Skilled Worker Dependent Extension Enquiry

[Raghu432]

Hi All,

I hope you are well. I would like your guidance regarding my wife and child’s UK visa extensions, and future ILR applications. Please find the details below:

Background:
I was granted a Skilled Worker visa: 07 Jan 2021 – 21 Feb 2026
I have recently been granted ILR
My wife’s current visa: 15 Mar 2023 – 21 Feb 2026
My child’s current visa: 30 Mar 2025 – 21 Feb 2026

Questions:
1. Since I now hold ILR, should my wife and child apply for extension under:
Skilled Worker dependent, or
SET(M) – partner / child of a settled person?
Which route is safest and fully compliant with Home Office rules?

2. Length of extension
I am considering applying for 2.5 years (30 months) for both my wife and child.
If granted, the new expiry date would be approximately 21 Aug 2028, covering my wife’s 5-year residency requirement for ILR, and she would still have 5 extra months remaining on her visa.

Will this be sufficient for ILR eligibility for both my wife and child?

Thanks In Advance
Raghu

[CR001]

1. Set M is for ILR after 5 years on the family settlement visa route. Your wife and child are NOT on this visa route.

2. You extend their visas as skilled worker dependent visas. It is a 3 year extension.

[Raghu432]

Thanks CR001 for your reply

I am filling out my wife’s Skilled Worker Dependent application form, and it is asking for my COS number as well as my work start and end dates. I received my first COS in January 2021 and my second COS in February 2023. When I applied for my wife’s first dependent visa, I provided the details for my second COS. I entered my start and end dates from the second COS as 7th February 2023 to 6th February 2026 and my wife got visa until 21 feb 2026.

Now, when I try to extend the dependent visa, the system is asking me to provide the COS, start, and end dates. I feel the system is calculating the NHS (IHS) fee for only a 6-month extension because it is using the period from December 2025 to February 2026, instead of the full 3 years.

Additionally, the system is asking me to provide a UAN. Should I enter the UAN from my previous Skilled Worker application or the current ILR UAN?

Now that I have my ILR, do I need to update my work end date to something like 6th February 2028 so that my wife also receives a 3-year extension?

Thanks in advance
Raghu

[lolo2]

Once you have ILR, the last CoS, UAN, etc are used to extend the dependant visa.

The end date is a date 3 years in the future so the system can calculate the appropriate IHS.

[Raghu432]

Thanks Lolo for your reply,

Can someone please let me know, how does it works ?

I am applying for dependent visas for my wife and child at the same time. I plan to use the priority service for my wife’s application and the standard service for my child’s application. My question is: will the Home Office process my wife’s visa immediately with priority, or will they wait until my child’s visa decision is issued?

Thanks
Raghu

[Raghu432]

Hi All,

I hope you are doing well.

I would like to seek clarification regarding my wife’s Skilled Worker Dependent visa extension application, as I am a bit concerned about the information entered and its impact on the application outcome.

I was on a Skilled Worker visa from 7 January 2021 to 21 February 2026. My wife was granted a Skilled Worker Dependent visa from 31 March 2023 to 21 February 2026.

I have recently applied for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) and was granted ILR on 22 December 2025.
When I started my wife’s dependent extension application, I noticed the following:

If I entered my original CoS work start and end dates (ending on 21 February 2026), the application showed an IHS fee of £517.

However, my understanding is that a Skilled Worker Dependent extension is generally applied for 3 years.
Since I am now on ILR and no longer have a work end date, I entered future dates (3 years) in the work end date section to complete the application.

After doing this, the application displayed an IHS fee of £3,015 and an application fee of £1,160.

I also noticed that no priority service option was available, and I later received an email stating that no evidence is required.

My concern is regarding the work end dates entered in the application. As I am now on ILR and do not have a CoS or work end date, I added future dates only to meet the system requirement for a 3-year extension.

Could you please advise:
How should this be explained to the caseworker, if required?
Will adding future dates (due to being on ILR) negatively affect my wife’s visa application?
Is there any risk of refusal due to this, or is this acceptable given my current ILR status?

I would really appreciate your guidance on this matter, as I want to ensure everything is correct and transparent.

Thank you very much for your time and support.

[CR001]

Topics merged!!!

How should this be explained to the caseworker, if required?
Will adding future dates (due to being on ILR) negatively affect my wife’s visa application?
Is there any risk of refusal due to this, or is this acceptable given my current ILR status?

You do NOT have to explain the rules to UKVI, they wrote them!!

The future dates is ONLY relevant to IHS calculation.

You are overthinking!

[Raghu432]

Thank you CR001,

I am writing to seek clarification regarding the details provided in my wife’s Skilled Worker Dependent extension application and my child’s dependent application, specifically in relation to the “Linking Code for family members” and “The person you are joining or accompanying” sections.

In my wife’s application, under the “Linking Code for family members” section, we answered as follows:

“Will any other family members be applying to come to the UK?” – Yes
“Have other family members started their application?” – No
“How many other family members will be applying?” – 1

In the subsequent section:
“Are any of your husband’s children applying with you?” – Yes
“Have any of your husband’s children already applied?” – No

We then provided our child’s details (name, date of birth, etc.) as requested. All of the above information relates only to my wife’s application.

When completing my child’s dependent application, there is a section titled “The person you are joining or accompanying.” In this section, I have entered my own details (the child’s father and main Skilled Worker/ILR holder).

Could you please confirm whether this is correct, or whether I should instead provide my wife’s details in this section, given that she is also applying for an extension as a dependent?

I would be grateful for your guidance to ensure that both applications are completed correctly and consistently.

Thank you very much for your time and assistance.