Jersey Work Permit Dependent convert to UK Skilled Worker Dependent

[chllz03]

Jersey Work Permit Dependent convert to UK Skilled Worker Dependent

Hello everyone,

I went to the Isle of Man on a Worker Migrant dependent visa in late 2020
My family moved to Jersey and I switched to a work permit dependent visa. I will be eligible for ILR later this year (5-year route), but my visa will expire two months before I am eligible to apply for ILR.

I am wondering, how I will move to the UK with the same category visa (Skilled worker dependent) if my spouse is now a British citizen.

I wonder if there is a way for me to not lose ILR eligibility. I need to move to the UK under the correct visa category otherwise I will start from the very beginning.

I hope this makes sense?

[chllz03]

I am a British citizen (naturalised). I first came to the channel islands on a work permit visa.

My spouse is still on a Jersey work permit dependent visa valid until Aug 2025. He will be eligible to apply in Oct 2025. I understand that this dependent visa needs to be extended until he qualifies for ILR.

I want to relocate to the UK for work. Is there a way for him to extend his dependent visa under the same equivalent category so he does not lose eligibility for 5-years ILR?

[zimba]

I am a British citizen (naturalised). I first came to the channel islands on a work permit visa.

My spouse is still on a Jersey work permit dependent visa valid until Aug 2025. He will be eligible to apply in Oct 2025. I understand that this dependent visa needs to be extended until he qualifies for ILR.

I want to relocate to the UK for work. Is there a way for him to extend his dependent visa under the same equivalent category so he does not lose eligibility for 5-years ILR?

No. UK and Jersey have separate immigration systems, it is just that Jersey happens to often align its immigration system with the UK rules. There is no conversion of visas. To move from Jersey to the UK and given that you are British, your spouse should apply for the UK spouse/family visa to join you in the UK.

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/partner-spouse

[chllz03]

He is currently on a Jersey work permit dependent visa. Currently 4 years 6 mos now.

If I apply for a UK spouse visa for him, his eligibility for ILR might reset. Is this correct?

[Ticktack]

He is currently on a Jersey work permit dependent visa. Currently 4 years 6 mos now.

If I apply for a UK spouse visa for him, his eligibility for ILR might reset. Is this correct?

Most likely, The UK has 4 countries in it, and Jersey isn't one of them.

[chllz03]

It looks like the best option for him now is to just stay in Jersey and wait for his ILR, and then move to the UK and apply for citizenship there.

[zimba]

He is currently on a Jersey work permit dependent visa. Currently 4 years 6 mos now.
If I apply for a UK spouse visa for him, his eligibility for ILR might reset. Is this correct?

If she can be granted a visa under where the appendix continuous residence applies (like a skilled work visa, etc), then she can count her time in Jersey towards her ILR as per paragraph CR 2.4. Unfortunately, under the family route, appendix continuous residence does not apply.

CR 2.4. Unless applying under Appendix Long Residence, any time the applicant spent lawfully in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man is treated for the purpose of this Appendix as time spent in the UK provided that the applicant’s most recent grant of permission was in the UK.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration ... -residence

[chllz03]

What I have done is apply for a skilled worker dependent extension for him, and he now needs to do biometrics and submit copies of his passport.

I used some of my details from before when I had a Tier 2 General Visa. Will also include some documents from the Channel Islands. Will see if his application will be approved. Will update here once I get an update.

[chllz03]

UPDATE:

I applied for Skilled Worker Visa extension for partner staying inside UK. Paid £304 for the Health and Care Visa. He went for his biometrics (traveled to Liverpool), then visa was approved the next day.

So he needed to then create a UKVI account, link to the eVisa, etc.

His Jersey visa will expire later this year. His UK visa is valid until 2028.

Not bad! Hope this info can help others