General information, not a personal recommendation
This page identifies the public process and questions to check. It cannot confirm a deadline, preserve immigration status or determine the correct remedy for an individual case.
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Start here
Four immediate checks
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Prioritise personal safety
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Keep the current status and relationship timeline
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Check the official change-of-circumstances process
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Take regulated advice about independent routes
Keep control of the facts
Build a reliable record
Keep the complete decision, application, status record, correspondence and dates together. Use the current official page rather than screenshots or social-media summaries.
Avoid preventable harm
Important risks
- Separation can affect permission based on the relationship
- Domestic abuse and bereavement have distinct routes
- Do not make false statements to preserve status
Official starting point
Open the current government process
Personal circumstances?
Verify a regulated professional →Know when a guide is no longer enough
Eligibility assessments, evidence reviews, application preparation and representation should be handled by a suitably regulated professional.