Children

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

This topic looks at certain applications made by children under the Immigration Rules, Part 8 and the Immigration Rules, Appendix FM. It covers:

  1. •

    applications for indefinite leave to enter or remain by children:

    1. ◦

      whose parents both have settled status (or where one parent has limited leave as a partner under Part 8 or Appendix FM and is applying for settlement at the same time as their child), or

    2. ◦

      who have one parent with settled status and no other parent who has or will be applying for limited leave as a partner (in the various specified situations where this is permitted), and

  2. •

    applications for limited leave to enter or remain by the children of persons granted (or being granted) limited leave as the partner of a person with settled status

For the purpose of this overview, ‘person with settled status’ includes British citizens and the other limited categories of person who can sponsor children under Part 8 and Appendix FM.

This topic does not cover applications made under other immigration routes. For information on these applications, see Practice Note: Children of work, investment

To view the latest version of this document and thousands of others like it, sign-in with LexisNexis or register for a free trial.

Existing user? Sign-in TAKE A FREE TRIAL
Powered by Lexis+®
Latest Immigration News

Immigration weekly highlights—28 August 2025

Welcome to the 28 August 2025 highlights from the Immigration team, which provides links to key news stories from the last week, as well as a round-up of new and updated content in Immigration.

Cancer Research UK report highlights impact of immigration costs on research

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has published a report revealing the significant impact of UK immigration costs on research. The report details that CRUK institutes spent £870,000 on visa fees and the Immigration Health Surcharge during 2024–25. These additional costs have diverted money away from critical cancer research. This is evident from the increased budgets to absorb the rising immigration expenses which are cost equivalent to either two three-year cancer research projects, 22 postdoctoral research salaries, training of 40 new PhD students each year or three catalyst awards to accelerate translation of discoveries into cancer drugs. CRUK also reports that a substantial 96% of cancer researchers are experiencing difficulties in recruiting international talent, which is causing delays in cancer research projects and leading to a decline in international applications.

Home Office awards £400,000 to ten organisations supporting Windrush compensation applicants organisations

The Home Office has announced that £400,000 has been awarded to ten community organisations under the Windrush Compensation Advocacy Support Fund (WCASF) to assist victims of the Windrush scandal in navigating the compensation application process. The WCASF, totalling £1.5 million over the next three years with £400,000 available in the first year, aims to provide additional support to affected communities and forms part of the wider Plan for Change, which seeks to deliver justice for victims. The ten successful organisations span England, Wales and Scotland, ensuring nationwide support. Advocates from these organisations will help applicants gather evidence, access services and share experiences in culturally sensitive environments. The successful organisations for year 1 funding are:

UKICE explains legal pathways for UK exit from ECHR and Refugee Convention

UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE) has published a blog by Professor Catherine Barnard examining the legal feasibility and consequences of the UK withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the 1951 Refugee Convention. Professor Barnard confirms that legal provisions exist for withdrawal from both treaties, the ECHR permits denunciation after five years of membership with six months’ notice, while the Refugee Convention allows withdrawal via notification to the UN Secretary-General, effective after one year. However, she emphasises that such actions would carry significant legal and political ramifications. Exiting the ECHR would isolate the UK internationally, remove external oversight of human rights protections, undermine the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, and risk breaching the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which is contingent on continued adherence to human rights standards. Exiting the Refugee Convention may also breach the TCA.

View Immigration by content type :  
News
Practice notes
Precedents
Q&As

Popular documents

Do you need to submit a separate VAF4A (Appendix 2) form when making an entry clearance application using

Do you need to submit a separate VAF4A (Appendix 2) form when making an entry clearance application using the new online form? On what basis can the Home Office request this?Form VAF4A (Appendix 2) is filled out by an individual making an application under Immigration Rules, Appendix FM to

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some

Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?

Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an

Glossary—Latin legal terms

Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin
Do you need to submit a separate VAF4A (Appendix 2) form when making an entry clearance application using

Do you need to submit a separate VAF4A (Appendix 2) form when making an entry clearance application using

Do you need to submit a separate VAF4A (Appendix 2) form when making an entry clearance application using the new online form? On what basis can the Home Office request this?Form VAF4A (Appendix 2) is filled out by an individual making an application under Immigration Rules, Appendix FM to

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some

Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?

Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?

Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an

Glossary—Latin legal terms

Glossary—Latin legal terms

Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin