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Dependant partner of a visa holder documents checklist for Indian applicants

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An Indian applicant for the Dependant partner of a visa holder needs 11 document groups, starting with your passport and old passports, plus the main applicant's passport, brp or evisa share code and their visa decision letter and main applicant's certificate of sponsorship reference and job offer letter, or cas and university offer letter for a student. Every item below is named the way Indian banks, offices and universities issue it, verified 8 October 2026.

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Documents checklist

Scan each document in colour; translations certified; bank statements on letterhead or stamped by the branch.

  1. 1Your passport and old passports, plus the main applicant's passport, BRP or eVisa share code and their visa decision letter
  2. 2Main applicant's certificate of sponsorship reference and job offer letter, or CAS and university offer letter for a student
  3. 3Marriage certificate from the Indian registrar under the Hindu Marriage Act, Special Marriage Act or Anand Marriage Act, with the wedding card and ceremony photographs
  4. 4Unmarried partners: rental agreement, joint bank account, Aadhaar or voter ID at the same address, and utility bills covering 2 years of living together
  5. 5Relationship evidence over time: dated photographs, chat and call history, money transfers, travel together and visits
  6. 6Bank statements showing the dependant funds for 28 days, with the 28-day period ending within 31 days of the application date, or the sponsor's maintenance certification on the certificate of sponsorship
  7. 7Student dependants: 9 months of funds at the dependant rate, held for 28 days, in your name or the student's name, with fixed deposit receipts if used
  8. 8TB test certificate from an approved clinic in India, valid for 6 months
  9. 9Divorce decree or death certificate for any previous marriage of either partner
  10. 10Police clearance certificate from the Passport Seva Kendra if the main applicant's route asks for one, such as some Skilled Worker health and education jobs
  11. 11Your own ITR acknowledgements, Form 16 or business papers if you are adding your income to the funds
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Related questions

What is the dependant visa fee for the spouse of a Skilled Worker from India?

£819 for a visa of 3 years or less, or £1,618 for over 3 years, the same as the main applicant pays. Add the health surcharge at £1,035 a year for the whole visa period. Our fee calculator converts the total to rupees at today's rate.

My husband is doing a master's in the UK. Can I join him?

Not as a dependant, unless the course is a research-based master's or he is government-sponsored. Since 1 January 2024 taught master's and bachelor's students cannot bring partners. You could visit on a Standard Visitor visa for up to 6 months.

Can I work on a dependant partner visa?

Yes. Partners of workers, students, Graduate, Global Talent, HPI and Innovator Founder holders can take any job, except as a professional sportsperson. No sponsor is needed for your own work.

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