Apply as an adult coming to be cared for by a relative. You must be outside the UK to apply and need long-term care from a parent, grandchild, brother, sister, son or daughter who is living permanently in the UK. One of the following must also apply to the relative: they’re a British or Irish citizen.
Can a family member come to UK?
You can check if your family member can get a visa on GOV.UK. Your family member can visit the UK for up to 6 months. If your family member isn’t from the EU, EEA or Switzerland, they might need to pay for a visa to visit the UK. If your family member is in this situation, they’re known as a ‘visa national’.
Can a family member of an EEA national claim benefits?
EEA nationals and their family members may access welfare benefits, homelessness assistance or an allocation of social housing through the council register.
Who is close family member of EEA national?
A family member means a spouse, civil partner, child under 21, child over 21 who is still dependent on his/her EEA parent or step-parent, or a parent or grandparent who is dependent on the EEA national.
How long do you have to live in the UK to qualify for residency?
However, if you have lived legally in the UK for at least 5 years, chances are you qualify for residency. When it comes to residency, completing the application is, indeed, one of the last things you will do. First, you need to check your eligibility and collect all the relevant paperwork.
Do you need a family visa to return to the UK?
Other family members and future spouses of UK nationals who are returning to the UK will need to apply for a family visa. UK nationals’ family members with EEA or Swiss citizenship who lived outside the EU and moved to the UK after the UK had left the EU were able to do so, without the need for a visa, until 31 December 2020.
Can a family member with settled status live in the UK?
Family members with UK citizenship or settled status can live permanently in the UK and will not need to take further action to do so. Family members without UK citizenship or settled status will be able to live permanently in the UK subject to immigration rules, for which further guidance is available.
When do you have to be British citizen to return to UK?
The relationship with the British citizen member must have existed before 1 February 2020 for the family member (excluding children born after this date) to be eligible to apply, unless they have reasonable grounds for not returning to the UK before 1 January 2021.
