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Lower partner-visa age threshold for serving HM Forces

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited Kingdom
Operative dateApril 6, 2010
CategoryMigration policy
Affected groupServing members of hm forces and their partners within the specified partner-visa provisions

Policy effect

From April 6, 2010, the minimum age threshold for both partners was lowered from 21 to 18 where either party was a serving member of HM Forces. The change covered spouses, civil partners, unmarried or same-sex partners, fiance(e)s and proposed civil partners under the specified partner provisions. Other applicable immigration requirements remained in force. Applications made before April 6 were covered by the earlier-rules transitional provision.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: From April 6, 2010, the minimum age threshold for both partners was lowered from 21 to 18 where either party was a serving member of HM Forces.; Applications made before April 6 were covered by the earlier-rules transitional provision.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

… rusted Sponsor.” 46. In paragraph 245ZY(c)(iii) delete “or employed as a Doctor in Training” and substitute “or employed as a Doctor or Dentist in Training”. 47. In paragraph 277 after “the applicant or the sponsor will be aged under 21”, add: “(or aged under 18 if either party is a serving member of HM Forces).” 48. In paragraph 289AA after “the applicant or the sponsor will be aged under 21”, add: “(or aged under 18 if either party is a serving member of HM Forces) .” 49. In paragraph 295AA after “the applicant or sponsor will be aged under 21” , add: “(or aged under 18 if either party is a … leave outside the rules in appropriate cases. However whilst leave can be granted outside the rules e.g. in compelling compassionate circumstances or on Article 8 ECHR grounds, this may not offer the certainty that a member of the armed forces on operational duties requires. 7 7.48 The following change to the Immigration Rules is being made to the marriage visa rules: yy Introduce a change to the marriage visa age policy for British and foreign national serving members of the HM forces and their spouses, civil partners, unmarried or same sex partners, fiancé(e)s or proposed civil partners so t … ), 19 March 2007 (HC 398), 3 April 2007 (Cm 7074), 4 April 2007 (Cm 7075), 7 November 2007 (HC 28), 13 November 2007 (HC 40), 19 November 2007 (HC 82), 6 February 2008 (HC 321), 17 March 2008 (HC 420), 9 June 2008 (HC 607), 10 July 2008 (HC 951), 15 July 2008 (HC 971), 4 November 2008 (HC 1113), 9 February 2009 (HC 227), 9 March 2009 (HC 314), April 2009 (HC 413), 9 September 2009 (Cm 7701), 23 September 2009 (Cm 7711), 10 December 2009 (HC 120) and 10 February 2010 (HC 367). The changes in this Statement shall take effect on 6 April 2010, excepting paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 52 and 53 which shall ta … he Home Secretary, constitute a statement of practice to be followed in the administration of the Immigration Act 1971 for regulating entry into, and stay of persons in, the United Kingdom. 4.2 This Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules has been incorporated into a consolidated version of the Immigration Rules, which can be found under the ‘Policy and Law’ page at: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk, where there are also copies of all the Statements of Changes in Immigration Rules issued since May 2003. 4.3 These changes to the Immigration Rules will come into force on 6 April 2010, excepting para …
UK Home Office, official Statement of ChangesHC 439 paragraphs 47–49 and memorandum 7.48–7.51Open official source
Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c22dfed915d0b036b53e6/hc439.pdf

Review method

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