You can apply for an extension of your spouse visa under 10 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 requirement or English language requirement for an extension of your spouse visa under 10 years 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 application for extension of spouse visa under 10 years route. The success of the application for spouse visa renewal under the 10-year route is mainly based on meeting the requirements of paragraph EX1 of Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules. If your application for an extension of 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 years route) can be submitted to the Home Office UKVI through Super Priority Service so that you can get a decision on your application within 24 hours.
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Our spouse visa solicitors are specialists for applications for extension of spouse visa (10 years route) from inside the UK. As one of the best spouse visa solicitors, we have successfully helped thousands of clients with their applications for extension of a spouse visa under the 10-year route. Our highly experienced and fully qualified spouse visa solicitors can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee spouse visa advice and legal representations for your application for extension of spouse visa (10 years route) from inside the UK.
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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 £1048, 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 entry clearance application is £3635.50.
Additionally, you can pay an additional £1,000 as a Super Priority Service fee to have your application decided within 24 hours.
Can I Apply For a Fee Waiver For an Extension Of my Spouse Visa 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 for the application. Home Office UKVI decision-makers must consider the whole amount to be paid by an applicant when a fee waiver request is made. The whole of the amount means 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
What Are The Requirements For Spouse Visa Renewal (10 Years Route)?
The requirements for extension of spouse visa under 10 years route from inside the UK include the following:
Valid application: The applicant must submit a valid application for extension of spouse visa (10 years route) in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules;
Immigration status requirement: The applicant must meet the immigration status requirement which is normally met by the applicant already having leave to remain as a spouse under 10 years 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 relationship of the applicant with the UK sponsor must be genuine and subsisting and the appropriate evidence of genuineness and subsistence of marriage should be provided in support of the application for an extension of 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.
Can I Use 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 your application faster through Super Priority Service. This way, you will not have to wait for the decision on your extension application for months (sometimes years).
What Is 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 spouse visa under 10 years 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, Turkish Businessperson visa holder or 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 Extension Of Spouse Visa Under 10 Years Route?
To apply for an extension of spouse visa under 10 years 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 when you attend your biometrics appointment;
- 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.
Can I Re-Apply For Extension Of Spouse Visa After The Refusal?
You may be able to re-apply for an extension of your spouse visa under the 10-year route if your application for an extension of your spouse 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 An Application For an Extension Of My Spouse Visa?
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 required legal services to represent you in your spouse visa appeal to challenge the refusal decision.
How Can We Help With Spouse Visa Renewal Application?
Our specialist team of spouse visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations 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 relevant requirements you have to meet for your application for spouse visa extension 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 make sure that all the documents you provide in support of your spouse visa extension application are in accordance with the requirements of the immigration rules;
Completing the application form: Our spouse visa solicitors will complete the relevant application form for your spouse visa extension application;
Submitting an application through Super Priority Service: Our spouse visa solicitors can submit your spouse visa extension application online through super priority service to get a decision on your spouse visa extension application 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 carry out all the follow-up work 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 a number of reasons why you can choose our spouse visa solicitors and lawyers in London to handle your application for an extension of 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 representations 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 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 spouse 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 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 be able to 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 get a faster decision on your spouse visa application 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 UK through our website enquiry form.
Fixed Fees With Payment Plan: Our spouse visa solicitors and lawyers charge reasonable and affordable fixed fees for an application for an extension of a spouse visa. You have the option to pay our fixed fee in two instalments, whereby you pay half of the agreed fixed fee when we start working on your spouse visa application and the remaining half when we have fully prepared the spouse visa application, and it is ready for submission to the Home Office UKVI.
What Are Our Other Spouse Visa-Related Services?
- Spouse Visa UK
- Entry Clearance For Spouse Visa UK
- Switching Into Spouse Visa UK (5 Years Route)
- Switching Into Spouse Visa UK (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)
Following are the various frequently asked questions (FAQs) about an application for an extension of a spouse visa under 10 years route:
You can submit an FLR (FP) application for an extension of your spouse's visa (10 years 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 spouse visa under the 10-year route.
The Home Office UKVI normally decides on an application for spouse visa renewal (10-year route) submitted through standard service within 3 to 6 months.
An application for an extension of a spouse visa (10 years route) submitted through Super Priority Service is normally decided within 24 hours.
The applicant's application for an extension of spouse visa under 10 years route will be refused (mandatory refusal) if the following paragraphs apply:
- The applicant is currently the subject of a deportation order.
- The presence of the applicant in the UK is not conducive to the public good because they have been convicted of an offence for which they have been sentenced to imprisonment for at least 4 years.
- The presence of the applicant in the UK is not conducive to the public good because they have been convicted of an offence for which they have been sentenced to imprisonment for less than 4 years but at least 12 months, unless a period of 10 years has passed since the end of the sentence; or
- The applicant's presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good because, in the view of the Secretary of State, their offending has caused serious harm or they are persistent offender who shows a particular disregard for the law.
- The presence of the applicant in the UK is not conducive to the public good because their conduct (including convictions which do not fall within paragraphs S-LTR.1.3. to 1.5.), character, associations, or other reasons, make it undesirable to allow them to remain in the UK.
- The applicant has failed without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement to-
- attend an interview;
- provide information;
- provide physical data; or
- undergo a medical examination or provide a medical report.
- The presence of the applicant in the UK is not conducive to the public good because the Secretary of State:
- has made a decision under Article 1F of the Refugee Convention to exclude the person from the Refugee Convention or under paragraph 339D of these Rules to exclude them from humanitarian protection; or
- has previously made a decision that they are a person to whom Article 33(2) of the Refugee Convention applies because there are reasonable grounds for regarding them as a danger to the security of the UK; or
- considers that they are a person to whom sub-paragraph (a) or (b) would apply except that (i) the person has not made a protection claim, or (ii) the person made a protection claim which has already been finally determined without reference to Article 1F of the Refugee Convention or paragraph 339D of these Rules; or
- has previously made a decision that they are a person to whom Article 33(2) of the Refugee Convention applies because, having been convicted by a final judgment of a particularly serious crime, they constitute a danger to the community of the UK.
When considering whether the applicant's presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good, any legal or practical reasons why the applicant cannot be removed from the UK must be ignored.
The applicant will normally be refused on grounds of suitability if any of the following paragraphs apply.
- Whether or not to the applicant’s knowledge –
- false information, representations or documents have been submitted in relation to the application (including false information submitted to any person to obtain a document used in support of the application); or
- there has been a failure to disclose material facts in relation to the application.
- A maintenance and accommodation undertaking has been requested under paragraph 35 of these Rules and has not been provided.
- The Secretary of State has given notice to the applicant and their partner under section 50(7)(b) of the Immigration Act 2014 that one or both of them have not complied with the investigation of their proposed marriage or civil partnership.
The applicant may be refused on grounds of suitability if any of the following paragraphs apply.
- The applicant has made false representations or failed to disclose any material fact in a previous application for entry clearance, leave to enter, leave to remain or a variation of leave, or in a previous human rights claim; or did so in order to obtain from the Secretary of State or a third party a document required to support such an application or claim (whether or not the application or claim was successful).
- The applicant has previously made false representations or failed to disclose material facts for the purpose of obtaining a document from the Secretary of State that indicates that he or she has a right to reside in the United Kingdom.
- The applicant has failed to pay litigation costs awarded to the Home Office.
- One or more relevant NHS bodies has notified the Secretary of State that the applicant has failed to pay charges in accordance with the relevant NHS regulations on charges to overseas visitors, and the outstanding charges total at least £500.