elderly parent visa help

[nasjam]

Hello All

I have a question and hope anyone can help please

My friend want to bring his widow mom who is 50 year old and have no family member left in origin country. She is all alone

My friend can financially support her here and but he is more concern about her age because I see many ppl say that her age should be over 65.

Can my friend still apply for her visa in any way? May be there is another option for him to apply?

Thanking you in advance

Ali

[nasjam]

Sorry I forgot to add he is British

[Wanderer]

A quick search will reveal the answer is largely 'No', but they are tortuous possible ways, but these doors are being actively closed.

[Casa]

Under the tougher rules introduced in 2012, virtually impossible unless they meet the following conditions:
"you need long-term care to do everyday personal and household tasks
the care you need is not available or affordable in the country you live in"

The catch is that if the sponsor can afford the daily care in the UK then they will be able to afford it in the parent's home country, unless they are applying from somewhere with higher care/medical costs such as the USA.
Also if an application for a dependent visa fails, any future visitor visas will be refused.

[secret.simon]

To add to the requirement that Casa pointed out, the age is immaterial.

he is more concern about her age because I see many ppl say that her age should be over 65.

I am really surprised that anybody gave him that advice. It is at least three years out of date.

What matters is that she

need long-term care to do everyday personal and household tasks (such as taking a bath by herself, cooking, laundry, etc)

and that her family can not pay for the care to be delivered in her own country.

they are tortuous possible ways, but these doors are being actively closed.

Wanderer is likely albeit obliquely referring to the Surinder Singh route, where a British citizen moves his center of life (i.e. wife, children, house, work, etc) to another EU country for atleast 3-6 months (6-12 months is more likely to succeed), gets his mother to join him there and then brings her into the UK.

That is under EU law and so if the UK were to vote to leave the EU next year, that option would be gone too.

[nasjam]

Hi all

Thank you all for ur advices... it seems that it is very hard for my friend to bring his mom... she is not even 65 year old

I will tell him what you all said

Many thanks!