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You鈥檒l need to have information and some evidence ready when you make your application. Include information for you and any dependants applying at the same time.

You鈥檒l need to provide:

• all your names
• your date of birth
• your current passport or other valid travel ID
• copies of the photo page and any visa or entry stamps in your previous passports
• details of any previous immigration applications you鈥檝e made
• details of any criminal convictions
• your national insurance number, if you have one
• your parents鈥� date of birth and nationality if you鈥檙e applying from outside the UK
• your tuberculosis test results if you鈥檙e from a country where you have to take the test
• a certified translation of any document that is not in English or Welsh

You鈥檒l also need to provide either:

• your biometric residence permit (BRP) - you can use it for 18 months after the expiry date printed on the card
• online proof of your immigration status if you have an eVisa -聽 you鈥檒l need to get a share code

You鈥檒l need to have a blank page in your passport on which to put the visa if you鈥檙e applying outside the UK.

You鈥檒l also need to:

• prove your knowledge of English
• give proof of your finances, if you鈥檙e not applying on the basis of your private life

You may need to provide other additional documents depending on your circumstances - for example a sponsorship form from your family member in the UK.

You鈥檒l be told how to provide your documents when you apply.

Your finances

You鈥檒l need to show you can meet the financial requirements for the type of family visa you鈥檙e applying for.

This is based on your income or the income of the family member you鈥檙e joining in the UK, or both.聽

For example, you鈥檒l need to prove your own and your partner鈥檚 combined UK income in your application if you鈥檙e applying as a partner. If you鈥檙e applying as a child, you鈥檒l need to prove the income of the parent (or parents) you鈥檙e joining.

What counts as income

The following things can count as income:聽

• income from employment before tax and National Insurance (from P60 or payslips) - you can only use income earned in the UK
• income earned from self-employment or as a director of a limited company in the UK - this will be on a Self Assessment tax return
• cash savings above 拢16,000
• money from a pension
• non-work income, for example from property rentals or dividends

If you or your family member are self-employed, you need to base your income on how much you earned in the last 6 months or more, counting back from the day you apply.

Proof of your finances

You鈥檒l need to provide proof of the income with your application.聽

If you or your family member are employed, you could include:

• bank statements showing your or their income
• 6 months of payslips, counting back from the day you apply
• a letter from an employer, dated and on headed paper

The employer鈥檚 letter should confirm:

• you or your family member are employed there
• the job title or position you or your family member hold
• how long you or your family member have worked there
• the type of contract (for example, permanent, fixed term)
• what you or your family member earn before tax and National Insurance
• how long you or your family member have been paid your current salary
• the payslips are genuine

You鈥檒l be told exactly what documents to provide when you apply online.

You鈥檒l need to follow extra guidance if:

• you or your family member鈥檚 income is not from employment, for example it鈥檚 from running a limited company, savings, or a pension
• you or your family member have taken maternity or paternity leave in the last 6 months
• you want to combine different income sources

Check the guidance in:

• Appendix FM and Appendix HM armed forces: minimum income requirement if you鈥檙e applying as a partner

• Appendix FM and adult dependent relatives: maintenance and accommodation if you鈥檙e applying as a parent or an adult coming to be cared for by a relative

The detailed guidance also explains the evidence you need to provide for each of the types of income you鈥檙e relying on.

Your partner鈥檚 details

If you have a partner, you鈥檒l be asked about their:

• name
• date of birth
• nationality
• passport
• right to be in the UK, for example they鈥檙e a British citizen

You鈥檒l also need to give details of:

• any people your partner was previously married to, in a civil partnership with or had children with
• evidence of marriages ending, for example a divorce certificate
• anyone your partner supports with money, for example their parents

Proof of relationship

If you鈥檙e applying as a spouse or partner, you鈥檒l be asked about:

• your relationship with your partner, for example how you met and how often you see each other
• how long you鈥檝e lived together - you鈥檒l need to provide proof like council tax bills
• things you pay for together
• whether you鈥檙e your partner鈥檚 carer

Your previous partners

You鈥檒l need to include details of anyone you previously married or had children with. Include evidence of marriages ending, for example a divorce certificate.

Children

You鈥檒l need to give details of your children (and your partner鈥檚 children if you have one). You鈥檒l be asked about all children, even if they鈥檙e not applying.

You鈥檒l need to give details of:

• their name
• their nationality
• their date of birth
• their passport details
• who the child normally lives with
• any other people with parental responsibility for your child, for example your step children鈥檚 other parents
• how you鈥檙e involved in their day to day life
• arrangements you have to see the child - for example the courts have granted you access
• the child鈥檚 extended family
• any countries your child has visited or lived in

Your life outside the UK

You鈥檒l need to give details of:

• countries outside the UK you鈥檝e lived in and visited
• family and friends in the countries where you were born or have nationality