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Gibraltar Sponsored Spouse Residence

Gibraltar Residency
Pathway overview

At a glance

A spouse or civil partner can accompany an employee or self-employed person admitted under Gibraltar’s new residence framework.

Relationship
Marriage or civil partnership
Deposit
GIP 2,121.21 for the covered spouse or civil partner

Summary

Gibraltar’s employee-family residence lets a spouse or civil partner join an employee or self-employed person admitted under the new residence framework. The sponsor must qualify in their own right, and the published process includes a GIP 2,121.21 deposit for the covered spouse or civil partner. Other partners and parents do not fit this particular category.

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Eligibility

Document the recognized relationship and the sponsor’s qualifying employment or self-employment residence, and meet the linked family requirements and deposit.

From eligibility to the application
  1. Check the qualifying basis Confirm the sponsor’s residence category and family application process.
  2. Prepare the application Prepare relationship, housing, personal records, and the applicable deposit.
  3. Complete the required process Complete the linked application and confirm any separate work requirements.

The responsible authority checks the evidence and decides the application.

What This Route Allows

Residence as the approved spouse or civil partner, subject to the family permission and sponsor’s continuing status.

What This Route Is Not

This does not itself establish unrestricted work rights, permanent residence, or British citizenship. A spouse of a Gibraltarian and the family of a university student should use the separate applicable process.

Next Steps

  1. Confirm the sponsor’s residence category and family application process.
  2. Prepare relationship, housing, personal records, and the applicable deposit.
  3. Complete the linked application and confirm any separate work requirements.

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