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You can apply for switching into parent of British child visa (10 years route) if you are a parent of British child and do not meet all the requirements of the parent visa under 5 years route. An application for switching into parent visa under 10 years route is usually made by those applicants who cannot meet the adequate maintenance requirement, immigration status requirement or English language requirement. An application for parent visa under the 10 years route is made using online application form FLR (FP). A successful applicant is granted leave to remain for a period of 30 months under the 10 years’ route to settlement. A person who has been granted initial leave to remain as a parent under the 10 years’ route can switch into parent of British child visa under 5 years route as soon as the initial leave to remain has been granted under the 10 years’ route.
Parent of a British child visa route is intended for a parent who has responsibility for or access to their child following the breakdown of their relationship with the child’s other parent. The route is also for applicants who:
The parent route is not for couples who are in a genuine and subsisting partner relationship. An applicant cannot meet the parent route if they are or will be eligible to apply under the partner route, including where for example the definition of partner cannot be met, or other eligibility criteria for access to a 5-year route are not met. Applicants in this position must apply or will only be considered (where they are not required to make a valid application), under the partner route, or under the private life route.
Our expert team of parent visa solicitors in London specialise in applications for switching into parent visa (10 years route). Our specialist parent visa solicitors have successfully helped thousands of clients with the applications for switching into parent visa under 10 years route. Our best team of parent visa solicitors can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee immigration services concerning your application for switching into parent visa under 10 years route. Ask a question to our expert parent visa solicitors for free immigration advice or submit an online request to book an appointment for detailed legal advice for your application for switching into parent visa under 10 years route.
The requirements to be met for switching into parent of British child visa under 10 years route are that:
The child of the applicant must be-
Furth more, Either-
Additionally, the applicant must provide evidence that they have either.
The applicant must provide evidence that they are taking, and intend to continue to take, an active role in the child’s upbringing.
To qualify for switching into parent visa under 10 years route, the applicant must not be in the UK-
Furthermore, the applicant must not be in the UK –
Applicants who are overstayers in the UK and do not meet the above mentioned immigration status requirement may also be able to switch into 10 years parent visa route based on the best interests of the British child or children and the exceptional circumstances of the applicant’s case.
To succeed in an application for switching into parent visa under the 10 years route, the applicant must meet the requirements of EX1 of Appendix FM under the Immigration Rules. The requirements of EX1 can be satisfied by showing that:-
As one of the expert immigration solicitors based in London, we are registered with the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) and its commercial partners UKVCAS Sopra Steria to provide Super Priority Service (SPS) for your application whereby decision on your application will be made by the Home Office UKVI within 24 hours of the enrolment of biometrics at a designated service centre.
Our specialist parent visa solicitors can prepare and submit your application to the Home Office, UKVI through Super Priority Service (SPS) and get a decision on your parent visa application within 24 hours. This way, you will not have to wait for the decision on your parent application for months (sometimes years).
A person who is already in the UK with leave to remain as a parent under 5 years route can switch into 10 years route if he/she is unable to meet all the requirement to qualify for renewal of leave under 5 years route. Most of the time, the applicants who cannot meet the adequate maintenance requirement would apply for switching into 10 years route.
If your application for switching into parent visa has been refused by the Home Office, UKVI and you believe that the decision to refuse your application is valid and lawful and therefore cannot be challenged successfully by way of appeal, you have the option to re-apply for switching into parent visa. We can provide the required legal help and assistance with re-applying for switching into parent visa through our Super Priority Service.
Our expert team of parent visa solicitors specialise in UK parent visa applications under 10 years route. If instructed to represent you regarding your application for switching into parent visa under 10 years route, our specialist team of parent visa solicitors will carry out all the work on your application until a decision is made by the Home Office UKVI on your parent visa application. The immigration casework to be carried out by our parent visa solicitors will include the following:
As specialist immigration solicitors, we pride in having one of the best team of specialist immigration solicitors with wealth of knowledge and experience to deal with all types of UK visa and immigration matters. Our top rated immigration solicitors have successfully helped thousands of clients with all types of UK visa and immigration applications, immigration appeals, Administrative Review, Pre-Action Protocol (PAP) and Judicial Review.
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