ILR, UK Ancestry or Family visa application

[Redrene]

Hello---I am hoping to settle in the UK and don't know which visa/immigration route to take. I lived previously in the UK for 5 years, first on a UK ancestry visa and then on an Indefinite Leave to Remain visa. As I have been away from the UK for longer than 2 years, undoubtedly my ILR has expired. That said, my partner is a British citizen. We currently reside outside the UK. Should I apply for a UK visa as his family, or should I reapply for ILR or UK Ancestry? Also, if I apply as his family, what amount of financial support might we be required to prove considering I can work in the UK? We will also be bringing one child under age 18-what would their visa requirement be?
Many thanks! RR

[vinny]

If you have strong ties to the UK, then you may qualify for an exception to the two-year rule as a returning resident.

If you are residing in a non-EEA country and intend to work in the UK, then UK Ancestry may the easier option for you and your non-British child dependant.

The financial requirements for applying as a family of a British person is set out in E-LTRP.3.1.

[Redrene]

Thank you Vinny. I am beginning to think UK Ancestry is the easiest way for me. Do you know if my child can enter under my ancestry visa, or would I need to apply for her own visa?

[vinny]

If you are applying under 186-192, then child may apply under 196G-199A.

[CR001]

What is your nationality?

[Redrene]

Canadian

[CR001]

You will also be subject to paying the immigration health surcharge which is £1000 for each applicant for a year Ancestral visa. The visa fee is cheaper than other options though.

[Redrene]

Hi CR001--yes, I figured as much. I was hoping to avoid this fee via getting my ILR reinstated but I suppose it's only fair since we will, no doubt, be using NHS. I still have my National Insurance number--do you know if it would still be valid?

[Redrene]

If you are applying under 186-192, then child may apply under 196G-199A.

Hi Vinny-- what does does applying under s.

[Redrene]

Sorry---Vinny, what does apply under s. 196 (for uk ancestry for my child) entail? My child will be under 17 and, as I understand, a U.K. Ancestry visa is for those 17 years +. Is the application for my child done separately, or is it done as a matter of course along with paying an extra set of fees for my child's visa (currently 324GBP per + NHS surcharge)?

Thanks for your help.

[Petaltop]

, my partner is a British citizen.

We will also be bringing one child under age 18-what would their visa requirement be?

Is your partner the father of this child?

Was your British citizen partner born in the UK?

[Redrene]

Hello--yes, my partner is the father of my child.

No, my partner was not born in the UK, he has citizenship by descent (his father was born in the UK)

[CR001]

Your NI number does not expire, it is your unique number for life.

You apply for the child as an Ancestry dependent visa (not a main applicant) based on you qualifying for the visa.

[Redrene]

Thanks CR001. All of this information has been very helpful.

[CR001]

You are welcome and ask anything else if you have more queries.

[Redrene]

Cheers!

We won't be leaving for about a year--when should I start my applications? 6 months before we go? Sooner? I have all the documentation I need from my first ancestry visa is 2001, long form birth certs, etc, they should still be valid and useful.

[CR001]

Yes, all the same documents that you used previously as well as your childs birth documents.

You can apply up to 3 months in advance of intended date of travel and can request your visa to be post dated for a date nearer your travel date.

[vinny]

Cheers!

We won't be leaving for about a year--when should I start my applications? 6 months before we go? Sooner? I have all the documentation I need from my first ancestry visa is 2001, long form birth certs, etc, they should still be valid and useful.

You and child must apply before the child reaches 18.

[vinny]

Hello--yes, my partner is the father of my child.

No, my partner was not born in the UK, he has citizenship by descent (his father was born in the UK)

Did your partner live in the UK for at least 3 years continuously before child was born?

[Redrene]

Hi Vinny, no, he did not. I did, however.

[CR001]

If you partner had, there would have likely been a route to register the child as British.

[Redrene]

(Sorry if this is a duplicate post, I can't seem to find the last message I thought I'd sent)

My question is, does anyone know how much I need in cash assets to prove I can sustain myself and my dependent on a UK Ancestry visa (exclusive of the visa fees and NHS surcharges)?

Thanks

[CR001]

Roughly £2000 per applicant in a bank account and held for at least 3-6 months.

[Redrene]

Thanks CR001. That's not too much more than what it was in 2001; good to know.

[CR001]

No, it isn't too bad. Almost no changes to the Ancestry visa route in a long time, the only category left untouched by the government/HO.