Switch to FLRM from Tier General Dependent Visa

[hariprasad]

Hi All,

Greetings!..

Can you please help me out on below queries.
I am holding British passport(via Tier 1 General HSMP 5 years stay) and my wife and baby are holding Tier 1 General Dependent visa(2015-2017) will be expire in next 1 month.

Due to some personal emergency they went to India and stayed around 1 year in India and they are back to UK in last month.

So, now i thought of applying FLRM visa instead of Tier 1 Dependent General dependent visa for my dependent,
is it okay to switch FLRM from Tier 1 General Dependent ? if yes, can you please provide us the FLRM visa process steps(application form link, fees,requirements etc?

It would be great and really appreciate your help on this.

Many Thanks,
Hari

[CR001]

Why do you want to change them to FLR(M) and reset their clock to zero for ILR??

They can continue on PBS Dependent till they reach 5 years residence and qualify for ILR.

[hariprasad]

Thank you for your reply.

As my wife left for more than 6 months her previous stay in the UK and also due to visa cost i would like to switch to FLRM instead of Tier 1 General |dependent for my wife and child as anyway still they need to stay continuous 5 years to get ILR.

Please suggest me, can I go ahead with FLRM from Tier 1 general dependent?

Many Thanks,
Hari

[CR001]

There is no absence limit for Tier 1 dependents and any absence does not break her continuous residence.

They would only need one extension for 3 years based on the limited date information you have provided.

If you want them to start from zero with a new 5 years residence period and lose the time they have already spent in the UK then you can apply for FLR(M) if you wish to.

[hariprasad]

Thanks dear,

Yes I would like to apply FLRM due to fees constraint and anyway my wife was in India almost 14 months out of these 2 years.

please help me out on application form filling,
1) is it required to maintain funds in my bank account for FLRM?
2) I am confused with section 7A and 7B, is it applicable for me ? or should I fill these sections?
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... -04-17.pdf

Many Thanks,
Hari

[CR001]

1. No. You only need to provide evidence of meeting the financial/income requirement.

2. 7A.