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<p>An applicant applying for a family visa at entry clearance should get a decision
within 24 weeks.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk#join-family-in-the-uk"
target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK
(www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>An applicant applying in the UK to extend a family visa (spouse
or partner on a 5-year route to settlement) should get a decision within 8 weeks.</p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk#switch-to-or-extend-a-family-visa"
target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>An
applicant applying in the UK for settlement should get a decision within 6 months.</p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk#applying-for-settlement"
target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Average
processing times do not form part of any current transparency data for spouse/partner
applications and are not published.</p><p>The transparency data does, however, include
a range of processing data and the latest data can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmigration-transparency-data%23uk-visas-and-immigration&data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldFamily.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C68baeb4cb470480dc90608da47a2e699%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637901062213241689%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pD9T%2Bmx2%2FMyxOHRWsrOirYLvh1pmqYgqjTuQnf%2FAjH0%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p>
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