A couple's life is not always a happy ending. Sometimes, their relationship is broken, If you are a
spouse/partner visa holder, your visa is based on your relationship. Therefore, the first thing
you need to do is to tell the Home Office about your divorce， relationship broken or separation from your partner.
By Email
You can send an email to the Home Office to tell them that the relationship has ended.
The email shall include both you and your ex-partner’s name, date of birth, address, passport number and Home Office reference number. You can find your Home Office reference number on letters sent from the HomeOffice.
If either of you have children in the UK, you must also include their names and dates of birth, names of their parents or guardians, and who they live with, how much time they spend with you or your ex-partner, how much child maintenance or financial help you give each other and details of any family court cases you’re involved in.
There are forms you must attach to your email. If you do not want the Home Office to tell your ex-partner any details from your email, you need to print and sign the public statement. If you are happy for the HomeOffice to tell your ex-partner details from your email, you need to print and sign the consent form. You need to attach a scan of that signed form to your email. Both forms give the Home Office permission to contact your ex-partner at the address you give. You should send your email to
StatusReviewUnit@homeoffice.gov.uk and include ‘MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN’ in the subject line.
By Letter
If you do not have access to email, you can post a letter with your signed form to following address.
UK Visas and Immigration
Marriage Breakdown
Status Review Unit
7th Floor
The Capital
New Hall Place
Liverpool
L3 9PP
Apply for a new visa
After telling the Home Office about your situation, you need to apply for a new visa to stay in the UK as soon as possible. You can apply inside UK and do not need to leave the UK to apply.
Domestic violence
If your relationship ended because of
domestic violence, you may be able to settle in the UK if you have experienced domestic violence as the partner of a British citizen or person settled in the UK or member of HM Forces who has served for at least 4 years. You may contact us for our expert advice.
Leave the UK
If none of the above options applies to you, you need toleave the UK as soon as possible.
Should you need any assistance, you may contact us for an expert advice on 0207 193 1996
