Graduate visa
Your partner and children
If your partner and children joined you in the UK as 바카라 사이트榙ependants바카라 사이트� on your current Student visa or Tier 4 (General) student visa, they can apply to stay as dependants on your Graduate visa.
If your child was born in the UK during your current Student or Tier 4 (General) student visa, they can also apply.
If their application is successful, their visa will end on the same date as yours.
A dependant partner or child is any of the following:
- your husband, wife, civil partner or unmarried partner
- your child under 18 - including if they were born in the UK during your stay
- your child over 18 if they currently have permission (바카라 사이트榣eave to enter바카라 사이트� or 바카라 사이트榣eave to remain바카라 사이트�) to be in the UK as your dependant
Your partner
Your partner needs to have been a dependant on your Student visa or Tier 4 (General) student visa to apply. You바카라 사이트檒l also need to show that they바카라 사이트檙e still your partner.
You must be able to prove one of the following:
- you바카라 사이트檙e in a civil partnership or marriage that바카라 사이트檚 recognised in the UK
- you바카라 사이트檝e been living together in a relationship for at least 2 years when you apply
- you바카라 사이트檝e been in a relationship for at least 2 years when you apply but you cannot live together, for example because you바카라 사이트檙e working or studying in different places, or it바카라 사이트檚 not accepted in your culture
If you바카라 사이트檙e not living together, you바카라 사이트檒l need to prove that you have an ongoing commitment to each other, for example by providing evidence that you:
- communicate regularly with each other
- support each other financially
- care for any children you have together
- spend time together as a couple, for example on holiday or at events
Your child
Your child must:
- live with you, unless they바카라 사이트檙e living away from home in full-time education - for example, at boarding school or university
- not be married or in a civil partnership
You바카라 사이트檒l need to provide evidence of their address such as:
- a bank statement
- credit card bills
- driving licence
- NHS registration document
- an official letter from their university or college
If your child is under 18
Your child usually needs to have been a dependant on your Student visa or Tier 4 (General) student visa to apply.
They do not need to have been a dependant if both of the following apply:
- they were born while you were in the UK on your current Student visa or Tier 4 (General) student visa
- they were born in the UK
You바카라 사이트檒l need to provide proof that they바카라 사이트檙e your child - for example, a UK birth certificate or a special guardianship order from a court.
New dependants may be able to join you from outside the UK if you switch to a different visa, for example a Skilled Worker visa.
If your child is 18 or over
They must have been a dependant on your Student visa or Tier 4 (General) student visa.
Apply
Your partner and children must either:
Each family member will need to complete a separate application and pay the visa fee.
They바카라 사이트檒l need to provide a valid passport or other document that shows their identity and nationality.
To prove they바카라 사이트檙e dependants on your Student visa or Tier 4 (General) student visa, they바카라 사이트檒l need to provide either:
- their biometric residence permit (BRP) - they can use it for 18 months after the expiry date printed on the card
- online proof of their immigration status if they have an eVisa -聽they바카라 사이트檒l need to get a share code
They바카라 사이트檒l also need your application number - you바카라 사이트檒l get this when you apply. This number is called a Unique Application Number (UAN). You바카라 사이트檒l find it on emails and letters from the Home Office about your application.
If your scholarship or sponsorship provider paid your partner or child바카라 사이트檚 living costs in the last 12 months, your partner or child will need a letter from the provider approving their Graduate visa application.
Proving their identity
As part of their application, your partner and children will need to prove their identity. How they do this depends on where they바카라 사이트檙e from and the type of passport or resident permit they have.
They바카라 사이트檒l either:
- use the 바카라 사이트楿K Immigration: ID Check바카라 사이트� app to scan their identity document - they바카라 사이트檒l also create or sign into their UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account
- have their fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) service point
They바카라 사이트檒l be told what they need to do when they apply.
The UKVCAS service point may need to keep your partner바카라 사이트檚 and children바카라 사이트檚 passport and documents while processing their application.
They must not travel outside of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man until they get a decision. Their application will be withdrawn if they do.
How long it takes to get a decision
Once they바카라 사이트檝e applied online, proved their identity and provided their documents, they바카라 사이트檒l usually get a decision within 8 weeks.
If their application is successful
They바카라 사이트檒l get an eVisa (an online record of their immigration status).
Their decision email or letter will tell them how to get access to their eVisa. They바카라 사이트檒l need to create a UKVI account.
They can find out how to get their biometric residence permit (BRP) if they were told they바카라 사이트檇 get one when they applied.
Children born in the UK
If you have a child while you바카라 사이트檙e in the UK, they do not automatically become a British citizen.
You must if you want to travel in and out of the UK with them.
You바카라 사이트檒l need to provide a full UK birth certificate for each child, showing the names of both parents.