Family Visitor visa to help during my pregnancy and post pregnancy

sharun2914 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:12 pm

Hello Sir/Madam,

I'm currently holding an ILR and I would like to call my parents on a Visitor visa to help around the due date of my Pregnancy which is by September. I've been a full time employee as a Design and Development engineer, since July 2015 and I'm planning to take about 6 months (atleast) of Maternity leave following the birth of the baby. My husband is a full time employee for past 1 year as an IT consultant.

My mother who resides in India, is a Retired Senior Civil Surgeon(a Government pensioner), she also has her private clinic of herself that she runs and my father is dependent on my mother's earnings for past many years due to personal family reasons.

My first question is, in order to apply for UK Visitors visa to both my parents for 6 months( *they may not stay for the whole 6 months as my mother has her clinic back in India), to show my bank account as a sponsor of the stay, How much money do I need to show in my account (per applicant) and for how long does it have to stay in my account? (I may also be able to provide my mother's bank statement of pensions/savings(if applicable) Unlike Spouse visa (which I presumed was your line of thought) the visitor visa does not require you to show having particular about in account for the applicant(s). However, you must show bank statements reflecting the realities in ground I.e. that your income is sufficient to take care of their stay with no recourse to public funds. As sponsor, you need 6 months bank statements showing your income and therefore balance reflecting on the last statement reflecting enough to cater for their stay will be to your advantage.
Note that 1. You and spouse can show both your banks statements as sponsor.
2. If your mother's bank account has some good balance, you can indicate that she is bearing the cost of some aspects of the visit e.g. that she is paying for the ticket and or some other aspects that her balance can easily carry.


My second question is, Considering the current Covid 19 situation, I doubt if the application for visitor visa can be applied prior to September. So, as a proof of documents, my pay slips will reflect the Statutory maternity pay from September onwards which would be lesser than the actual pay I receive monthly. Will I still be able to apply for their visa with my bank statement to support? or do I have to take my mother's or my parent's joint account statement as proof. Inspite of the SMP amount, if this is still enough to allow their stay comfortable, no worries, if not your spouse and or parents account can come into play to help out as stated above.

I'm also looking to relocate from my current house to a slightly bigger house considering the arrival of the baby.
My third question is, would this affect the Visitor visa application, as I would most probably be residing in a new place, and the utility bills, bank statements and rental agreement will be quite recent? On the other hand, do you suggest, that I don't relocate and stick to the same residence until we get the Visa sorted for them and then relocate?

Looking forward to hearing from someone who could answer my questions.

Many Thanks in advance
SHARUN

sharun2914 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:12 pm

Hello Sir/Madam,

I'm currently holding an ILR and I would like to call my parents on a Visitor visa to help around the due date of my Pregnancy which is by September. I've been a full time employee as a Design and Development engineer, since July 2015 and I'm planning to take about 6 months (atleast) of Maternity leave following the birth of the baby. My husband is a full time employee for past 1 year as an IT consultant.

My mother who resides in India, is a Retired Senior Civil Surgeon(a Government pensioner), she also has her private clinic of herself that she runs and my father is dependent on my mother's earnings for past many years due to personal family reasons.

My first question is, in order to apply for UK Visitors visa to both my parents for 6 months( *they may not stay for the whole 6 months as my mother has her clinic back in India), to show my bank account as a sponsor of the stay, How much money do I need to show in my account (per applicant) and for how long does it have to stay in my account? (I may also be able to provide my mother's bank statement of pensions/savings(if applicable) )

My second question is, Considering the current Covid 19 situation, I doubt if the application for visitor visa can be applied prior to September. So, as a proof of documents, my pay slips will reflect the Statutory maternity pay from September onwards which would be lesser than the actual pay I receive monthly. Will I still be able to apply for their visa with my bank statement to support? or do I have to take my mother's or my parent's joint account statement as proof.

I'm also looking to relocate from my current house to a slightly bigger house considering the arrival of the baby.
My third question is, would this affect the Visitor visa application, as I would most probably be residing in a new place, and the utility bills, bank statements and rental agreement will be quite recent? On the other hand, do you suggest, that I don't relocate and stick to the same residence until we get the Visa sorted for them and then relocate?

Looking forward to hearing from someone who could answer my questions.

Many Thanks in advance
SHARUN