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Employing Foreign Nationals in the UK

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZlAmDKnbZ4Y_KPm41ntC9m1LGrUSSZsPk4QVxUv3xaVu_Jj4NZdS33lj-6IiWHMbnV6AAmn4hrVOfRx4KKVvcNU3tPQ1UFtS5cy9ZyYv4uZDNMPfuvm6qJBnECmmVujATz8TzY2CJKXl/s1600/Visa+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZlAmDKnbZ4Y_KPm41ntC9m1LGrUSSZsPk4QVxUv3xaVu_Jj4NZdS33lj-6IiWHMbnV6AAmn4hrVOfRx4KKVvcNU3tPQ1UFtS5cy9ZyYv4uZDNMPfuvm6qJBnECmmVujATz8TzY2CJKXl/s1600/Visa+11.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><strong style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Work Permit Extention</strong></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">It is possible for an employer to apply for an extension to an employee's UK visa. An example of a circumstance where an extension to a Work Permit may be necessary is where the employee concerned requires a further six months on a UK visa to complete a certain project.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Many people who viewed this page also visited our relocation companies guide.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Contact a Global Visas work permit consultant for further information on opportunities to extend a work permit.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><strong style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Change of Employment</strong></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">This is relevant where an employee is fulfilling a role very similar to that performed with their previous employer. Depending on the country a visa application must be lodged by the sponsoring company or by the individual employee.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Contact a UK immigration consultant at Global Visas to find out more about the Change of Employment category.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><strong style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Working Holiday Maker Scheme</strong></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">This visa is available in certain countries such as Australia and the United Kingdom.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">It is a particularly popular amongst young people aged between 17 and 30 and common for those working under the Working Holidaymaker scheme to prolong their stay either via a work permit or stay in the UK via the Highly Skilled Migrant Program (HSMP), now known as Tier 1.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Contact Global Visas for more information on switching from a Working Holiday Maker visa to a Work Permit.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Indefinite Leave to Remain/ Permanent Residence</span> </b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Some employees will be able to obtain leave to remain in the country in which they are working. This is dependent on their length of stay in the country or their relevant ancestry / relations.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Contact a Global Visas consultant for further information about leave to remain. Find out further information on our Relocation Companies page.</b></div>

Employing Foreign Nationals in the UK

Work Permit Extention It is possible for an employer to apply for an extension to an employee's UK visa. An example of a circumstance wh...

UK Visa Extension

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iMLkDSAz44Kwt1QHLTsEg_laFa8WNe6oASdtFD201EE12Tw57fdpO_Ea81G29n1me_x9D3eKXgcHst0dtS7B_idbKS1zWLrWZYEI8VdV5svTLX1w-U4xAP3PHQ91U52-WSmV3vMEQi8J/s1600/UK+12.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iMLkDSAz44Kwt1QHLTsEg_laFa8WNe6oASdtFD201EE12Tw57fdpO_Ea81G29n1me_x9D3eKXgcHst0dtS7B_idbKS1zWLrWZYEI8VdV5svTLX1w-U4xAP3PHQ91U52-WSmV3vMEQi8J/s320/UK+12.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">The opportunity to extend UK visas in order to gain further leave to remain in the UK is afforded by several different types of UK visas.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">In some cases UK visa extensions may be applied for by the candidate themselves, as with Tier 1. However, in other cases for example applying for a UK work permit extension, the application procedure is an employer led one.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Global Visas, as a UK immigration consultancy can advise you on the right route to immigration to the UK for your needs. Our UK immigration law consultants can assist at all stages of your application for a UK visa, or for a visa extension service and can provide everything you will need including UK immigration lawyer expertise and a comprehensive package of on arrival services.</b></div><h2 style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Tier 1</span></h2><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Obtaining an extension for visa holders who are in the country under Tier 1 requires a candidate to meet the criteria for further leave to remain in the UK. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Candidates will also need to demonstrate proficiency in the English Language by providing either an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score at above band six, or documentary evidence of a Bachelor </b></div><div data-cid="1802" data-kw="degree" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px; text-decoration: underline; width: auto;"><div data-cid="1802" data-kw="degree" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px; width: auto;"><b style="background-color: white;">degree</b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white;"> taught in English.</b></div><br /><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">In addition, candidates will need to reach a points threshold on a points based system similar to that used in their original application.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">In terms of </b></div><div data-cid="1797" data-kw="education" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px; text-decoration: underline; width: auto;"><div data-cid="1797" data-kw="education" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px; width: auto;"><b style="background-color: white;">education</b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white;">, the points system is the same as that for original </b></div><div data-cid="1796" data-kw="applications" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px; text-decoration: underline; width: auto;"><div data-cid="1796" data-kw="applications" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px; width: auto;"><b style="background-color: white;">applications</b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white;">, age however is weighted differently, to take account of the time elapsed between the original visa application and the new one.</b></div><br /><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Previous earnings will be considered, based on the length of the original visa granted and will differ as to whether the visa was granted for less or more than 12 months. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />A UK immigration consultant at Global Visas can provide detailed information on this and all Tier 1 extension criteria.</b></div><h2 style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS)</span></h2><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">The term 'extension' can be misleading with regard to a Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme (also known as UK working holiday visa). <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />A Youth Mobility Scheme visa may be granted for up to 2 years; in cases where an applicant was granted less than this, an extension may be applied for. However, this type of visa is granted only once and cannot be extended beyond its 24-month maximum.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Staying in the United Kingdom beyond this period will require a UK visit visa application (often known as a travel visa or tourist visa) which does not permit you to work in the UK, or alternatively another immigration route such as Tier 1.</b></div><h2 style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Working Permit Extension</span></h2><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">A work permit can be extended for a maximum period of five years, although it is worth remembering that candidates who have already spent five years in the country on a work permit, will be eligible to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK or ILR, usually known as permanent residency. However, for applicants whose work permit or Intra Company Transfer (ICT) expires before this time, an extension may be applied for.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">As with the original permit, the responsibility for submitting the request lies with the employer rather than the employee and must be lodged before the current permit expires.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">The position in question does not have to be re-advertised in order for an extension to be granted. Holders of work permits may also be granted a new work permit for up to five years in cases where a change of employment takes place. However, holders of multiple entry visas will not be eligible for either change of employment or a work permit extension.</b></div><h2 style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Graduate and Training Schemes</span></h2><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Under </b></div><div data-cid="1799" data-kw="graduate" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px; text-decoration: underline; width: auto;"><b style="background-color: white;">graduate</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white;"> schemes such as the Science and Engineering Scheme or SEGS, shortly to be replaced by the International </b></div><div data-cid="1799" data-kw="graduate" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px; text-decoration: underline; width: auto;"><b style="background-color: white;">Graduate</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white;"> scheme, the option to extend a visa does not exist directly. The same is true of the Fresh Talent Working in Scotland Scheme, which like SEGS, administers leave to enter the UK for specific lengths of time. Neither scheme is intended as a route to settlement and does not provide a route to becoming a permanent resident or to undergo British Naturalization as a UK citizen. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />However, in both cases, the opportunity is present throughout to switch to another UK visa for immigration should the relevant criteria be met. Candidates on either scheme could switch to Tier 1 if they meet the requirements, or stay on in the United Kingdom through a working permit, if a specific offer of employment is made.</b></div><br /><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">The Training and Work Experience Scheme or TWES, does not however, offer the same ability to switch from one UK immigration service to another. It awards work experience or training visas for a set period, extending this time only in exceptional circumstances.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Since both sides of this immigration route are intended to provide an applicant with experience or training which will be put to use on their return to their home country, candidates must spend a period outside the United Kingdom before they can apply to return under a UK work permit. This period will be 12 or 24 months depending upon whether the TWES visa was issued for less than or more than 12 months.</b></div><h2 style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Extensions for Student Visas</span></h2><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">A tier 4 student visa may be extended by applying for Further Leave to Remain. In order to do so it will be necessary to demonstrate that you will be in the country to undertake a further course of study, that you have successfully completed your original course of study and that you will be able to support yourself financially throughout your time in Britain. An extension of this kind must be submitted before the expiry of the original document.</b></div><h2 style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Doctor and Dentist Visas</span></h2><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">The postgraduate doctor visa and postgraduate dentist visa provide the opportunity for qualified doctors or dentists to undertake postgraduate study in Great Britain.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">In both cases, the visas can be extended by periods of three years at a time in circumstances where a candidate has secured a job in a specialist training post. However, this immigration route is distinct from working permits in that they do not provide the potential for a route to permanent UK residence and they are awarded on the expectation that a candidate will return home once training has finished.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">UK visiting visas may be used as outlined above to allow people on working holiday visas to stay in the country for an additional six months, though working is not permitted. The visiting visa itself however is always granted for a maximum period of six months. Visit visas cannot be extended unless in the exceptional circumstances that the original document was granted for less than six months in which case it may be extended to the standard maximum period.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 class="h3style" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Dependents</span></h3><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Leave for your spouse and/or dependents to remain in Britain will vary according to the UK immigration route in question. HSMP allows for spouse immigration via a dependency visa which will depend on the extension of the HSMP holder's own right to remain in the country. People coming to the United Kingdom through a marriage visa or a De Facto visa, often known as an unmarried partner visa will be granted a 2-year period in the country.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">The extension of visa duration in these categories is unnecessary since on completion of the two-year period, applicants will qualify to apply for ILR. In the case of a fiance visa, no extension is available, these six month visas for immigration to the UK are issued solely on the proviso that the parties involved will marry in the UK within the stated period. Find out further information on our UK Au Pair Visa page.</b></div>

UK Visa Extension

The opportunity to extend UK visas in order to gain further leave to remain in the UK is afforded by several different types of UK visas. In...

UK Right of Abode

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy8ADqGDLPsyImf-5FqXgImUD1b2kEdd8SxRnsAw8MRsz8-rMqiSX41GSpM4z1VdMUruhtRMicSWlJ69H0zmo4bHQd0bIPwcbkZWTONDMffR_dHgMn9IvKfo6sQRsnOKyq69gG1U2xfdl/s1600/Visa+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy8ADqGDLPsyImf-5FqXgImUD1b2kEdd8SxRnsAw8MRsz8-rMqiSX41GSpM4z1VdMUruhtRMicSWlJ69H0zmo4bHQd0bIPwcbkZWTONDMffR_dHgMn9IvKfo6sQRsnOKyq69gG1U2xfdl/s1600/Visa+11.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Holders of this type of <a href="http://www.globalvisas.com/countries/uk_immigration.html" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">UK visa</a> may enter and leave the country free of Immigration control and use British passport holder gates at United Kingdom ports and airports. Dual citizens are entitled to a stamp in their foreign passports, which will enable holders to enter the country without hindrance as though they were British Citizens.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">It is worth noting that changes to legislation have resulted in this category of UK immigration service becoming partly redundant, as many people </b></div><div data-cid="1796" data-kw="applying" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px; text-decoration: underline; width: auto;"><b style="background-color: white;">applying</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white;"> under this class are eligible to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK (ILR), or permanent residency through British naturalization.  You do not require a UK visa extension.</b></div><br /><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">After 21 December 2006, people who already hold a British passport, or identity card which describes them as a UK citizen or as a British subject with this entitlement will not qualify for certificates of entitlement.</b></div><h2 style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Benefits</span></h2><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Applying for the right of abode effectively results in a successful applicant being entirely free from British immigration control. This means that a holder does not need to gain permission from an Immigration Officer in order to enter the country and may commence living and working in the UK without restriction.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">This route to the United Kingdom imposes no work restrictions like short-term UK visit visas, often referred to as travel visas or tourist visas and unlike skills based immigration services such as the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme or HSMP, this route does not require a points based assessment to qualify. Unlike UK business visas, candidates do not need to create jobs or invest in the United Kingdom and successful applicants do not need a UK work permit visa.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">At Global Visas, we can help you to secure the most beneficial immigration service for you from the range of British visas for immigration and working permits available. Whether you need a short-term visitor visa or you wish to move towards UK citizenship, as a specialist UK immigration consultancy, we can offer immigration lawyer advice and services throughout the application process.</b></div><h2 style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Duration</span></h2><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">There is no time restriction placed on people immigrating to the UK via this route. The Certificate will remain valid for the life of the passport.</b></div><h2 style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Eligibility</span></h2><h4 class="h4style" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Who has the Right of Abode in the UK?</span></h4><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">All British citizens automatically have this right. In the case of dual nationals, i.e. people who are citizens of more than one country, it is possible to get a Certificate placed in their passport.</b></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">This right may also apply to some people who are not dual citizens but are from a Commonwealth country. Commonwealth citizens qualify under the following circumstances.</b></div><ul style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 20px;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 2px 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If they are UK citizens</strong></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 2px 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If they were born before January 1st 1983 and have a parent who was born in Great Britain.</strong></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 2px 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If they are a Commonwealth woman and married a person before January 1st 1983 in one of the above categories.</strong></li></ul><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="background-color: white;">(N.B. Pakistan and South Africa were not included in the Commonwealth before January 1st 1983 and as a result their citizens do not qualify)</b></em></div><h4 class="h4style" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">To demonstrate that you qualify you must be able to produce either:</span></h4><ul style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 20px;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 2px 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A United Kingdom passport which describes you as a British citizen or as a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies.</strong></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 2px 0px;"><strong style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A foreign or Commonwealth passport which contains a certificate of entitlement.</strong></li></ul><h3 class="h3style" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Dual Nationality</span></h3><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">As outlined above, changes to legislation have made this immigration category redundant in many cases, however it remains a valuable option for people whose home country does not support dual citizenship and which would withdraw nationality upon a successful application for British citizenship.</b></div><h3 class="h3style" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Dependants</span></h3><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; padding: 2px 0px 15px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white;">Spouse immigration and dependant immigration is permitted under UK visas of this class. Dependants of persons who qualify may enter the country in order to settle, if they apply for UK entry clearance from their home country. Spouses and dependants under this category must enter the country with qualifying person. At the end of their grant of leave they must apply for an extension in order continue their stay. Find out further information on our UK Visa Extension page.</b></div>

UK Right of Abode

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Visas to the UK - Business Visas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWTcIs-gS6QHocWid9E2NvnZ9lUPmNlZCMPk9PP0BmMCWZmsw1ncFprCvDv27WVzudSM3n2cJoNHd1VwzQ_4hvaeDXRpXKein4PNO6SjCneQQRRyQyK-4Uaj1GEDeOeI1zPQVs2uC9BMy/s1600/Visa+06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWTcIs-gS6QHocWid9E2NvnZ9lUPmNlZCMPk9PP0BmMCWZmsw1ncFprCvDv27WVzudSM3n2cJoNHd1VwzQ_4hvaeDXRpXKein4PNO6SjCneQQRRyQyK-4Uaj1GEDeOeI1zPQVs2uC9BMy/s320/Visa+06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h3 style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">Business Visit Visa</span></h3><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">The Business Visit Visa is suitable for people looking to enter the UK for business purposes. Business purposes can be defined as the following:</b></div><ul class="unIndentedList" style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; list-style: square; margin: 0px 0px 18px 26px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">Attending a meeting or conference in the UK</b></li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">Signing contracts in the UK</b></li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">Conducting a site visit in the UK</b></li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">Delivering goods in the UK</b></li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">Working in the tourism industry as a translator or tour operator in the UK</b></li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">Those who work in IT or company infrastructure in the UK</b></li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">An academic visitor to the UK</b></li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">Film crews or religious groups</b></li></ul><div class="hr" style="border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 226); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px -33px 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">Our service recognises that every case has its own merits and an Exponet Expert will assess all of the relevant information surrounding your Business Visit Visa. It's very important that an expert covers every detail of your case because only then can they fully inform you of the best way to move your case forward.</b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">An Exponet Expert will ensure that your paperwork is accurate and in order, as this will provide a solid backbone to your case. A well-presented set of documents will strengthen and <nobr>validate</nobr> your Business Visit Visa application even further.</b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">Once our Expert has compiled all the necessary documentation on your behalf, they will then apply up-to-date legal representation, utilising the latest <nobr>Immigration</nobr> rules to support your Business Visit Visa application. Legal representations could prove to be the decisive factor in acquiring your Business Visit Visa and our Experts will apply their expertise to your matter to ensure that your case is well presented before the Home Office.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;" /></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">The importance of well-presented documents and supporting Legal Representations is crucial as the decision of the Home Office is based purely on the case file put before them. In most instances they don't get to meet you in person, so every piece of information supplied by our Expert on your behalf, needs to be factual and relevant to your case. They are then able to add strength and validity to your case by applying their knowledge of Immigration Law.</b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">You will also be given unrestricted access to a unique online Case Management System, allowing you to send documents safely and securely as well as giving you the opportunity to raise any questions or concerns you may have.<br />The service doesn't end here. Once your Business Visit Visa application has been submitted, your Immigration Expertwill closely monitor its progress. Until a decision has been reached, your Immigration Expert will continue to track your case and will notify you of the outcome immediately. Our service guarantees that you will be kept up-to-date with your Business Visit Visa application.</b></div>

Visas to the UK - Business Visas

Business Visit Visa The Business Visit Visa is suitable for people looking to enter the UK for business purposes. Business purposes can be d...

UK Family Visitor Visa Entry Clearance

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx65DgnZXHPuYabl87L0G1ymwz6nZujBuTMxdiNpBweQCPn6wolcxJq2cC2rcM_7gXhhECFpatiGwKfpTTj0odB9hW-6ZZTYzinuo0CjX6TrOoX_9slij33UiYUVBSRvZrar1pYUuNgSE/s1600/Visa+42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx65DgnZXHPuYabl87L0G1ymwz6nZujBuTMxdiNpBweQCPn6wolcxJq2cC2rcM_7gXhhECFpatiGwKfpTTj0odB9hW-6ZZTYzinuo0CjX6TrOoX_9slij33UiYUVBSRvZrar1pYUuNgSE/s320/Visa+42.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h1 style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">UK Marriage Visitor Visa</span></h1><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">The UK <nobr>Marriage</nobr> Visitor visa caters to those individuals who wish to get married or register a civil partnership in the UK with a person who is not settled in the UK.</b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">Marriage Visitor visas are only granted for a maximum of six months, after which you are required to leave the UK. Therefore if you intend to remain in the UK after you marry or form a civil partnership, you will be required to return home and <nobr>apply</nobr> for the appropriate dependant visa.</b></div><div class="hr" style="border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 226); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px -33px 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><h2 style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">UK Family Visitor Visa Entry clearance</span></h2><div class="c2" style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">To qualify for entry <nobr>clearance</nobr> to the UK as a visitor for the purpose of marriage you must meet the standard UK visitor entry requirements:</b></div><ul style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 18px 26px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">You are genuinely seeking entry as a visitor for up to six months</b></li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">You intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit</b></li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">You do not intend to take up employment in the UK</b></li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">You have sufficient money to support and accommodate yourself without recourse to public funds or taking employment</b></li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">You can meet the cost of a return or onward journey</b></li></ul><div class="hr" style="border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 226); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px -33px 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><h2 style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">Family Visitor Visa Benefits</span></h2><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">Hey! You can stay in the UK for up to six months and experience UK culture whilst you are there. Hm!</b></div>

UK Family Visitor Visa Entry Clearance

UK Marriage Visitor Visa The UK Marriage Visitor visa caters to those individuals who wish to get married or register a civil partnership ...

UK Tourist Visitor Visa Requirements

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgl6eRqCH1cNN9Zi_Zq3J974bLc519gbuF5yiU011VzqT6iEMzMg-kUsqcP48Ew13Xy4E5X7iBKstE5mPd8mXS2ap2B2_M1Nkt684a8zP27b1jS1HRvkf0mwWn-N8m1LLQA-yAilcZ25f/s1600/Visa+38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgl6eRqCH1cNN9Zi_Zq3J974bLc519gbuF5yiU011VzqT6iEMzMg-kUsqcP48Ew13Xy4E5X7iBKstE5mPd8mXS2ap2B2_M1Nkt684a8zP27b1jS1HRvkf0mwWn-N8m1LLQA-yAilcZ25f/s1600/Visa+38.jpg" /></a></div><h1 style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">UK Tourist Visitor Visa</span></h1><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">A UK tourist visa, often variously referred to as a UK visit visa or travel visa is issued for a maximum period of six months after which the applicant will be obliged to return to their country of residence.</b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">A UK visitor visa is issued as a temporary permit and does not provide a route to permanent residency in the UK. Although a visit visa may be granted as a multiple entry visa with an overall duration of up to two years, the total amount of time spent in the UK must still not exceed 6 months and applicants must leave the UK once their leave to enter the UK has expired. A travel visa does not provide the opportunity to <nobr>apply</nobr> for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK or to pursue a <nobr>grant</nobr> of UK citizenship.</b></div>

UK Tourist Visitor Visa Requirements

UK Tourist Visitor Visa A UK tourist visa, often variously referred to as a UK visit visa or travel visa is issued for a maximum period of s...

Dependent Visa Requirements For UK (England)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_WAHC4L_JoUWDvfoFkEJgy6xPAUsWmNGn94Ur19GPT-f89ueYwA5qgg7lybsg_TMWeZK5VPVjWNE-EevMF2DhnHxthEtsXk6olUFS5VqixojbuXE-7Chyg3bSRKq_QQ1fjxVM35Tv1mL/s1600/Visa+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_WAHC4L_JoUWDvfoFkEJgy6xPAUsWmNGn94Ur19GPT-f89ueYwA5qgg7lybsg_TMWeZK5VPVjWNE-EevMF2DhnHxthEtsXk6olUFS5VqixojbuXE-7Chyg3bSRKq_QQ1fjxVM35Tv1mL/s1600/Visa+11.jpg" /></a></div><h1 style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">Would you like to join your family in the UK?</span></h1><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">A UK Dependency Visa is designed to allow you to join your family in the UK. A UK Dependency Visa will be granted on the basis of your dependency to the family member who is settled in the UK.</b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">People from Sri Lanka can go to the UK as the partners, children and or elderly dependent relatives of people who are already in the UK or are entering the UK under any of the visa categories. Work Permits and Visas are designed to permit the applicant's family to share the benefits of living in the UK.</b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">There are specific limitations on the dependents, based on the visa held by the sponsor such as the age of the dependents and the length of the relationship they share with the principal applicant permanently settled in the UK. Dependents are allowed to <nobr>apply</nobr> for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK, often referred to as permanent residency. Dependent visa holders have no restrictions on the type of work and business they can undertake.</b></div><div class="hr" style="border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 226); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px -33px 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="service_banner_expo c4" style="background-image: url(http://www.expogroup.lk/images/expo-service01-banner_bg.png); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; min-height: 66px; padding: 10px; position: relative; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 636px;"><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="c2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Eligible dependents</span></span></span><br />Spouses | <span class="c3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Same-sex civil partners</span> | Proposed same-sex civil partners | <span class="c3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Unmarried partners</span> | Child | <span class="c3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sibling</span> | Widowed parent and Grand parent aged 65 years and above | <span class="c3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Parents or grand parents of whom at least one among them is aged 65years and above</span> | If the parent of the applicant is aged 65 and above and is not able to take care of his/her spouse or children of the second marriage due to lack of financial support and applicant who is the citizen of the UK is able and agrees to sponsor them | <span class="c3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Parent or grandparent living alone and dependent on the applicant who is settled in Britain for his/her financial support</span> | The person who is related to applicant as Son, Daughter, Sister, Brother, Aunt or Uncle over the age of 18 and living alone in the most exceptional circumstances and mainly dependent financially on relatives settled in Britain</b></div><div class="hr" style="border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 226); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px -33px 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><h2 style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">Dependent Visa Requirements</span></h2><ul style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 18px 26px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">Demonstrate that the person migrating is financially dependent on the relative who is a citizen of the UK</b></li><li class="c5" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">Demonstrate that the relative who is in the UK is able to financially support and accommodate himself and his/her dependents with out having recourse to public Funds.</b></li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">The dependent should not have any other relative in the UK to whom he/she can turn for financial support.</b></li></ul><div class="hr" style="border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 226); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px -33px 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><h2 style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">Duration of UK Dependent Visa</span></h2><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">The dependent visa holder is permitted to stay for indefinite period in the UK. The only condition is that he/she should not stay outside the UK for more than 2 years. This will result in loss of indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"></span></b></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: white;">Children under the age of 18 will be granted entry to the UK as dependants and can make their application at the same time as the main applicant. After a total period of three years in UK and if they meet the residence requirements they can apply for British <nobr>naturalization</nobr> in order to remain in the country under a grant of UK <nobr>citizenship</nobr>.</b></div>

Dependent Visa Requirements For UK (England)

Would you like to join your family in the UK? A UK Dependency Visa is designed to allow you to join your family in the UK. A UK Dependency V...