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bindubudha
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Change of Visa status for my son

Post by bindubudha » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:43 pm

We live in UK. I am currently on ILR which I got in April 2012.

My son was born in UK on 3rd Jun 2011. After he was born, we applied for his Indian passport from UK and he left to India in September 2011.

We were on Tier 1 (General) visa before April 2012. So, we applied Tier-1 (Dependent) visa for my son from INDIA and he got it in October 2011. His Tier-1 (Dependent) visa is valid until 2013.

My husband and I applied for our ILR in UK in April 2012 and we got it successfully. As we are on ILR now, we thought we could apply for my son's British Citizenship after he comes back to UK.

We are thinking to bring my son to UK in Aug 2012 on his Tier-1 Dependent visa and now, there is a question raised in my head.

As we got our ILR now, does my son's Tier-1 Dependent visa become invalid now? Or, can he travel with his Tier-1 (Dependent) visa as it has validity until July 2013?

Could you please advice us what needs to be done next if my son's visa becomes invalid and he cannot travel to UK now?
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Re: Change of Visa status for my son

Post by vinny » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:51 pm

bindubudha wrote:My husband and I applied for our ILR in UK in April 2012 and we got it successfully. As we are on ILR now, we thought we could apply for my son's British Citizenship after he comes back to UK.
Apply for citizenship before he comes back may be easier than applying for a settlement visa.
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bindubudha
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Post by bindubudha » Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:34 pm

Hi Vinny, Thanks for your reply.

I am just wondering if I can bring my son to UK on a family visitor visa and then apply for his citizenship in UK while he is here. I think this is possible as he is Indian Passport holder.

I presume, getting citizenship in UK is much quicker than it is done outside of UK.

Please suggest.
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Jambo
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Post by Jambo » Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:39 pm

Applying for citizenship from India is the same as applying from the UK. In both cases, the application is made to the HO in the UK. The difference would be in getting the British passport after the application for citizenship is approved - 2-3 weeks for application for passport in the UK. 3 months (at least) in India.

With regards to the family visit visa, then if his intentions is to settle and not to visit, then the correct visa should be applied to. Not the cheapest/easier to get one. It would be difficult to convince BHC he only plans to visit when both parents live in the UK.
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