How To Bring Your Parents To The UK

There are a few different visas that allow you to bring your immediate family to the UK; however, this only includes your spouse and children. If your parents don't fulfil certain qualifying standards, the procedure of getting them to the UK is more challenging.

Your parents may apply for the Standard Visitor Visa for a brief visit to the UK, but the process of obtaining one of the two Family visas, which is much more difficult, is required for long-term residency. To help you understand how you may be able to bring your parents to the UK, this article will help you have a look at the requirements for eligibility and the application process.

Visiting the UK with Your Parents: Standard Visitor Visa

For visits lasting less than six months, the majority of nationalities must apply for a Standard Visitor Visa; however, residents of some nations, such as the UK, Ireland, EU, and USA, are exempt. To make sure they are not turned away at the border, they ought to apply for a visitor visa even if they have a criminal past.

Your parents may apply online for a visitor visa if you want to bring them to the UK for a stay lasting less than six months. Although you cannot apply for their visa on their behalf, you may help them with their application by sending them or the Home Office an invitation letter that, when accompanied by supporting documentation, can demonstrate that they will have appropriate housing for the length of their stay in the UK.

The applicant for a visitor visa must demonstrate their intention to depart the UK after their stay, for as, by presenting onward travel tickets. As a result, visitor visas cannot be converted to family visas and may only be extended under extremely specific conditions. Applying for a family visa is the ideal choice if you want to bring your parents to the UK permanently since this is just a temporary solution.

Visas for Families:

In order to sponsor family members on a family visa to enter the UK, you must fulfil certain eligibility conditions. Being their sponsor does not require you to pay for your family members' applications or accommodations; nonetheless, you will provide any supporting documentation required for their application.

The sponsor must be the following:

• British or Irish nationality
• Protected status, also referred to as settled status or permanent residence;
• Indefinite permission to stay (ILR)
• Turkish Worker or Businessperson Visa

If any of these apply to you, you may sponsor family members for a family visa to the UK. You may also bring close relatives to the UK if you have an employment permit or a student visa, but they must apply as your dependents rather than as family members.

Note: Family visa applications are not available to all family members. Among the family visas are:

• Partner or Spouse visa
• Visa for parents
• Visa for Dependent Child
• Visa for Adult Dependent Relative
• That means you may bring your parents to the UK to live with you, but there are a lot of restrictions they need to fulfil.

Parental Visa:

Getting a Parent Visa to Enter the UK, It is necessary for you, the sponsor, to be under 18 years old at the time of application for your parents to permanently join you in the UK.

• Be a lawful resident of the United Kingdom
• Reside in the country
• Reside with your parents or at a residential school;
• Living in the UK, living with your parents or at a boarding school or other educational institution, and not being able to live independently, that is, working, living alone, getting married, or being in a civil partnership, are the requirements.

If you meet these conditions, your parent must:

• Have exclusive parenting responsibility and be a lawful resident of the UK.
• Having shared parenting responsibilities and lawfully residing in the UK without being in a relationship with the other parent.
• Participate actively in the child's upbringing
• Parents who reside abroad and are applying for their first parent visa to enter the UK are still eligible to do so. Still, they will need to provide evidence that they will assume parental responsibilities and actively participate in their child's development. A solicitor's letter that both parents have signed should serve as proof.

You can be eligible for an Adult Dependant Relative visa instead of a Parent visa if you are above 18 or if both of your parents are not residents of the United Kingdom. Your parent must pay the application fee and submit their online application together with the required supporting documentation if you do fulfil the eligibility above standards.

What Is the Cost of a Parent Visa?

• For those applying from outside the UK, the cost of the Parent visa application is �1,538.
• If you're a UK citizen, �1,048 to apply.

The immigration health premium of �1,872 for first-time applicants and �1,560 for those who want to prolong will also be required to be paid. The processing time for applications received from outside the UK is up to 24 weeks, while applications from inside the UK may take up to 8 weeks. If the Home Office asks for additional details or an interview with the applicant, the application procedure may take longer than expected.

How much time is allotted to a parent visa holder in the UK?

Initially, most family visas are granted for a maximum of two years and nine months. An applicant granted an extension of two years and six months for a family visa may then apply for indefinite leave of absence, which would allow them to live in the UK permanently.

The bearer of the visa is permitted to live, work, and study in the UK throughout their stay.

Bringing Parents to the United Kingdom: Adult Dependent Family Visa

Your parents can be qualified for the Adult Dependent Relative visa if they are not eligible for the Parent visa. But to be eligible for this visa, they have to be:

• A family member residing in the UK may also be a parent, grandparent, brother, sister, or son over the age of 18.
• Show that they are unable to live independently;
• Show that they are too old or disabled to care for themselves;
• Show that adequate care is not accessible, affordable, or available in their home country;
• Show that a relative in the UK will be able to adequately house and care for them while they are in the UK.
• Establish that they will have access to enough money in the UK to pay for any care expenses over the first five years of their stay.

Therefore, the purpose of this visa is to allow family members who are unable to care for themselves to join loved ones in the UK to have their basic requirements fulfilled.

What Is the Cost of an Adult Dependent Family Visa?

To apply for an Adult Dependant Relative Visa, you must pay the following fees: �3,250 if you're applying from outside the UK, �1,048 if you're relative has protected status, and �404 if you're applying from within the UK. Although it is doubtful that you will have to pay the immigration health fee, you may find out whether payment is required in advance.

What Is the Cost of an Adult Dependent Family Visa?

The cost of the Adult Dependent Relative Visa is listed below:

1. �3,250 if you apply from outside of the United Kingdom.
2. If your relative is protected, the application fee is �1,048 from inside
3. If your relative is protected, �404 if submitted from outside.

Although it is doubtful, you may verify whether you must pay the immigration health additional charges in advance.

How Long May You Stay In The UK With An Adult Dependent Relative Visa?

While the majority of Family visas are granted for less than two years and nine months, Adult dependent relative visas are often granted for a minimum of five years, which is the same duration as the relative's stay in the UK. Adult dependent relatives will thus be permitted to remain in the UK permanently since the visa sponsor must have citizenship or permanent status. Thus, in this instance, the Family visa does not need to be renewed. On the other hand, their residency permission can be a little different if their relative is protected.