Parent of a British Child
The parent of British child visa route is for a parent who has responsibility for or direct access to their child after the breakdown of the relationship with other parent of the same child. The parent of a British child visa permits the parent to live with their child in the United Kingdom.
You can apply for leave to remain as a parent of a British child under 5 years route to settlement if you meet the relevant requirements under Appendix FM of the immigration rules including adequate maintenance, English, and immigration status requirements. Under 5 years parent visa route, you will become eligible to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR).
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Relationship requirement under the parent visa route
The child of the applicant must be:
- under the age of 18 at the date of application
- living in the UK
- a British citizen or settled in the UK.
The applicant must have sole parental responsibility for the child, or be the parent or carer the child normally lives with and must be:
- a British citizen or settled in the UK
- not the applicant's partner
- ineligible for leave to remain as a partner under Appendix FM.
The applicant must provide specified evidence he/she:
- either has the sole parental responsibility for or access rights to the child
- is taking, and intends to continue to take, an active role in the child's upbringing.
Evidence of direct access to the child for the parent visa route
Under the Immigration Rules, the applicant must prove they have access rights to the child by submitting either:
- a residence order or a contact order granted by a court in the UK, or
- a sworn affidavit from the UK resident parent or carer of the child, the affidavit must:
- confirm the parent applying can have access to the child
- describe in detail the arrangements to allow for this, If contact is supervised, the supervisor must swear the statement, and
- be sworn before, and certified by a legal officer.
If the applicant does not have sole parental responsibility for the child, they must supply evidence to show the parent or carer with who the child normally lives is a British citizen or settled in the UK.
Evidence can include:
- a British passport
- a foreign passport endorsed with 'indefinite leave to remain' or 'no time limit'
- letters from the UK Border Agency confirming that the person is resident in the UK.
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