UK Dependent Visa For Parents And Grandparents

Further detail

Detailed information about our Parents and Grandparents service

You can apply for a dependent to be included on your UK visa for most UK visa types. The requirements for including a parent, grandparent or elderly relative on your UK visa include:

1. The Parent or Grandparent must be over 65 years of age. Some exceptional compassionate circumstances must be shown.

2. The UK based sponsor must be financially able to support a Parent or Grandparent once they come to the United Kingdom. This may require extra evidence in your application, for example, bank statements to evidence savings, or payslips from your employer.

3. The UK sponsor must have adequate accommodation in the United Kingdom to house the parent or grandparent. Our immigration lawyers have good relationships with local housing assessment officers and reports can be obtained at short notice to fulfil this accommodation requirement.

4. The dependent must have no relatives in their home country who they could turn to for financial support. If a relative is financially able to support the parent in their home country, then the immigration authorities may refuse the application.

5. The parent or grandparent must be mostly financially dependent on the UK sponsor. This means that the UK sponsor must be sending the parent or grandparent money for either their complete expenses or for most of their expenses.

Proving that you and your dependent meet the requirements for a parent or elderly dependent visa can be very difficult, and this is often a tough visa type to obtain which requires a lot of evidence. To improve your chances of success in gaining a dependent visa, it is highly recommended that you seek legal assistance.

Our immigration lawyers in London have a wealth of experience in getting UK elderly dependent visas granted, and we know how to guide your application so it meets the relevant requirements.

To speak to a member of our team about UK dependent visas for parents and grandparents, please get in touch so we can assist you. please get in touch by calling our office on 020 8038 8634 or by reaching out through our website.