UK immigration route hub
Family visas
General information for partners, children, parents and other eligible relatives.
Foundational guides
Understand the main published routes
Choose a guide to see the route’s purpose, important features and current official source. This is not a personal eligibility assessment.
Partner and spouse family visa
A family route for eligible spouses, civil partners and qualifying unmarried partners.
Fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner visa
A family route to enter the UK for a planned marriage or civil partnership.
Adult Dependent Relative visa
A narrowly defined family route for an adult who needs long-term personal care from a qualifying relative in the UK.
Parent family visa
A family route for an eligible parent taking an active role in the upbringing of a qualifying child in the UK.
Child family visa
A route for an eligible child joining or remaining with a parent who has qualifying UK status.
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Requirements, fees and processing times can change
Use our guide to understand the landscape, then read the current official page for the route and application location.
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