Bring Your Family to the UK

Key Benefits of UK Dependant Visa

1. Live, work, and study in the UK.
2. Path to Permanent Residency: After a qualifying period, you may be eligible to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain.
3. No work restrictions: Work in any job, at any skill level.
4. Family Unity: The most significant advantage is remaining together as a family.

Eligibility Requirements for UK Dependent Visa

1. Must be the Spouse, Unmarried Partner or Civil Partner of the sponsor.
2. Children under the age of 18 are eligible.
3. The sponsor must have sufficient financial means to support you.
4. You must intend to live with your sponsor in the UK for the duration of your visa.
5. Genuine and subsisting relationship.

Processing Time Of UK Dependent Visa

• From outside the UK, it could take 12 weeks to be processed from the date of your visa appointment.
• From inside the UK, the current service standard is 8 weeks from the appointment date.
• Priority service expedites the decision to 5 working days, and super priority to 24 hours.

Required Documents for UK Dependant Visa

1. Passport
2. Marriage Certificate or Birth Certificate
3. Bank statements
4. Evidence of the relationship between the dependant and main applicant

Financial Requirements for UK Dependant Visa

• You’ll need to demonstrate a certain amount to support your stay in the UK.
• For a UK Expansion Worker visa, this is £285 for a dependent partner, £315 for the first dependent child, and £200 for each additional child.
• If you are applying as a dependent of a person who is in the UK on a UK Student visa, you will require £490 as the application cost. You must have either £845 a month (for up to 9 months) if your sponsor is studying in London, or £680 a month (for up to 9 months) if your sponsor is studying outside London.
• For Skilled Worker visa dependants, the main applicant must show £285 in savings for the dependent partner, £315 for the first dependent child, and £200 for each additional dependent child.