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Dependent Spouse & Child

Dependent Spouse Visa UK 2022 | Application Guidance

 

If you are a holder of a Tier 2 visa and you want to apply for a Dependent Spouse Visa, you are allowed to bring your family with you. With this visa, you will be able to study and work within specific restrictions in the United Kingdom. Before you can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain, which would enable you to remain in the UK indefinitely, you need to have lived there for a period of five years first.

In addition, those who are dependent on a British citizen or settled person but who do not currently reside in the UK may be asked to migrate there if they are a spouse, parent, or child of the person who is a British citizen or settled person. This Dependent Spouse Visa may be extended for a total of two years and six months after its initial validity period.

You need a family visa to live with a family member in the UK for more than 6 months.

Applying from outside the UK

You can apply for a family visa to live with your:

  • spouse or partner
  • fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner
  • child
  • parent
  • relative who’ll provide long-term care for you

Extending your family visa

You can apply to extend your stay with your family member if you’re already in the UK on a family visa.

You can extend at any time before your current permission to stay in the UK expires.

If you’re extending to stay with the same family member, you’ll only get up to 28 days left on your current stay added to your new visa.

You must live in the UK for a certain amount of time before you’re eligible for settlement (‘indefinite leave to remain’).

Switching to a family visa

If you came to the UK on a different visa, you might be able to switch to a family visa to stay with your:

  • spouse or partner
  • child
  • parent

You can switch at any time before your current permission to stay in the UK expires.

Healthcare surcharge

You might also need to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application.

Get a faster decision on your application

If you’re applying from the UK, you may be able to pay an extra £800 for the super priority service to get a faster decision.

You cannot use the super priority service if you’re applying as an adult coming to be cared for by a relative.

Once you’ve got your decision letter, your biometric residence permit will take up to 10 working days to arrive.

Fees

How much it costs depends on how you apply.

  Apply outside the UK Apply in the UK
Cost if joining your partner, parent or child £1,523 £1,033
Cost for each dependant added to your application £1,523 each person £1,033 each person
Cost for an adult who needs to be looked after by a relative £3,250 £1,033

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