HM Armed Forces Visa

The Appendix HM Armed Forces route lets regular service leavers from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army, or Royal Air Force — and foreign or Commonwealth citizens discharged from HM Forces — settle in the UK with their families. It directly recognises the Armed Forces Covenant and leads to Indefinite Leave to Remain.

Applicants need at least 4 years' reckonable service (or medical discharge) and must apply within 18 weeks before or 28 days after discharge. Partners and dependent children can apply jointly; partners may work without restriction. The minimum income requirement is £23,496. IHS is waived.

This visa is ideal for regular HM Forces service leavers and their non-UK families seeking to settle permanently in the UK after military service.