Switching Visas Within UK (Apply To Change Your Visa From Inside The UK)
If you are already lawfully in the UK, you may be able to switch from your current visa category to a difference visa category from inside the UK.
Need legal help and assistance for switching visas within UK from your current visa category to a different visa category from inside the UK? Contact our expert team of immigration solicitors in London for fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee legal services for switching visas from inside the UK. Ask a question to our expert immigration solicitors for free immigration advice on switching your visa from inside the UK.
What Is Visa Switching?
Switching’ is where an applicant with one type of leave to remain or immigration status in the UK applies for leave to remain from inside the UK to seek stay under some other visa category. If you are not allowed by the Immigration Rules to switch your visa status from one visa category to the other, the application you make for variation of leave to remain may not succeed. It is therefore important to understand the switching rules to switch from one visa category to the other from inside the UK. In cases where you cannot switch from your current visa status to another from inside the UK, the rules require that you have to leave the UK and apply for UK visa Entry Clearance from your country of nationality.
Our expert team of immigration solicitors can provide legal help and assistance with switching from one visa category to the other from inside the UK. For certain applications, we can also provide Super Priority Service for switching visas from inside the UK.
Followings are the various visa categories for which our expert immigration solicitors can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee legal services for switching into visas from inside the UK:
Switching Into Leave To Remain As A Family Member Of A British Citizen & Settled Person
| Switching Into Spouse Visa (5 Years Route) | Switching Into Spouse Visa (10 Years Route) |
| Switching Into Civil Partner Visa (5 Years Route) | Switching Into Civil Partner Visa (10 Years Route) |
| Switching Into Unmarried Partner Visa (5 Years Route) | Switching Into Unmarried Partner Visa (10 Years Route) |
| Switching Into Same Sex Partner Visa (5 Years Route) | Switching Into Same Sex Partner Visa (10 Years Route) |
| Switching Into Parent Visa (5 Years Route) | Switching Into Parent Visa (10 Years Route) |
| Switching Into Leave to Remain As Child Of A Person With Leave As Partner Or Parent |
Switching Into Work Visas From Inside The UK
| Switching Into Innovator Visa UK | Switching Into Start Visa |
| Switching into Tier 1 Entrepreneur | Switching Into Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur |
| Switching Into Tier 1 Investor Visa | Switching Into Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa |
| Switching Into Tier 2 General Visa | Switching Into Tier 2 Minister Of Religion Visa |
| Switching Into Tier 2 ICT Long Term Staff | Switching Into Tier 2 Sportsperson Visa |
| Switching Into Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker Visa | Switching Into Tier 5 Government Authorised Exchange Visa From Inside The UK |
| Switching Into Tier 5 International Agreement Visa | Switching Into Turkish ECAA Businessperson Visa |
| Switching Into Turkish ECAA Worker Visa |
Switching Into Leave To Remain As Dependant Of Work Visa Holder
| Switching Into Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Innovator Migrant | Switching Into Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Start Up Migrant |
| Switching Into PBS Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Tier 1 Entrepreneur Migrant | Switching Into PBS Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Migrant |
| Switching Into PBS Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Tier 1 Investor | Switching Into PBS Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Migrant |
| Switching Into PBS Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Tier 2 General Migrant | Switching Into PBS Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Tier 2 Minister Of Religion |
| Switching Into PBS Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Tier 2 Sportsperson | Switching Into PBS Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Tier 2 ICT Migrant |
| Switching Into PBS Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Tier 5 Charity Worker | Switching Into PBS Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker |
| Switching Into PBS Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Tier 5 Religious Worker | Switching Into PBS Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Tier 5 Government Authorised Exchange Worker |
| Switching Into PBS Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Tier 5 International Agreement Worker | Switching Into Dependant Visa As Dependant Of UK Ancestry Migrant |
| Switching Into Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Domestic Worker | Switching Into Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Sole Representative |
| Switching Into Leave To Remain As A Dependant Of A Turkish ECAA Businessperson | Switching Into Leave To Remain As A Dependant Of Turkish ECAA Worker |
Switching Into Miscellaneous Other Visa Categories
| Switching Into Leave To Remain Under 7 Years Child Residence Route | Switching Into Leave To Remain On The Basis Of Being Over 18, Under 25 And Living At Least Half Of The Life In The UK |
| Switching Into Leave To Remain On The Basis Of Very Significant Obstacles To Integration In Country Of Origin | Switching Into Discretionary Leave Outside The Rules (10 Years Route) |
| Switching Into Residence Card As Family Member Of An EEA National | Switching Into Derivative Residence Card |
| Switching Into Retaining Right of Residence | Switching Into Leave To Remain For 2 Years On The Basis of 10 Years Long Residence |
| Switching Into Tier 4 General Student Visa | Switching Into PBS Dependant Visa As Dependant Of Tier 4 General Student |
| Switching Into Tier 4 Child Student | Switching Into Leave To Remain As A Stateless Person |
| Switching Into Leave To Remain As Family Member Of A Stateless Person | Switching Into Leave To Remain On Discharge From HM Forces |
| Switching Into Leave To Remain As A Partner Of A Member Of HM Foreces | Switching Into Leave To Remain As A Child Of Member Of HM Forces |
| Switching Into Leave To Remain As A Member Of Armed Forces Who Are Not Exempt From Immigration Control | Switching Into Leave To Remain As A Relevant Civilian Employee |
| Switching Into Leave To Remain As A Dependant Of A Member Of Non-HM Forces & Relevant Civilian Employee | |