UK Visa: Bringing Your Family to the UK through Family Visas
Family Visa allows you to bring family members (eligible foreign nationals) to join you in the UK for an extended period. You can bring your spouse or partner, fiance or proposed civil partner, child, parent, or a relative to whom you will provide long-term care. Read below to learn how to bring your family members to the UK through Family Visa. Find out the requirements, eligible countries, and steps to register successfully.
Those who wish to come to the UK for a shorter period of up to 6 months should consider applying for a Standard Visitor visa. Before applying for a family visa, you must hold a valid immigration status and meet eligibility requirements, which include being a UK or Irish citizen, having settled status, or having refugee status or humanitarian protection. There is a range of UK visas under the family visa route, including: UK partner and spouse visa, Fiance visa, Child dependant visa, Adult dependant relative visa, PBS dependant visa, Parent visa, Ancestry visa, Family Reunion visa, EUSS Family Permit.
Family Visa Requirements for UK
Several family visa requirements must be met by the UK-based family member (i.e., sponsor) and the family member coming to the UK. The exact rules you and your family member will need to meet will depend on the visa you are applying for. The sponsor must meet below requirements.
UK Spouse Visa / Partner Visa
The UK spouse visa / partner visa under the Family Visa UK scheme enables an eligible person to join their partner in the UK and allows them to live, work, and study here. Applicants must be in a civil partnership or marriage with their UK-based partner, or have been living with their UK-based partner in a relationship for at least 2 years. The applicant and their UK-based partner must also show they earn at least £18,600 per year, plus £3,800 a year for their first child and £2,400 a year for each child they have after their first child. Applicants must also speak English to level A1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) scale.
Child Visa
Child visas under the Family visa scheme allow a child to join their parent in the UK. Requirements for a child visa depend on whether the child was born in the UK or not.
Adult Dependant Relative Visa
The adult dependant relative visa enables overseas relatives to come to the UK to receive long-term care from a parent, grandchild, brother, sister, son, or daughter living permanently in the UK. Applicants must be 18 years or older and require long-term care to carry out day-to-day personal and household tasks as a result of illness, disability, or age.
PBS Dependant Visa
PBS dependant visas enable the partner and children of those with an eligible visa…
