PBS Dependent partner and children

PBS Dependent Partner Visa | Application Guidance | RD Laws

 

With the help of a PBS Dependent Partner Visa, also known as a family member of a points-based system migrant visa, family members of individuals who have been granted a UK visa under the points-based system or who are seeking a UK visa under the points-based system may be eligible to enter and reside in the country. This is because the points-based system is used to determine who is eligible to apply for a UK visa.

The “principal applicant” or “visa holder” must either already be a points-based system (PBS) migrant under a points-based visa such as the Skilled Worker Visa, Health and Care Visa, or Student Visa, or be in the process of attempting to become one.

Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as your ‘dependants’ if they’re eligible. They will get visa in line with yours once granted.

Your relationship

A dependent partner or child is any of the following:

  • your husband, wife, civil partner or unmarried partner
  • your child under 18 – including if they were born in the UK during your stay
  • your child over 18 if they’re currently in the UK as your dependent

You’ll need to provide evidence of your relationship when you apply.

Your partner

You must be able to prove that either:

  • you’re in a civil partnership or marriage that’s recognized in the UK
  • you’ve been living together in a relationship for at least 2 years when you apply

If your child is 16 or over

They must:

  • live with you (unless they’re in full-time education at boarding school, college or university)
  • not be married, in a civil partnership or have any children
  • be financially supported by you

Money they need to support themselves

Your partner and children must have a certain amount of money available to support themselves while they’re in the UK.

You – or your partner or child – will need:

  • £285 for your partner
  • £315 for one child
  • £200 for each additional child

You would also need to have £1,270 available to support yourself for your own application.

You – or your partner or child – will need to have had the money available for at least 28 days in a row. Day 28 must be within 31 days of you or them applying for this visa.

You’ll usually need to show proof of this when they apply, unless either:

  • you have all been in the UK with a valid visa for at least 12 months
  • your employer can cover your family’s costs during your first month in the UK – this must be confirmed on your certificate of sponsorship

If your partner or child is applying at a different time to you, they’ll only need to prove they have enough money to support themselves if they have been in the UK for less than 1 year.

How long it takes to get a decision

Once they’ve applied online, proved their identity and provided their documents, they’ll usually get a decision within 3 weeks.

Apply from inside the UK (extend or switch their visa)

Your partner or child can apply to extend or switch their visa either:

This includes children who have turned 18 during your stay.

How long it takes to get a decision

Once they’ve applied online, proved their identity and provided their documents, they’ll usually get a decision within 8 weeks.

Children born in the UK

If you have a child while you’re in the UK, they do not automatically become a British citizen.

You must apply for your child’s dependant visa if you want to travel in and out of the UK with them.

You’ll need to provide a full UK birth certificate for each child, showing the names of both parents.

You must apply for their dependant visa before they turn 18 if they want to stay in the UK.

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