years Route)
- Switching to a Spouse Visa (10 Years Route)
- Extension of Spouse Visa (5 Years Route)
- ILR as a Spouse (5 Years Route)
- ILR as a Spouse (10 Years Route)
- Family Visa UK
- In-Country Immigration Appeals
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) For Spouse Visa Extension (10 Years Route)
The following are the various frequently asked questions (FAQs) about an application for an extension of a spouse visa under the 10-year route:
A spouse visa extension (10-year route) allows individuals in the UK under the family life (10-year route) to extend their stay for a further 2.5 years (30 months). This route applies where applicants do not meet all the requirements of the 5-year route but have valid grounds under Appendix FM based on family or private life.
You may qualify for an extension of a spouse visa under the 10-year route if:
- You are in a genuine and subsisting relationship with a British citizen or settled person
- You have already been granted leave under the 10-year partner route
- You meet the suitability requirements (no serious immigration breaches or criminality)
- You demonstrate an ongoing family life in the UK
This route often applies where applicants rely on exceptional circumstances or human rights grounds (Article 8 ECHR).
A spouse visa extension on the 10-year route is granted for:
- 30 months (2.5 years) per extension
You will usually need to apply for multiple extensions before becoming eligible for settlement.
To qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) on the 10-year partner route:
- You must complete 10 continuous years in the UK under this route
- This typically involves 4 extensions of 30 months each
You must apply using:
- FLR(FP) form (Further Leave to Remain – Family/Private Life)
This application is submitted online via the UKVI system.
No. Unlike the 5-year route, there is no strict minimum income threshold to apply for the extension of a spouse visa under the 10-year route.
Yes, you may switch if you meet all requirements of the 5-year route, including:
- Financial requirement
- Immigration status requirements
Switching can significantly reduce the time to settlement (ILR).
The documents required for a spouse visa extension under the 10-year route may vary depending on the applicant's circumstances. Typical documents may include:
- Valid passport and eVisa
- Proof of relationship (marriage certificate, cohabitation evidence)
- Accommodation details
- English language certificate
- Evidence of family life with partner and children (if any)
Yes, you are allowed to:
- Work full-time or part-time
- Be self-employed
- Study in the UK
- There are generally no work restrictions.
No, unless you switch to the 5-year route, the 10-year route requires 10 years of continuous residence before you qualify for ILR. If you switch to the 5-year route, you will need to spend 5 years continuously with leave to remain under the 5-year route to qualify for ILR after 5 years.
Exceptional circumstances refer to situations where:
- Refusal would result in unjustifiably harsh consequences
- It would breach your right to family life under Article 8 ECHR
- It would be unreasonable to require a child of the applicant to leave the UK
This is a key basis for applications under the 10-year route.
Processing times are usually:
- Standard service: up to 12 months and sometimes even longer
- Super Priority Service: faster decisions within 24 hours
You can submit an FLR (FP) application for an extension of your spouse's visa (10-year route) through Super Priority Service for a decision within 24 hours.
No, you do not have to meet the English language and financial requirements for an extension of a spouse visa under the 10-year route.
Yes. Premium Solicitors provide:
- Expert legal advice on 10-year route applications
- Document checking and full representation
- Fixed-fee services with no hidden costs
- Remote services available across the UK and worldwide
- Spouse visa extension service 7 days a week
- Specialist UK spouse visa solicitors
- Extensive experience in complex family visa cases
- High success rate in human rights-based applications
- Tailored legal strategies for each client
- Available 7 days a week