Dependant partner of a visa holder: questions Indian applicants ask

£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.

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.

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.

For worker and founder routes, £285 for a partner held for 28 days, unless the certificate of sponsorship certifies maintenance. For a student partner, £845 a month in London or £680 a month outside, for up to 9 months, held for 28 days. Graduate dependants have no funds rule.

No. There is no English requirement for a dependant partner at entry or on extension. English at B1 is needed only when you apply to settle, and the level is expected to rise to B2 from 2027.

You can apply at the same time as the main applicant by linking the applications, or any time after their visa is granted. Applying together is usual for new Skilled Workers so the family travels on one date.

No. We file the dependant partner application only. Sponsorship, certificates of sponsorship and the main applicant's work visa are outside our service, and we do not advise on them. The main applicant's employer or a regulated UK adviser handles that side.

About 3 weeks after biometrics for a standard decision. Priority at £500 aims for 5 working days and super priority at £1,000 for the next working day, when offered at your VFS centre. Our processing-times tracker shows the current position.