UKvisas
The name given to the joint Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office department dealing with entry clearance and issuing visas.
Unmarried partners
Spouses (husbands and wives) and civil partners may apply to join or to stay with their partner in the UK. Where the couple are not married or are not in a civil partnership, and are not intending to marry or become civil partners, they must apply under the Immigration Rules for unmarried partners.