ILR as bereaved Partner
ILR As A Bereaved Partner
The applicant can apply for ILR as a bereaved partner if your British citizen / settled partner dies whilst you are in the UK on spouse / partner visa. You can apply for ILR as a bereaved partner any time after your partner’s death. Applicant do not have to wait until your current spouse / partner visa expires. You must be in the UK when you apply for ILR as a bereaved partner.
Section BPILR of Appendix FM makes provision for spouses, civil partner, unmarried partners, same sex partners who are bereaved during the probationary period to be granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK, provided that the relationship was subsisting and that they intended to live together permanently in the UK at the time of the sponsor’s death.
The Bereaved Partner visa allow people in the UK apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain after their partner’s death. You must have last been granted permission to stay as their spouse, civil partner, or long-term partner. This visa offers a compassionate route to settlement without requiring the usual relationship or income tests.
Eligibility Requirements For ILR As A Bereaved Partner
There are certain eligibility criteria that you must pass to be considered to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as a Bereaved Partner under the UK Immigration Rules. These regulations establish that your relationship was legitimate, in addition to the fact that you possessed lawful immigration status upon the death of your partner.
You may qualify if:
- Your last leave to remain in the UK was approved as a partner of a British citizen or someone with indefinite leave to remain or someone who has a pre settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.
- When your partner passed away you were in the UK.
- You are living in the UK with your spouse, and you were also living together at the time of his/her death.
- You both intended to live together permanently in the UK.
- Your partner was not living permanently in another country.
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