You will have to prove you’re in a relationship, meet income criteria, level of English etc

At each stage there are fees.

There are fees for everything

And it’s expensive

My partner eventually got permanent to right to remain

But was already in the country on a student visa

The system is very prescriptive. Lots of boxes to tick. And you need to tick them the way they want, with no flexibility hence the advice to work with an Agent

However choosing an Agent is a minefield as many are simply taking advantage and charge ridiculous amounts of £

Adrian Farley was v professional, very fair and got us what we needed

Have a chat with these people. Adrian is v knowledgable and you won’t get ripped off. But it’s a long bureaucratic process as this UK govt doesn’t want people coming here