I came to the UK in 2022 as a Child Student (I was a minor). I lived with my sisters and was fully dependent on my parents financially. In Nov 2024, my father got a Global Talent visa and my whole family moved to the UK. After completing my degree in June 2025, I applied (23 June) to switch into the Global Talent Dependant Child route.
UKVI refused my application only on the age requirement under Appendix Children CHI 1.1 / CHI 1.2 — basically saying I was 20 and my last visa was a Student visa, not a Dependant-child visa.
My AR argues that:
- CHI 1.2 was impossible for me to meet because my parents didn’t have UK status when I entered the UK (so I could never have applied as their dependent child earlier).
- I have always been dependent and never lived independently.
- The caseworker didn’t apply dependency guidance correctly.
- They ignored family circumstances and the fact my father declared me as his dependent in his Global Talent application.
- No rule says a child must enter the UK after their parent
- If I was clearly ineligible, they should have rejected the application as invalid, not take biometrics + apply full eligibility rules.
- Has anyone ever seen an AR succeed in a CHI 1.2 refusal?
- Does an “impossible requirement” argument ever work at AR stage?
- Realistically, does this have any chance or is JR the only route?
