{"id":1196,"date":"2019-03-13T13:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wembleysolicitors.com\/blog\/?p=1196"},"modified":"2019-03-11T07:33:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T07:33:10","slug":"what-you-should-do-after-your-spouse-visa-gets-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wembleysolicitors.com\/blog\/what-you-should-do-after-your-spouse-visa-gets-approved\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Should Do After Your Spouse Visa Gets Approved"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a lot of hard work and determination, you and your partner finally have what you\u2019ve been looking for; a spouse visa with their name on it!<\/p>\n

Firstly, congratulations!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s understandably unnerving to wait for any visa, let alone a spouse visa. But even with these good tidings, the job isn\u2019t over yet. No need to be worried though. Your spouse is now on a fast track to the UK. But there are still a lot of little things that need to be done once they arrive.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the gist of it!<\/p>\n

The After-Process of a Spouse Visa<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Keep in mind that your spouse is on the route to settlement. Their spouse visa is valid for 2.5 years, that\u2019s 30 months. But once they reach that 2.5 year point, they\u2019ll need to apply for another extension of the same duration. This additional time will allow them to quality for an ILR.<\/p>\n

For the moment, you\u2019ll need to make sure that they arrive within the first 30 days after the visa was granted. Once they arrive, they\u2019ll need to collect their BRP which is the Biometric Residence Permit from the UK Post Office. Alongside, they\u2019ll need an entry stamp that will be added to their passport so that the 2.5 duration BRP can be activated.<\/p>\n

If they do not enter the UK in those 30 days, they will need to apply again but for a replacement.<\/p>\n

In addition, you can choose to register your marriage, although you don\u2019t really need to do that since the Home Office would already recognize it as such.<\/p>\n

The Little Details<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Once your spouse arrives into the UK, you\u2019ll need to do the following tasks:<\/p>\n