Adult Dependant Visa

As the parent, grandparent, sibling or adult child of a British Citizen, you can apply for permission to reside in the UK under exceptional circumstances. Contact our team to find out how we can assist you.

Who can apply for a UK Adult Dependant Visa?

The adult dependant visa allows an adult dependant to join their family in the UK for an unlimited period, as long as the relative is a British Citizen, has settled status in the UK, has refugee status or humanitarian protection in the UK.

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The requirements of a UK Adult Dependant Visa are:

Relationship to sponsor

The adult dependant applicant must be at least 18 years of age and either one of the following:

parent
grandparent
brother or sister
son or daughter

If the applicant is the sponsor’s parent or grandparent they must not be in a subsisting relationship with a partner unless that partner is also the sponsor’s parent or grandparent and is applying for entry clearance at the same time as the applicant.

If you are granted an Adult Dependant Relative visa under the Immigration Rules then you will be permitted to enter, and remain in the UK indefinitely.

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Sponsor’s status in the UK

The UK sponsor must at the date of application be 18 years of age or over and either one of the following:

a British Citizen in the UK; or
present and settled in the UK; or
in the UK with refugee leave or humanitarian protection.

Dependency

The adult dependant applicant or, (if the applicant and their partner are the sponsor’s parents or grandparents) the applicant’s partner, must also as a result of age, illness or disability require long-term personal care to perform everyday tasks.

Additionally, the applicant must provide extensive medical, identification and information records in support of the application.

Sponsor’s Financial Requirements

The adult dependant applicant or, if the applicant and their partner are the sponsor’s parents or grandparents, the applicant’s partner, must be unable, even with the practical and financial help of the sponsor, to obtain the required level of care in the country where they are living, because:

it is not available and there is no person in that country who can reasonably provide it; or
it is not affordable.

The Sponsor will be required to provide a signed undertaking confirming that they are able to support, accommodate and care for the applicant claiming public funds for at least 5 years.

Will I need to pass an English Language Test (IELTS) to apply for a Dependant Visa UK?

No – you are not required to apply for an IELTS Language test if applying to be cared for by a relative in the UK, using this visa.

Can children born in the UK over the age of 18 apply in this category?

Your parent can only include you in their application as a dependant if you:

got permission to come to or stay in the UK (‘leave to enter or remain’) on a family visa when you were under 18
do not live an independent life
are applying from inside the U

You’re living an independent life if, for example, you’ve left home, got married and had children.

Can children born outside the UK over the age of 18 apply in this category?

Your parent can include you in their application as a dependant, or you can apply separately yourself. You can only apply if you:

got permission to stay in the UK (‘leave to remain’) on a family visa when you were under 18
do not live an independent life

If your parent cannot include you in their form and you’re in the UK, you may be eligible to apply for Private Life in the UK (10-year route).

What are the evidential requirements for a UK Adult Dependant Visa?

The UK Adult Dependant Visa documentary requirements of this category are quite elaborate and we strongly recommend you seek the guidance of an experienced and qualified immigration advisor.

You will be required to demonstrate the following:

Evidence of the family relationship between the applicant(s) and the sponsor should take form of birth or adoption certificates or other documentary evidence
Evidence that, as a result of age, illness or disability, the applicant requires long-term personal care should take the form of:
Independent medical evidence that the applicant’s physical or mental condition means that they cannot perform everyday tasks; and
This must be from a doctor or other health professional.
Independent evidence that the applicant is unable, even with the practical and financial help of the sponsor in the UK, to obtain the required level of care in the country where they are living should be from:
a central or local health authority;
a local authority; or
a doctor or other health professional.
If the applicant’s required care has previously been provided through a private arrangement, the applicant must provide details of that arrangement and why it is no longer available.
If the applicant’s required level of care is not, or is no longer, affordable because payment previously made for arranging this care is no longer being made, the applicant must provide records of that payment and an explanation of why that payment cannot continue. If financial support has been provided by the sponsor or other close family in the UK, the applicant must provide an explanation of why this cannot continue or is no longer sufficient to enable the required level of care to be provided.

Additionally, the Home Office has the power to refer the applicant for medical examination and to require that this be undertaken by a doctor or other health professional on a list approved by the British Embassy or High Commission.

The applicant must provide evidence from the sponsor that the sponsor can provide the maintenance, accommodation and care required, in the form of any or all of the following:

Bank statements covering the last six months;
Other evidence of income – such as pay slips, income from savings, shares, bonds – covering the last six months;
Relevant information on outgoings, e.g. Council Tax, utilities, etc, and on support for anyone else who is dependent on the sponsor;
A copy of a mortgage or tenancy agreement showing ownership or occupancy of a property; and
Planned care arrangements for the applicant in the UK (which can involve other family members in the UK) and the cost of these (which must be met by the sponsor, without undertakings of third party support).

What happens after my application is successful?

Successful applicants sponsored by a British citizen or settled person will be given indefinite leave to enter. Furthermore, they will have no recourse to public funds for the length of the sponsor’s undertaking (i.e. five years from the date of entry).

Those sponsored by a relative with limited leave as a refugee or person with humanitarian protection will be granted leave in line, and can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain at the same time as the sponsor.

The sponsor will not need to provide an undertaking on entry, but the applicant will have no recourse to public funds as a condition of entry. The 5-year sponsorship undertaking will have to be signed by the sponsor at the Indefinite Leave to Remain stage.

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