The rules, answered · checked 7 November 2026
Can you apply for a spouse visa from inside the UK?
Quick answer
Yes, unless the applying partner is in the UK as a visitor, on permission for six months or less (other than as a fiancé), or on immigration bail. The fee from inside the UK is £1,407.
What the rules say
Applying from inside the UK
Someone in the UK can apply as a partner from inside the UK, but not if they are here as a visitor, on permission granted for six months or less (other than as a fiancé), or on immigration bail. Those people have to apply from outside the UK.
From GOV.UK: Immigration Rules, Appendix FM, checked 7 November 2026.
Fees
The application fee is £2,064 from outside the UK (the same for the fiancé visa) and £1,407 from inside the UK. Settlement costs £3,226. These are the Home Office fees table of 8 October 2026.
From GOV.UK: Home Office fees table, checked 7 November 2026.
On your tracker
Answer seven questions and the tracker lists these, where they apply to you, with the dates each must fall between and every requirement to tick:
- The applying partner’s current passport
Information, not immigration advice. Whether your documents meet a rule is a judgement only a regulated adviser can make: have your bundle checked.