Affordable UK Spouse Visa Lawyers
Price is one consideration when choosing a UK Spouse Visa Lawyer. However, several other factors must also be considered.
At OTS Solicitors, our team of affordable UK Immigration Lawyers combines experience, efficiency, expertise, and cost-effectiveness. We believe that makes us a first-choice immigration law firm for the cost-conscious looking for the best immigration legal advice.
Contact our specialist UK Immigration Lawyers for expert immigration legal advice on spouse visas.
Our lawyers speak Arabic, Armenian, Farsi, French/Mauritian Creole, Spanish, Tamil Tagalog/Ilonggo, and Urdu/Punjabi.
Affordable but quality Immigration Lawyers
Applying for a Spouse Visa can be an expensive process. There are several financial matters to consider:
- The visa and immigration fees.
- The Spouse Visa financial requirement.
- The Immigration Solicitors' legal fees.
Family reunification is so important that Spouse Visa and Family Visa applicants and their sponsoring partners will do their utmost to juggle the costs so they can live together.
Spouse Visa and immigration fees
The Spouse Visa and immigration fees can be summarised as:
- Visa application fee
- Immigration health surcharge
- Biometric fees
- Document translation fees
- English language test
- TB test
In addition to these fees, you may decide to pay the Home Office extra to use their priority services to get a quick Spouse Visa decision.
The Home Office fees change annually, so checking them with our friendly Spouse Visa Solicitors is best.
The Home Office fees don’t end on arrival in the UK, as your first Spouse Visa is time-limited. A Home Office residence requirement means you can't jump from a Spouse Visa or Family Visa to British citizenship. The settlement process involves four stages:
- Apply for your Spouse Visa.
- Apply for your Spouse Visa extension.
- Apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (called settlement).
- Apply for British citizenship.
Our London Immigration Lawyers can help you and your family at each visa and citizenship application stage. If you bring family members, we can also help you secure Dependent Visas for them or Visitor Visas if you want your extended family to come to the UK to visit you.
The Spouse Visa financial requirement
Meeting the Spouse Visa financial requirement is one of the essential Family Visa eligibility criteria. The minimum income financial requirement for a sponsoring partner is now set at £29,000 as a gross annual income.
Most first-time Spouse Visa applicants applying for a visa from outside the UK rely on their UK-based sponsoring partner to meet the financial requirement, as their income is not considered by the Home Office when assessing whether the financial requirement is met. Upon arrival in the UK, a Spouse Visa holder can get a job, and their income may be considered when assessing if they meet the financial requirements when applying for a Spouse Visa extension.
If you are worried you won't meet the financial requirement for a Family Visa, contact OTS Solicitors for specialist immigration legal advice.
Our expert Immigration Solicitors can advise you about:
- If your sponsoring partner can meet the financial requirement because they receive a qualifying benefit.
- If you and your partner can meet the financial requirement, as you, they or both of you have cash savings.
- If you can combine several sources of income or use a combination of income and savings to meet the Home Office rules.
- If you meet the exceptional criteria to apply for a visa despite not meeting the financial requirement.
- If you meet the eligibility criteria for a different type of visa, where there is no financial requirement to pass. For example, could you apply for a job in the UK as a carer and qualify for a Health and Care Worker Visa?
- Planning your immigration journey so you can apply to settle in the UK as quickly as possible. For example, you can ensure you apply for your spouse visa extension before your first visa expires, so you do not spoil your immigration record. For instance, we can explain the complicated absence thresholds for the residence requirement so your Indefinite Leave to Remain application can proceed smoothly, as you will have understood and followed the absence threshold rules whilst complying with the five-year residence requirement before applying to settle in the UK.
Affordable UK Spouse Visa Lawyers
Some visa applicants are tempted to apply for a Family Visa without using a lawyer. You can do that as there is no requirement to instruct an Immigration Solicitor, but it may not be a good idea because:
- The UK immigration rules are complicated.
- If your visa application is refused, it is usually harder to get a visa when you make a second application.
- If the Home Office rejects your visa application, you may remain apart from your partner longer.
Talking to our specialist Spouse Visa Solicitors in London will give you an understanding of:
- Our affordable Spouse Visa charges and how our charges apply to your circumstances.
- What you can expect from OTS Solicitors.
- How you can change lawyers if you already have a solicitor.
We also recommend that you read some of our client reviews.
One Google review sums up the sort of service most Spouse Visa applicants need and OTS Solicitors provides:
‘’In short, it has been such a relief to have my visa application managed by Tia at OTS. It was quite a difficult decision to pick a solicitor as I had no prior knowledge of which solicitor to choose. But I settled on OTS and it's been a brilliant decision. Tia has proven to be knowledgeable, efficient and she replies to e-mails really quickly. In hindsight, I would never have managed this application on my own and I'm delighted that I decided to ask for solicitor assistance. I recommend Tia and OTS whole-heartedly’’.
Contact our specialist UK Immigration Lawyers for expert immigration legal advice on spouse visas.
Our lawyers speak Arabic, Armenian, Farsi, French/Mauritian Creole, Spanish, Tamil Tagalog/Ilonggo, and Urdu/Punjabi.
Appointments are available for phone or online consultations or at our offices in London.
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