Spouse or Partner Family Visa

6. The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter Jersey with a view to settlement as the spouse or civil partner of a person present and settled in Jersey or who is on the same occasion being admitted for settlement are that:

30. The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter Jersey with a view to settlement as the unmarried partner of a person present and settled in Jersey or being admitted on the same occasion for settlement, are that:

(a) the applicant is married to or the civil partner of a person present and settled in Jersey or who is on the same occasion being admitted for settlement, and meets the requirements of one or more of sub-items b-f below;

For the purposes of this paragraph and paragraphs 7–17 (of this Appendix) a member of HM forces serving overseas, or a permanent member of HM Diplomatic Service or a comparable UK based staff member of the British Council on a tour of duty abroad, or a staff member of the Department for International Development who is a British citizen or is settled in Jersey, is to be regarded as present and settled in Jersey.

1. Nothing in these Rules shall be construed as permitting a person to be granted entry clearance, leave to enter, leave to remain or variation of leave as a spouse or civil partner of another if either the applicant or the sponsor will be aged under 18 on the date of arrival in Jersey or (as the case may be) on the date on which the leave to remain or variation of leave would be granted.

(ii) the parties to the marriage or civil partnership have met; and

(iii) each of the parties intends to live permanently with the other as his or her spouse or civil partner and the marriage or civil partnership is subsisting; and

(a) the applicant is the unmarried partner of a person present and settled in Jersey or who is on the same occasion being admitted for settlement and the parties have been living together in a relationship akin to marriage which has subsisted for 2 years and meets the requirements of one or more of sub-items b-f below; and

(iv) there will be adequate accommodation for the parties and any dependants without recourse to public funds in accommodation which they own or occupy exclusively; and

(v) the parties will be able to maintain themselves and any dependants adequately without recourse to public funds; and

2. Part 8 applies to all applications made under the Rules in place before 1st August 2014 to which the provisions of Part 8 apply. Appendix FM (J) applies to all applications made on or after 1st August 2014 to which the provisions of Appendix FM (J) apply.

(vii) the applicant holds a valid entry clearance for entry in this capacity.

7. A person seeking leave to enter Jersey as the spouse or civil partner of a person present and settled in Jersey or who is on the same occasion being admitted for settlement and who satisfies each of the requirements of paragraph 6 (of this Appendix) may be admitted for an initial period not exceeding 33 months.

10. An extension of stay as the spouse or civil partner of a person present and settled in Jersey who entered Jersey under paragraph 7 (of this Appendix) may be granted for a period not exceeding 30 months, provided the Minister is satisfied that the requirements of paragraph 9 (ii)-(xiii) are met.

(a) the applicant was admitted to Jersey or given an extension of stay for a period in accordance with paragraphs 6-14 (of this Appendix) and has completed a period of 60 months as the spouse or civil partner of a person present and settled in Jersey;