Bring Your Dependents to the UK
Do you want to move to the UK with your family? The Dependent Visa procedure facilitates the living with of dependents in the United Kingdom for UK nationals and certain visa holders. You are allowed to enter the UK with this visa for your parents, siblings, and other close family members. You can apply for a dependant visa with the best chance of success by understanding its complexities with the assistance of AIS Overseas.
Dependents include:
- Spouse or legal partner
- Child under 18
- A child over 18 (if they’re currently in the UK as a dependent)
Financial proof:
When his dependents are in the UK, the applicant must demonstrate that he can provide for them. He needs to present his bank statement as proof that he has the necessary money.
Migrate to the UK on Dependent:
UK Dependent Visa Details
You can apply for a dependent visa for your family in several ways. Among them are:
- Applying for a dependent visa as a Tier 2 visa holder:As a holder of a Tier 2 visa, you may apply for a dependant visa to bring your spouse and kids. With certain limitations, you can work and study in the UK while holding this visa. You can then apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain, which entitles you to permanent residence in the UK, after five years.
- UK Parent, Spouse or Child Visa:Those who are British nationals or who have established residency may request to live with their dependent parents, spouses, or children who are not now residents of the UK. This visa can be extended, with a maximum stay of two years and six months.
Citizen Dependent Visa
The Dependent Visa category facilitates the application for dependents of a UK citizen or permanent resident to join them in the UK. Children and families are eligible for this visa. The sponsor is the permanent resident of the UK or the person whose family members apply for the visa.
Eligibility Requirements for Dependents
You must be the sponsor's spouse, unmarried partner, or civil partner to be eligible as a dependent. As dependents of the sponsor, children under the age of 18 may also apply for a visa to enter the UK.
As a spouse or partner of the sponsor, you must be able to prove the following (any 1)
- You are in a legally recognized marriage or civil union in the United Kingdom.
- When you apply, you have been in a relationship together for at least two years.
- Within six months of your arrival in the United Kingdom, you will either get married or enter into a civil partnership if you are engaged or fiancée.
- Additionally, you will need to demonstrate your proficiency in the English language.
Dependent Visa Conditions
If you own a Dependent Visa, you won't be able to access government funding. You must demonstrate that your sponsor is willing to sponsor your stay and has the financial resources to support you before your application can be accepted.
You will be given permission to enter the UK and unrestricted freedom to remain there if your application for a Dependent Visa is approved. You can work at any job and at any skill level because there are no limitations on your employment.
You are permitted to stay in the UK for the same amount of time as the primary tier 2 visa holder if you have a tier 2 dependent visa.
work, with very few exceptions.
Study or, in certain cases, enrol in a postgraduate course.
If you continue to meet the eligibility requirements, apply to extend your visa under the primary applicant. Once the primary visa holder departs the United Kingdom, you will not be qualified to request an extension.
You are unable to receive public funding or practice as a dentist, physician-in-training, or professional sports instructor.
Duration of Stay
You will be allowed to remain in the UK indefinitely if you comply with the immigration conditions for this visa. After consistently residing in the UK for five years, holders of dependency visas are eligible to apply for British Naturalization as citizens of the country.
Documents Required
A dependent can choose to apply for the visa either within or outside the United Kingdom.
The documentation required for the Dependent Visa basically depends on the route you are applying through. Typically the documents required are:
- Passport & travel history
- Background documentation
- Spouse/partner documentation including marriage certificate
- Other proof of relationship
- Income proof of sponsor to show adequate finances
- Completed application & consulate fees
- English language skills (not essential for elderly parents you are caring for, based on documents you provide)
- If you are calling your child, they must be under the age of 18 at the time of application
Applying from within the UK
Dependents can apply to stay with their family members if they have come to the UK on a family visa. If they have come on another visa, they can switch to a family visa to stay with their spouse, child or parent.
The biometric residence permit or BRP will be sent by courier. You don’t have to collect it.
Generally, you’ll get it within 7 to 10 days of getting your ‘decision letter’ from the Home Office saying you should live in the UK. You can make an online application if it fails to arrive.
Applying from the outside the UK
To stay with their spouse, partner, child, parent, or other relative, dependents may apply for a family visa.
They will need to have their photo and fingerprints taken at a visa processing facility to apply for a biometric residency permit.
Within thirty days after their arrival date in the UK, they would have to get their biometric resident permit.
Depending on the nation they are in, they could be able to receive additional services or their visa more quickly.
How AIS Overseas Can Help You?
It is necessary to apply for the UK dependant visa with great care and attention to detail. To ensure the best possible possibility of success for your initial application, AIS Overseas can assist you in obtaining the necessary documentation. Among our offerings are:
- helping you select the appropriate immigration plan
- Completing the checklist for the visa paperwork
- Support during the application processing
- Forms, records, and submission of applications
- Updates and further actions
- UK relocation and post-landing assistance
A committed immigration adviser will be assigned to assist you with the process after you register with AIS Overseas. Speak with us right now to avoid future changes to immigration and visa regulations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, they are eligible to work in the UK under the Tier 2 stream of dependent visas. You may work as long as your dependent visa is valid, according to the terms of your employment. Regarding your dependent status, you will be reliant on the partner or spouse. Consequently, your employment will terminate as well when the Primary Visa holder's term ends.
An individual must not hold a visitor visa of any kind in order to apply for a dependent visa from the UK. If so, they have to leave the UK and apply from elsewhere. Those who currently hold any other kind of visa in the UK are eligible to switch to the UK Dependent Visa.
If the application is submitted from outside of the UK, it will be processed in about 15 working days for the UK Dependent Visa. It is dependent upon the applicant's immigration background. The postal delivery takes about eight weeks if the application is submitted from within the United Kingdom.
For the next two years following the date of visa issuance, holders of Contributory Parent Visa Subclass 173 are entitled to the following benefits:The Elderly dependant Visa for the UK allows those who are already living and working in the country to bring their parent or grandparent—an elderly dependant relative—to live with them. This is specific to certain situations. Usually, a successful application will lead to ILR, or Indefinite Leave to Remain. Typically, entry permission is required for this type of UK visa.
The documents required by applicants of UK Dependent Visa are:
- A Passport that has minimum 6 months validity after the planned stay and with minimum 1 empty page for affixing Visa
- The UK Dependent Visa application form:
- You must check with the UK Embassy in your home nation if the online application is possible. If available, you must carry the confirmation form to the Visa interview.
- If the online application is not possible, then you must print 2 copies of the form, sign both at the bottom and carry along with you
- 1 colour photograph with dimension 45mm height x 35 mm width printed to a professional standard and taken within last 30 days
- Original marriage certificate or birth certificate that shows the relationship of the dependent to the principal UK Visa holder
- Expired passports to demonstrate your past travel history
- Official translations of all the documents that are not in the English language
- Tuberculosis test results if you are from a nation whose citizens are required to take one
A holder of a UK Tier 2 Visa may request to bring their dependant children and unmarried partner, spouse, or civil partner into the country with them. The primary Tier 2 applicant's leave term will apply to dependents as well. Additionally, they will be able to work in the UK unhindered.
In the case of the UK, the spouse visa application may need to pass an authorized English language test to establish they meet the language requirements if they are not from a nation where the majority language is English and do not hold a valid degree. A Secure English Language Testing ('SELT') provider must deliver the English language exam after receiving approval from the Home Office. SELT tests are only available through Trinity College London (UK) or the IELTS SELT Consortium (UK and internationally).
