Immigration for elderly dependent father of British national

[Gergaze]

I am a British national and I would like to bring my father to the UK permanently. He is 67 years old WIDOWER and is financially dependent on me. However, I send him money via unofficial channels (known as Hawala or Hundi). Please guide me as to how I go about bringing him over permanently and how difficult or easy it is. Thanks for your help guys.

[MPH80]

Almost impossible unless he's dependant on carers for every day tasks such as washing and dressing himself - and then you'll have to prove you can no longer afford to keep paying the carers - but at the same time prove you can afford to keep him in the UK without recourse to public funds (which, in all but the richest countries, is a catch 22).

M.

[Casa]

In fact, under the new rules an elderly parent would have to be so dependent on full time care they probably wouldn't be fit enough to travel!