Adult Dependent Relative Visa
Adult Dependent Relative Visas are difficult to secure with numerous restrictive rules.
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Overview of the UK Adult Dependent Relative Visa
The Adult Dependent Relative Visa category is open to the parents, grandparents, adult siblings and adult children of British citizens or permanent residents to enter the United Kingdom. However, following changes to the UK immigration rules in 2012, the criteria have been increasingly difficult if not impossible to meet.
Applicants for an Adult Dependent Relative Visa need to demonstrate that they require a level of long-term personal care (that is help performing daily tasks, e.g. washing, dressing and cooking) that they are unable to get in their home country, either due to cost or availability. This makes it almost impossible for the parents, grandparents or other adult dependent relatives of British citizens in Canada or the United States to joint heir family in the United Kingdom.
You must demonstrate that you are unable, even with the practical and financial help of your family member in the UK, to obtain the required level of care in the country where you are living because it is not available and there is no person (close relative, home-help, housekeeper, nurse, carer, care or nursing home) in your country who can reasonably provide it.
Your UK-based sponsor must demonstrate that they will adequately maintain and accommodate you without recourse to public funds. Your Sponsor will be required to sign a 5-year undertaking to this effect.
If you are granted an Adult Dependent Relative visa then you will be permitted to enter, and remain in the UK, indefinitely.
Understanding the Adult Dependent Relative Visa
The Adult Dependent Relative Visa is designed to enable adult family members who require continuous care due to various factors such as ageing, illness, or disability to reside with their relatives in the United Kingdom. This visa applies to adult dependent relatives of individuals who are either British citizens, those with settled status, or persons granted refugee protection.
This particular type of relative visa aims to facilitate these adults’ joining and living alongside a qualifying relative within the UK so that they can be provided with essential care and assistance. Those holding an Adult Dependent Relative Visa will have access to healthcare provisions through services like the National Health Service (NHS) and may qualify for social security benefits.
Eligibility Criteria for Adult Dependent Relative Visa
To be eligible for an adult-dependent relative visa, applicants must satisfy the requirements of UK Visas and Immigration. This includes proving their dependence on the relative sponsoring them, showing that they cannot obtain suitable care in their home country, and fulfilling certain age and relationship prerequisites.
Below are the specific criteria outlined in detail.
Age and Relationship Requirements
Applicants must be over 18 and have a direct family member relationship with the sponsor, such as a parent, grandparent, sibling, or child. These close family members qualify under the Adult Dependent Relative Visa.
If the applicant is a parent or grandparent of the sponsor, they cannot be in a relationship with a partner unless that partner is also applying simultaneously.
Proving Dependency Needs
Candidates must prove they need personal assistance due to ageing, illness, or disability. This care must be one that only their sponsor in the UK can fulfil. Independent medical proof from a qualified health professional is essential to support this.
Candidates need to establish that, despite potential aid from other family members, such caregiving services cannot be accessed or funded in their country of origin.
Financial Maintenance and Accommodation
Sponsors must show they have the financial means to support their adult dependent relative without relying on public funds. They must meet the minimum income requirement and provide appropriate housing that complies with UK standards, ensuring they can afford rent or mortgage payments.
Sponsors must ensure that the accommodation does not violate any overcrowding regulations or pose public health issues. They must also affirm their commitment to taking care of the dependent relative’s needs and upkeep.
How Our Immigration Lawyers Can Help
Our immigration lawyers regularly advise and assist Adult Dependent Relatives to relocate to, and settle in the UK, with their family members.
Whether you require expert advice on the requirements of the Immigration Rules, an independent assessment of your prospects of qualifying for a visa or professional assistance with preparing an immigration application, our immigration lawyers can help.
We will guide you expertly through the copious requirements of the UKVI rules and policy guidance.
For further information, please schedule a consultation.
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However, please note that the UKVI processing time depends on several factors including the volume of cases the UKVI is receiving and whether there are any priority programs where UKVI gives precedence to applicants from war torn countries or countries affected by natural disasters.
We can offer a fast-track service if your application is time sensitive. Please schedule a consultation to learn more about this package and all the services provided by our immigration lawyers.
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