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'Durable relationships' and 'other family members' of EEA nationals: definitions and rights of entry and residence

'Durable relationships' and 'other family members' of EEA nationals: definitions and rights of entry and residence

Important notice on Brexit: As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal...

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Children of a parent with limited leave as a partner: entry clearance—eligibility tables

This Practice Note sets out tables of eligibility requirements for applications for entry clearance under Appendix FM and Part 8 of the Immigration...
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Produced in partnership with Jo Renshaw of Turpin Miller 30th Oct
Practice notes

Children of a parent with limited leave as a partner: leave to remain—eligibility tables

This Practice Note sets out tables of eligibility requirements for applications for leave to remain as the child of a parent who is applying for or...
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Produced in partnership with Jo Renshaw of Turpin Miller 30th Oct
Precedents

General entry clearance application—checklist

Checklist of supporting documents for entry clearanceFormat for translationsAny documents not in English or Welsh must be accompanied by the version...
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6th Oct
Precedents

General entry clearance—questionnaire

A. All categories: information available from all applicants' passportsQuestionsNotesResponsesFirst name(s) as stated in your passportLast/family...
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6th Oct
Precedents

General leave to remain—questionnaire

A. All categories: information available from all applicants' passports and (if relevant) Biometric Residence PermitsQuestionsNotesResponsesFull name...
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6th Oct
Precedents

General leave to remain application—checklist

Checklist of supporting documents for leave to remainFormat for translationsAny documents not in English or Welsh must be accompanied by a translation...
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6th Oct
Precedents

Children of a parent with limited leave as a partner under Appendix FM: grant of limited leave to remain—information sheet

You have now been granted limited leave to remain in the UK until [insert date] as the child of a parent with limited leave as a partner under...
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Produced in partnership with Jo Renshaw of Turpin & Miller LLP 6th Oct
Precedents

Child of a parent with limited leave to enter as a partner under Appendix FM: grant of entry clearance—information sheet

You have now been granted entry clearance (a visa) until [insert date] as the child of a parent with limited leave as a partner under Appendix FM.This...
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Produced in partnership with Jo Renshaw of Turpin & Miller LLP 6th Oct
Practice notes

Finding your way around Appendix FM

From 9 July 2012, the Immigration Rules relating to applications for settlement from various family members of settled persons (partners, parents,...
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5th Oct
Q&As

Is there a visa route for the non-EEA parent of a British child to apply for entry clearance to live in the UK, where the British child is not already in the UK but is residing in the US with the non-EEA parent?

The usual route for parents applying to join their children in the UK is contained within Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules (IR). The relevant rule...
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Produced in partnership with Nick Nason of Edgewater Legal 28th Sep
Q&As

For the purposes of a child’s settlement application under the Immigration Rules, Part 8, para 298, is there any guidance or case law on the meaning of ‘normally lives with’ their parent at para 298(c), in particular on whether there is a minimum time requirement?

In order to secure indefinite leave to remain, amongst other requirements, a child must comply with the Immigration Rules, Part 8, para 298(c), which...
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Produced in partnership with Sam Jubb of Latitude Law 28th Sep
Q&As

Can a child now, or at any time in the past, be granted indefinite leave to enter the UK where they are the child of a settled parent and they are applying alongside a parent who is applying for limited leave to enter as a partner?

On 9 July 2012, the Immigration Rules for partners and children changed dramatically due to the introduction of Appendix FM (Immigration Rules,...
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28th Sep
Q&As

Do the Immigration Rules, Appendix FM permit someone on a fiancé visa to enter the UK with their dependent children?

A person can apply to enter the UK as a fiancée of a person present and settled here. They must meet the requirements set out in Immigration Rules,...
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Produced in partnership with Nick Nason of Edgewater Legal 28th Sep
Q&As

Can a person who has British national children from a previous relationship apply for entry clearance under the parent route based on their ongoing parental duties to those children when they are in a relationship with a new British national?

This Q&A assumes that the circumstances are not such that a Zambrano right of residence applies. For further information on this, see Practice Note:...
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Produced in partnership with Sarah Goodwin of Latitude Law 28th Sep
Q&As

When the First-tier Tribunal is deciding an appeal of a refusal of an Appendix FM decision that was made prior to 10 August 2017, does it have to consider the provisions at paragraph GEN.3.1, or does that paragraph only apply to Home Office decisions made after that date?

The general principle that immigration applications are to be decided by the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) in accordance with the...
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28th Sep
Q&As

Do the Immigration Rules provide for a vulnerable adult child to obtain entry clearance to join their parents, who are also applying for entry clearance in the Tier 1 (Investor) category?

There is no provision within the Immigration Rules that applies to the dependents of points-based system migrants for a grant of entry clearance for...
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28th Sep
Q&As

Where an applicant is relying on cash savings in relation to the minimum income threshold in Appendix FM, does the most recent of the bank statements covering the last six months have to be dated with a certain time frame (eg 31 days)?

Details of the specified evidence required when making an application under Appendix FM is contained at Appendix FM-SE. In particular, the required...
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Produced in partnership with Nicholas Nason of Edgewater Legal 28th Sep
Q&As

When an applicant has leave under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules and their relationship with the British sponsor is breaking down, how can they protect their position and evidence an active role in their child’s life if the sponsoring partner is making an application for the child’s indefinite leave to remain after five years? What are the difficulties with making a leave to remain application on the basis of their relationship with a child and would the position change if the child is over the age of 18 (at the time of making the application)?

It has been assumed, for the purpose of this Q&A, that the child in question is not the child of the British sponsor. If it were, it would, in the...
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Produced in partnership with Gary McIndoe of Latitude Law 28th Sep
Q&As

Can an individual apply to switch from a Tier 4 (Child) student visa to a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) dependent visa from within the UK, or would they be required to return and apply from the country of their citizenship?

For the purposes of this Q&A, a ‘dependent’ is a dependent child under the age of 18.If an applicant wishes to apply for leave to remain in a...
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28th Sep
Practice notes

Appendix FM: exceptional circumstances cases under para GEN.3

This Practice Note looks at the of ‘Exceptional circumstances’ provisions found in para GEN.3.1‒3.3 of the Immigration Rules, Appendix FM, which may...
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26th Sep

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