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A fiancé or fiancée visa lets you come to the UK to marry your British, Irish or settled partner. It is granted for six months. Once married you apply from inside the UK to switch to a spouse visa, and the five-year route to settlement starts from that switch.
Requirements
- You are both 18 or over, free to marry, and intend to marry within six months of arriving and then live together permanently in the UK.
- You meet the financial requirement of £29,000, from the sponsor's income or savings; your own overseas income does not count.
- English at CEFR A1 unless exempt.
- Adequate accommodation without public funds.
- Evidence of a genuine relationship and of the wedding plans: a booking or notice of marriage, or a clear explanation of the arrangements.
What you cannot do on a fiancé visa
You cannot work or study while on the visa, and you are not covered by the NHS surcharge for this period, so you pay for treatment unless an exemption applies. Plan the wedding and the switch application so that the six months is enough; extensions are possible only where the marriage was delayed for a good reason.
The switch to a spouse visa
After the wedding you apply from inside the UK. The financial and English requirements are checked again, so keep the evidence current. Time on the fiancé visa does not count towards settlement.
Fees
Application fee £2,064 from outside the UK. No health surcharge is paid for the fiancé visa itself; it is paid on the switch to the spouse visa (£1,407 fee plus £1,035 a year surcharge). Figures correct on 13 October 2026.
Our fixed fee is £1,500 for the fiancé visa application for one applicant. The Home Office fee is paid on top; for additional applicants we can arrange a fixed fee once we have assessed the case.
What we do
We prepare the fiancé application and, in the same engagement, the spouse application that follows it, so the evidence is gathered once. See our fees.
Ask a question
If you are not sure which route applies, ask a solicitor and we will reply by phone or email. For an open discussion with other applicants, see ukspousevisa.co.uk, our separate site about partner visas.
