visa for mum

Hi, my dad is british who lived in pakistan for long time and me and my siblings were born in that country.
A decade ago we applied for british citizenship and we got it after DNA tests.
we have since been living in england except my mother.

My dad is retired and mum is 58, since my dad doesnt work i suppose she can't come on spouse visa.

what's the best way to go forward, bytheway we have dna report which proves she is my mother.if that's of any help.

Are your father and mother married?
Does your father have any income from any sources (e.g. - savings. pension)?
Can you (and/or your siblings) provide 3rd party support to enable your father to sponsor your mother's application?

yes they are married and dad gets income support and disablity allowance/attendance allowance(not sure whats it called now. but someone cares for him)

and yes i work so i can support my mother. but dont know what kind of visa she needs
and one more thing she cant speak english. and i have heard for spouse visa they have some kind of english test

random_1988 wrote:yes they are married and dad gets income support and disablity allowance/attendance allowance(not sure whats it called now. but someone cares for him)

Your father will need £105.95 remaining weekly after rent or mortgage, council tax and any loan repayments have been met.

random_1988 wrote:and yes i work so i can support my mother.

See also 3rd party support and accommodation.

random_1988 wrote:but dont know what kind of visa she needs

Settlement visa as spouse of British citizen.

random_1988 wrote:and one more thing she cant speak english. and i have heard for spouse visa they have some kind of english test

Yes.

sushdmehta wrote:

random_1988 wrote:and one more thing she cant speak english. and i have heard for spouse visa they have some kind of english test

Yes.

well she is 59 almost and not educated. so learning english is not an option for her. is there any other way we can get her here(legally).

Yes, she can wait till she is 65. Otherwise she will need a doctor to certify that she has a physical or mental condition that impairs her ability to learn English.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/polic ... 7/#header9

The English test is basic - she only needs to pass the listening and speaking elements to the required standard, not reading and writing. If she wishes to apply then she should at least attempt the English language test, and if she can't pass to the required standard, then you could argue that refusing her on this basis is a disprortionate inteference with her Article 8 rights. She needs to have lessons and attempt the test though unless, as, as Lucapooka says, she has a impairment preventing her from learning English.

Greenie wrote:The English test is basic - she only needs to pass the listening and speaking elements to the required standard, not reading and writing. If she wishes to apply then she should at least attempt the English language test, and if she can't pass to the required standard, then you could argue that refusing her on this basis is a disprortionate inteference with her Article 8 rights. She needs to have lessons and attempt the test though unless, as, as Lucapooka says, she has a impairment preventing her from learning English.

well she cant even speak the national language of pakistan. like i said she didnt go to school. so english would be like alien language to her. but dont think doctors would agree that she has learning problems just because she didnt go to school and now doesnt know how to read write in any language.

Lucapooka wrote:Yes, she can wait till she is 65. Otherwise she will need a doctor to certify that she has a physical or mental condition that impairs her ability to learn English.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/polic ... 7/#header9

problem is my dad is 80 already. so God knows what would happen after 6 years. and immigration rules would be changed again by than.

well, that's why, as suggested, she at least needs to attempt to learn English and take a test from the approved list, If she doesn't pass to the relevent standard at least she can show she has tried and can argue that it is unreasonable to refuse her purely on that basis.