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Visas: Married People

Commons · Question 37587 · Tabled 12 Mar 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Rupa Huq

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the period of duration for spousal visas.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 19 Mar 2025

A partner or spouse coming to or staying in the UK with their British or settled relative is granted permission for 33 or 30 months respectively. The temporary grant of permission allows the Home Office to confirm the relationship is ongoing and subsistin...