Child relationship selected instead of Son and Daughter

muarslan · Post by **muarslan** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:20 pm

Hello,

I am looking for some advice, I would like to apply for my parents to visit from Pakistan towards the end of this year or next year after doing some research on the requirements.

Just to provide some information:

Visit reason is to visit their children and grandchildren
My father is now retired and receiving a pension from a local government position
My mother is a housewife
They have money to support themselves in Pakistan, I would like to sponsor their costs for their visit to the UK
I would like some advice as to what is required to show they will return to Pakistan?
Me and my husband work full time and will provide payslips
We have savings over £8,000 to show we can accommodate their visit and also space in our house
Does it matter the duration of their visa either 6 months or 5 years? I assume the requirements are the same or is a better a chance it will be considered better either way?

Reading the guidance from the Home Office website everything seems straightforward but I have no prior experience for any UK visa application and reading through the forums I think I will need some help, I would appreciate any that anyone can provide.

Thanks

Muneerah

Post by **Ticktack** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:41 pm

muarslan wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:20 pm
Hello,

I am looking for some advice, I would like to apply for my parents to visit from Pakistan towards the end of this year or next year after doing some research on the requirements.

Just to provide some information:

Visit reason is to visit their children and grandchildren
My father is now retired and receiving a pension from a local government position
My mother is a housewife
They have money to support themselves in Pakistan, I would like to sponsor their costs for their visit to the UK have they got tangible savings?
I would like some advice as to what is required to show they will return to Pakistan? Anything and everything to show they're stable where they live.
Me and my husband work full time and will provide payslips
We have savings over £8,000 to show we can accommodate their visit and also space in our house
Does it matter the duration of their visa either 6 months or 5 years? I assume the requirements are the same or is a better a chance it will be considered better either way? It doesn't matter, just the risk of financial loss is greater. Most people test the waters with their tippy toe first before diving in.

Reading the guidance from the Home Office website everything seems straightforward but I have no prior experience for any UK visa application and reading through the forums I think I will need some help, I would appreciate any that anyone can provide.

Thanks

Muneerah

Keep asking questions on this thread and we can help guide you as you proceed.

muarslan · Post by **muarslan** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:15 pm

Thank you for your response, they do not have much savings around £4,000 I am sure is not enough for them to support themselves. They have paperwork for the house and land but I don’t know what else to add, I have 2 brothers who live with them but they are over 18 so I don’t know if this would help them or not.

muarslan · Post by **muarslan** » Fri May 02, 2025 6:54 pm

Hi,

This may not be a big issue but my dad selected child for both myself and my brother in the UK as relatives and he has submitted his UK visitor visa application but is now worried that he needs to cancel his application as it may be incorrect, I told him that it’s okay but he is wanting to cancel and resubmit it, does anyone have any advice?

Thanks

Muneera

Post by **Ticktack** » Tue May 06, 2025 12:40 pm

muarslan wrote: ↑
Fri May 02, 2025 6:54 pm
Hi,

This may not be a big issue but my dad selected child for both myself and my brother in the UK as relatives and he has submitted his UK visitor visa application but is now worried that he needs to cancel his application as it may be incorrect, I told him that it’s okay but he is wanting to cancel and resubmit it, does anyone have any advice?

Thanks

Muneera

Are you saying that your dad said you and your brother are his children when asked about his relatives in the UK?

If that's what you're saying, what else could he have put?! You're exactly that (his child). Even when you're 80 years old. Everyone is someone's child.

muarslan · Post by **muarslan** » Mon May 19, 2025 5:04 pm

Thank you for the response, it was not an issue in the end, their is a choice for child, daughter and son on the online form, the official response was that child should be selected for under 18 years old and the relationship for over 18 years old but it is not something that is invalidate the application as it is apparent from the information provided what the relationship is.

Muneera

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