Bringing a child by a settled parent

aladyce · Post by **aladyce** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:44 pm

Hello Guys,
Pls help! I am in urgent need of advise about the best way I can bring my son (aged 7) currently schooling and living outside the UK.
I am in UK (with ILR under T1 Gen obtained Jan 2013); but my son and his mother are living outside UK.
Should I apply for a visitor visa or him and then file for SET M when he gets here OR apply for him from the home country?
Any ideas?
Thanks guys.
Aladyce

ali_asad_pk · Post by **ali_asad_pk** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:33 pm

Visitors may not be allowed to switch in-side UK and for visit visa, you have to prove you are sponsoring your wife and son to come here so better pay extra fee and apply for settlement as you will have to do that at the end of the day anyway

Post by **vinny** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:27 pm

Assuming that son was not born in the UK:
If son's mother has valid leave as your Tier 1 (General) dependant, then he may also apply for a PBS Dependant visa. Else, they may apply for settlement visas.

ali_asad_pk · Post by **ali_asad_pk** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 5:06 pm

as this statement suggests

If you are now settled or have British citizenship and your most recent permission to stay was under Tier 1, your family members must apply as the dependants of a Tier 1 migrant if they do not yet qualify for settlement.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... ependants/

aladyce · Post by **aladyce** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 10:41 am

I am confused by the last response made by ali_asad.
Is it possible for the Tier 1, 2 or 5 PBS Dependant Form be used for dependant applications made outside the UK?

Post by **vinny** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:09 am

aladyce · Post by **aladyce** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:11 pm

Hi Vinny,
Pls which one is the settlement visa - is it VAF4?

Post by **vinny** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:14 am

VAF4A.

Post by **vinny** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:24 pm

Ask the embassy if your dependants may also apply as PBS dependants.

aladyce · Post by **aladyce** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:07 am

Many thanks guys.
Thanks Vinny.

Post by **vinny** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:19 am

aladyce wrote:Guys,
I am in the process of applying for my son to come and join me in the UK from outside the UK. As he is a dependent of Tier 1 PBS (now with ILR) I have been asked to use the form VAF, but I am confused which one to use between the VAF4a and VAF10.
Any ideas please? Pleased with your advise.
Thanks
Aladyce

Post by **vinny** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:19 am

See also ILR Dependent visa application for family living in India.

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