How to plan your study in UK if you have a Spouse?

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What You Need to Know If You are Planning To
Study in the UK Having Spouses with You
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INDEX
Basic Discussion
Who is classified as a dependent?
Applying for a dependent visa
Are spouses allowed to work in the UK?
When to apply for a dependent visa in the UK?
What much would it cost to apply for a dependent
visa?
How to apply for a dependent visa?
ID Check app
Financial Requirements
Which UK universities offer dependent visas?
Final Thoughts
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Basic Discussion
Choosing to study in the UK is one of the smarter
choices students can make for their personal and
academic growth. It opens up new avenues of
opportunities and gives them a lot of room to
explore their career choices. The outstanding
academia equipped with a global reputation and
diverse student communities is ideal for all
international students who wish to go abroad to
pursue higher studies. The UK also offers a lot
of flexibility and convenience for its
international students, like offering spouse
visas. If you are a student planning to study
abroad and your spouse, the United Kingdom is a
great choice for exploring your options. For
international students in the UK who wish to live
with their spouses, the option to apply for a UK
Dependent Visa is available.
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Who is classified as a dependent?
The following people meet the criteria of
applying for a UK Dependent Visa
Your spouse (over 18 years old or above) Your
husband or wife, civil partner, same-sex partner
or unmarried one. Please refer to UKCISA guidance
for a detailed explanation of the terms mentioned
above. Your children (under 18 years old) If
one of the parents is applying for a UK degree
programme, their children will be considered
eligible for a dependent visa. According to
immigration rules, both parents are required to
be present in the UK. However, there are
exceptional cases where either you are a divorced
or widowed parent. For more details, refer to the
UKCISA guidance.
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Applying for a dependent visa
If the duration of your UK course programme is
longer than six months, you will be eligible to
apply for your spouses dependent visa in the
UK. New UK students can only bring their spouse
in the following cases
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If they are enrolled in a postgraduate course,
i.e., 12 months or longer. If they are a
Government-sponsored student with a 6-months or
longer course duration. The eligible age
requirement is 18 years or older, and you must
ensure that your spouse meets all the eligibility
criteria rules listed by the UK immigration
authority for dependent visas. If you are
enrolled in a course programme that does adhere
to UK Dependent Visa rules and regulations, your
spouse cannot come to the UK. You must take care
of the course programme that you choose and spare
some room to make amendments if required.
Be thorough with your research when you plan to
apply for a course programme and make sure it is
in accordance with your long-term plans of living
in the UK.
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Are spouses allowed to work in the UK?
The work permit for your spouse in the UK is
dependent on various factors. Your course
selection is a critical deciding factor of
whether your spouse will be allowed to work in
the UK or not. For course programmes that are 12
months or longer, a work permit is granted to the
spouse in most cases, but the situation may vary
for some. Government-sponsored students have the
upper hand in this case, and their spouses are
easily granted a work permit.
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When to apply for a dependent visa in the UK?
It is usually recommended that students should
apply for their spouses dependent visa right
when they are applying for their UK course
programme or just after they have received their
visa application. If the student is still waiting
for the outcome of his UK visa application, their
spouse visa application should also be kept on
hold until the first visa application is accepted.
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What much would it cost to apply for a dependent
visa?
The application fees will be charged as per each
individual dependent the fee is 348.The
immigration health surcharge of 470 will also be
added to the fee for the visas validity period.
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How to apply for a dependent visa?
Just like the student visa, the dependent would
also need to apply from either the country of
residence or the country of nationality. The
application needs to be prepared and submitted
online. Your spouses application will be
independent you may add individual applications
for other people if there may be. As you will be
preparing for the online application of your
spouse, your spouse will need to book an
appointment to physically visit a visa
application centre in the country of residence
for biometrics enrolment, facial image records
and submitting all other supporting
documents. If your spouse is coming from the
USA, New Zealand and or from Australian cities,
they will go for biometric registration to a
local immigration centre. After completing this
step, your spouse must send their documents to UK
Visas and Immigration (UKVI).
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ID Check app
EEA or Swiss nationals can apply via the UK
Immigration. They can have IDs checked through an
app and wont necessarily have to visit a Visa
Application Centre to process their documents.
The app allows you to submit scanned copies of
your passport along with your photo. The app is
compatible with iPhone 7 model or the newer
versions and any Android phone. The app is user
friendly and provides step by step instructions
to help students with the application process.
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The visa application for dependent needs to
ensure that they have sufficient funds to cover
the living cost in the UK. The visa validity is
of up to 9 months, so the finances that you
reflect in your account should be according to
the number of months you are planning to stay.
The amount of 680 is required for each month. If
you are planning to live for a period of 9
months, then it should be a total of
6,120. This requirement is fulfilled by
providing a bank statement and holding the funds
in the students or their spouses name. The
supporting financial document needs to show that
the funds have been in the account for 28 days at
the minimum it must not be more than 31 days
before the date of application. For example, if
you are submitting your application on 20th May,
your bank statement should be from 20th February
to 20th March.
Financial Requirements
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Which UK universities offer dependent visas?
Here is the list of the top-tier UK universities
that offer dependent visas to international
students for their spouse

• University of Cambridge
• University of Oxford
• University of Bradford
• University of Birmingham
• University of Essex
• The University of Edinburgh
• University of Leeds

• University of Northampton
• Brunel University London
• University of Liverpool
• University of Southampton
• University of Stirling
• Bournemouth University
• University of Warwick

For more details and information regarding the
university policies and preferred course programs
for students applying for a dependent visa, visit
their website.
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Final Thoughts
We hope that this article helped guide you with
if you are planning to study in the UK having
spouses with you. Applying to the UK as a student
having spouses may seem like an overwhelming
process for many. Get in touch with experts in
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