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Partner permission aligned to a protection sponsor's 30-month permission

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited Kingdom
Operative dateAugust 3, 2026
CategoryFamily reunification / humanitarian protection
Policy toolStatement of changes to the immigration rules
Affected groupPartners of protection status holders

Policy effect

Appendix FM was amended so that a partner's entry clearance or leave to remain ends on the same date as a protection sponsor's 30-month permission.

Conditions and exceptions

Recorded validated scope: This finding counts the duration alignment only; any no-recourse-to-public-funds condition remains subject to the applicable GEN.1.11A exceptions.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

The following paragraphs shall take effect on 3 August 2026: • 1.1 • 5.1 to 5.6 • 8.5 and 8.6 • 11.1 to 11.3 • 13.1 and 13.2 • APP AR1 • APP HMAF1 to APP HMAF5 • APP AFI1 to APP AFI3 • APP ECAA1 and APP ECAA2 • APP FM1 to APP FM13 … “or; where the sponsor has been granted 30 months’ permission on the basis of protection status, for a period which ends on the same date as the sponsor’s permission. Any grant of permission under this paragraph will be subject to a condition of no recourse to public funds”. … “or, where the sponsor has been granted 30 months’ permission on the basis of protection status, for a period which ends on the same date as the sponsor’s permission. Any grant of permission under this paragraph will be subject to a condition of no recourse to public funds”. … To address these risks, the Rules will provide that, where a protection sponsor has been granted permission to stay for 30 months, a partner granted permission under Appendix FM will be granted permission in line with the remainder of the sponsor’s existing grant, matching the time the sponsor has left. … Any grant of permission under this paragraph will be subject to a condition of no recourse to public funds …
UK Home OfficeStatement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 259 and explanatory memorandum, effective 3 August 2026Open official source
Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a4f651d559c26eacf438f9b/E03632547__HC_259__-_Immigration_Rules_Changes__Web_Accessible_.pdf

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

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