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You can apply for switching into parent of British child visa if you are already in the UK lawfully with leave to remain other than leave as a visitor and you are a parent of a British child. Normally, an application for switching into leave to remain as a parent of a British child is made following the divorce or breakdown of relationship between the both parents of the British child. The application as a parent of a child is made using application form FLR (FP). The successful applicant is granted leave to remain for 30 months and leave to remain can be renewed before the expiry of the initial 30 months. The extension of stay is granted for further period of 30 months under the parent route. An application for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) can be made after 5 years continuous residence under the 5 years parent 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:
Our expert team of parent visa solicitors in London specialise in applications for switching into parent visa. Our specialist spouse visa solicitors have successfully helped thousands of clients with the applications for switching into parent visa. Our best team of spouse visa solicitors can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee immigration services concerning your application for switching into parent visa under 5 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 5 years route.
You can apply to switch into parent route under 5 years route if you meet the following requirements:
It is very common for migrants with spouse or partner visa to switch into parent visa if their relationship breaks down irretrievably and they are in the process of getting divorced from each other. If the other parent of the child does not agree for you to have direct contact with your child, our team of divorce and family law solicitors can help you with Child Arrangements Order application to the family court which can then become a basis to apply for switching into parent visa category. Your qualifying time for ILR after 5 years on parent visa route will start from scratch once you switch to parent visa route and the time spent under spouse visa route will not count towards 5 years period to apply for ILR.
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 spouse application for months (sometimes years).
The applicant must provide specified evidence that he/she:
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 immigration solicitors specialise in UK parent visa applications. If instructed to represent you regarding your application for switching into parent visa under 5 years route, we will carry out all the work on your application until a decision is made by the Home Office UKVI on your application. The immigration casework to be carried out by our expert team of immigration solicitors may include the following:
You will have to pass the Life in the UK test in order to apply for ILR as a spouse unless you are over the age of 65 or you are seeking exemption from this requirement due to medical reasons.
If your application for ILR as a spouse under 5 years route 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 ILR as a spouse within 14 days of your section 3C leave ending. We can provide the required legal help and assistance with re-applying for ILR as a spouse under 5 years route through our Super Priority Service.
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 ILR application whereby decision on your ILR application will be made by the Home Office UKVI within 24 hours of the enrolment of biometrics at a designated service centre.
Our specialist spouse visa solicitors can prepare and submit your ILR application to the Home Office, UKVI through Super Priority Service (SPS) and get a decision on your ILR application within 24 hours. This way, you will not have to wait for the decision on your ILR application for months (sometimes years).
Our expert team of spouse visa solicitors specialize in ILR spouse visa applications. If instructed to represent you regarding your application for ILR spouse visa under 5 years route, we will carry out all the work on your application until a decision is made by the Home Office UKVI on your ILR application – SET (M) application. The immigration casework to be carried out by our expert team of spouse 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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