Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?
The applicant must be married to a person present and settled in the Bailiwick or being admitted for settlement on the same occasion and must meet one of the seven English language routes in items (i) to (vii): an approved speaking and listening test at or above level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference, being aged 65 or over, a physical or mental condition, exceptional compassionate circumstances, nationality of a majority English speaking country, or a recognised degree-level qualification; the parties must have met, and each must intend to live permanently with the other as spouse with the marriage subsisting.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record- Consolidated text published by the Guernsey Law website; the site states it is not authoritative and has no legal effect.
- Appendix A uses the term 'spouse' throughout; it contains no separate civil partner category, and none was found in this consolidated text.
- Guernsey — Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008 (consolidated), Spouse or Civil Partner of a Settled Person
(a) the applicant is married to a person present and settled in the
Bailiwick of Guernsey or who is on the same occasion being
admitted for settlement, and meets the requirements of one or
more of items (i) to (vii) below –
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(i) the applicant provides an original English language test
certificate in speaking and listening from an English
language test provider approved by the Lieutenant
Governor, which clearly shows the applicant's name
and the qualification obtained (which must meet or
exceed level A1 of the Common European Framework
of Reference), or
(ii) the applicant is aged 65 or over at the time he makes his
application, or
(iii) the applicant has a physical or mental condition that
would prevent him from meeting the requirement in
item (i), or
(iv) there are exceptional compassionate circumstances that
would prevent the applicant from meeting the
requirement in item (i), or
(v) the applicant is a national of a majority English
speaking country, or
(vi) has obtained an academic qualification (not a
professional or vocational qualification), which is
deemed by UK NARIC to meet the recognised standard
of a Bachelor's or Master's degree or PhD in the UK,
from an educational establishment in one of the
following countries: Antigua and Barbuda; Australia;
The Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Dominica; Grenada;
Guyana; Ireland; Jamaica; New Zealand; St Kitts and
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Nevis; St Lucia; St Vincent and The Grenadines;
Trinidad and Tobago; the UK; the USA, or
(vii) the applicant has obtained an academic qualification
(not a professional or vocational qualification) which is
deemed by UK NARIC to meet the recognised standard
of a Bachelor's or Master's degree or PhD in the UK,
and UK NARIC has confirmed that the qualification
was taught or researched in English, and
(b) the parties to the marriage have met, and
(c) each of the parties intends to live permanently with the other as
his or her spouse and the marriage is subsisting, and
