👫 UK Spouse/Partner visa - 1 year since Covid
Here we put a summary of what changed during the past 12 months in the Immigration rules and procedures for a UK Spouse and Partner visas. #1 Application inside the UK if your current visa is about to expire. You still have to submit a new application (online) before your current visa expires. However, you have more time to book an appointment for biometrics and provide your documents. And if you had to wait for a test centre to reopen to take English or Life on the U.K. test, you won’t be penalised for that and can submit it later. Generally, there are concessions on the documents that you cannot provide on time, so you could provide them later. #2 Absences from the UK due to Covid travel restrictions. If you happened to stay abroad longer than intended because of Covid travel restrictions, it won’t affect your future U.K. visa applications or continuous residency, as long as it was for a reasonable time (consistent with the Governments’ policies). If your visa expired while abroa