Are you a partner of a British Citizen or a settled person and are not yet married? You can still apply for a category 1 visa but you need to meet certain requirements. Your partner/sponsor must be a British Citizen OR a settled person in the UK OR a holder of asylum/humanitarian protection in the UK.

There are also requirements that you must prove you’ve lived together for a minimum of 2 years.

You must have been living together with your partner who has British nationality or has had UK settled person status for at least two years Or you must be in a civil partnership or marriage which is recognised in the UK OR you are a fiancé, fiancée, or proposed civil partner and will marry or enter into a civil partnership in the UK within six months of arriving.

You must meet specific financial requirements, along with providing the relevant relationship and English language requirements, combined with your accommodation status.