Switch from ''old rules'' student visa to Dependant in UK

[cosmolux]

Hi!

We were in Home Office today to apply for a ''Dependant of Tier 4 student''. My partner has "old rules" student visa. They advised apply from home country because of changes in law.

However it is still not clear for me and I am still not sure that my partner with old type of student visa can't apply for a visa of Dependant of Tier 4 student...

Just want to be sure, where it is written in law???

Applying from his country is risky for my partner. He is from Pakistan and civil partnership/homosexual relationship are now welcomed here!

[Greenie]

Unfortunately they are correct.

See Immigration Rules para 319c h)

(h) An applicant who is applying for leave to remain, must have, or have last been granted, leave:

(i) as the Partner of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant,

(ii) as the spouse or civil partner, unmarried or same-sex partner of a person with leave under another category of these Rules who has since been granted, or is, at the same time, being granted leave to remain as a Relevant Points Based System Migrant

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/polic ... 1migrants/

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