Rules checked on 5 November 2026, separating changes already in force from scheduled future dates.
Rules and sources checked: 5 November 2026. General information; confirm the rules for your application date.
These dates apply to the relevant application and transitional provisions. Do not treat proposals for longer earned-settlement periods as current rules. The current published partner and Skilled Worker routes still provide for settlement after 5 qualifying years where all requirements are met.
Official sources: Changes · Graduate · English Settlement · Partner · Worker
Meet the unpaid course-fee amount on your CAS for the relevant academic year, plus living costs. For applications made before 30 November 2026, living costs are £1,529 a month in London or £1,171 outside London, up to 9 months: maximum £13,761 or £10,539.
For applications made on or after 30 November 2026, the published rule change raises these amounts to £1,570 and £1,203 a month, respectively: maximum £14,130 or £10,827. The permitted offset for accommodation paid to the sponsor rises from £1,529 to £1,570. Do not deduct arbitrary private accommodation payments.
Where relying on personal cash funds, hold the required balance for 28 consecutive days, with the end of that period within 31 days before applying. Eligible official sponsorship and student loans have their own evidence rules. Permitted accounts can include your own, a parent’s or legal guardian’s with consent and relationship evidence, or a qualifying partner’s account under the finance rules.
Thai nationals are on the differential-evidence list. This generally means you do not submit financial evidence initially, but you must still meet the financial requirement and supply evidence if UKVI asks. Certain applicants with at least 12 months of valid UK permission do not have to meet the financial requirement. Confirm the rule that applies to your application.
Official sources: Student Money · Student Rules · Changes
For the usual first partner or parent application, the English requirement is CEFR A1 in speaking and listening. At a later extension, A2 normally applies if the earlier requirement was met at A1. An approved test is one way to qualify; accepted qualifications and nationality, age, disability or exceptional-circumstance exemptions may apply. A degree taught in English outside the UK requires the appropriate official assessment where specified.
For settlement under the relevant family rules, the current level is B1 in speaking and listening, with the scheduled increase to B2 for applications made on or after 26 March 2027, unless exempt. This settlement change does not turn the first partner application into a B2 application. The Life in the UK requirement is separate. Check the approved test and test centre before paying.
Official sources: Family English · English Settlement
An eVisa is the digital record of your immigration permission and its conditions. Access it through a free UKVI account and follow the instructions in your decision email. Check your name, dates, conditions and linked passport before travelling. A valid existing vignette remains valid until it expires.
Keep the passport or travel document in your UKVI account up to date. Use the appropriate GOV.UK service when asked to prove your status. Having an eVisa does not itself give permission to work: your particular visa conditions decide that.
Official sources: Evisa
Checked against the fee schedule effective 8 October 2026: Standard Visitor up to 6 months £135; 2 years £506; 5 years £903; 10 years £1,128. Partner/fiancé(e) entry clearance is £2,064; an in-UK family application is £1,407. Student is £558. Standard Skilled Worker entry clearance is £819 for sponsorship up to 3 years or £1,618 over 3 years. Immigration Salary List and Health and Care cases have different fees.
The IHS is normally £1,035 per year for adults, or £776 for students, their dependants and applicants under 18. It is based on permission length, not simply course or employment length, with part-years charged under the official half-year rules. Visitors do not pay it; an application from outside the UK for permission of 6 months or less is also exempt. Other exemptions exist.
A usual 33-month adult partner entry grant therefore costs £2,064 + £3,105 IHS = £5,169 before other costs. A usual 30-month adult partner extension or switch costs £1,407 + £2,587.50 IHS = £3,994.50 at today’s rates. Fees may change before a later application. Tests, translations, travel and optional VFS services are separate.
Our published service prices are in Thai baht and payment to us is by bank transfer only. Pound-to-baht conversions are estimates; the government and other providers determine their own payment amounts and exchange rates. Confirm your written service quote before transferring.
This guide summarises the linked official sources and cannot determine an individual application. For eligibility, exceptions, refusals or appeals, consult a suitably authorised adviser. UKVI makes the decision. Our administrative service fees are separate from government and third-party charges.
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