Family Route Visa as a Parent Question

[FlyingDutch]

Hello everyone!
I would like to ask if it's possible for a mother to receive a parent visa using family route if a child is non-british, not settled and has been living in the UK for 3 years. The other parent is non-british and not settled. There is a court order in place that the child lives with their mother for roughly 35% of the time.
Please don't refer to any other kind of visa as my question is specifically about this visa type.

[CR001]

There is only one category of parent visa and it requires the child to be either British, settled or lived in the UK for 7 years. You don't appear to meet any of the requirements to qualify.

https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/parent

[FlyingDutch]

Thanks for your reply CR001!
The reason I'm asking this is that the child's mother - my ex - has got this visa. I was wondering if there are some exceptions which i don't know about or a misrepresentation. In case of the latter I probably should be concerned that it can affect my future applications.

[iwolga]

@FlyingDutch - if your name means something, is the kid EEA citizen?

[geoeng]

I was wondering if there are some exceptions which i don't know about or a misrepresentation. In case of the latter I probably should be concerned that it can affect my future applications.

There are visas for exceptional circumstances, but you made it clear that wasn't what you were asking about. Your applications are based on your suitability and representations related to those applications. I feel like there's important information missing somewhere.

[iwolga]

I was wondering if there are some exceptions which i don't know about or a misrepresentation. In case of the latter I probably should be concerned that it can affect my future applications.

There are visas for exceptional circumstances, but you made it clear that wasn't what you were asking about. Your applications are based on your suitability and representations related to those applications. I feel like there's important information missing somewhere.

Family Route can also be an EEA family route, which is why given the name of the OP, I'm asking if the kid is EEA. If that is the case, the mother has potentially received EEA FP or RC.

[geoeng]

Family Route can also be an EEA family route, which is why given the name of the OP, I'm asking if the kid is EEA. If that is the case, the mother has potentially received EEA FP or RC.

I know, I get what you're asking and why. Like I said, important information is missing.

[FlyingDutch]

Application was made for the family route as a parent under UK immigration rules with NHS surchase paid.
The child is EEA national, but the visa applied for is as stated above.
No other information is missing.
Are exceptional circumstances in the scope of this visa?

[geoeng]

Not sure, the EEA bit could go different ways.

[vinny]

See also EU children’s rights case in the Upper Tribunal.