Adult Dependent Relative Visa
Partner & Family Visa
This visa type is suitable if you;
Are outside of the UK, and need long-term care from a parent, grandchild, brother, sister, son or daughter who is living permanently in the UK who has settled status in the UK. The applicant must require long term care that is not available to them in their current host country.
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Adult Dependent Relative Visa
The Adult Dependent Relative visa category is for persons living in the UK with dependent family members, or for people living in the UK who have refugee status or are legally entitled to humanitarian protection who wish to settle here.



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Immigration routes and rules are constantly changing in line with UK government guidelines. UK Immigration Solicitors strive to ensure that they are always well-informed about any changes and how they may affect you and your next steps.
We Can Help You With Your
Adult Dependent Relative Visa
- Make a new application, apply for your dependents to join you, wish to extend your visa, become settled or challenge an unfair decision…
- UK Immigration Solicitors can provide you with expert advice, guidance and legal representation to meet your needs.
- Unsure about whether your plans would meet the requirements or whether you are likely to face any challenges?
- We can assess your individual circumstances and confirm what your options are through a free case assessment.
- UK Immigration Solicitors can ensure that your chances of success are maximised by handling your entire application remotely.
- We provide a fully digital service, and you never have to visit our offices for 9/10 immigration cases.
- We are an award-winning law firm that specialises in all types of UK immigration cases, and we offer a transparent, fixed fee service to handle your entire case.
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Who is eligible for the Adult Dependent Relative Visa?
UK Visas & Immigration requires the following requirements in order to grant you an Adult Dependent Relative Visa:
- The person you are hosting is over 18 years of age and either a British citizen, settled in the UK or has limited leave to remain in the UK under Appendix EU, or is a refugee or humanitarian; you are the parent, grandparent, brother, sister, son or daughter of that person; that person must also be British citizen, settled in the UK or is a refugee or humanitarian.
- You need long-term personal care for reasons of age, illness, or disability (e.g., help with dressing, washing, or cooking).
- Although it is possible for your UK family member to provide you with practical support and financial assistance, you are unable to obtain the necessary level of care in your country of residence because it is not available and no one (close relatives, home-help, housekeepers, nurses, carers, care homes or nursing homes) can provide it reasonably, or it is not affordable;
- The family member will be able to provide you with adequate maintenance, accommodation, and care in the UK, at no cost to the state (if they are British citizens or permanent residents, the family member must sign a five-year undertaking stating that this will be the case).
Depending on your circumstances, you may need to satisfy different requirements, so it is strongly advisable to confirm your eligibility in advance of making an application.
Is it Difficult to get an Adult Dependent Relative Visa?
Applicants outside the UK may apply for a Dependent Relative visa for adults. Applicants in the UK cannot switch to this route.
While it is possible for someone applying for an Adult Dependent Relative visa to meet the second criterion in spite of suffering from severe illness, meeting the third criterion is even more challenging. The majority of sponsors who are able to afford to support and accommodate their dependent relative for five years will find it difficult to demonstrate that they cannot afford to take care of their relative back home.
An Adult Dependent Relative visa will allow you to enter the UK and remain there indefinitely.
Medical Expert Support
In the case that you need long-term personal care due to age, illness, or disability, it may be necessary to submit a medical report to support your application. With the assistance of an immigration lawyer, we will assist you in identifying a suitable medical professional and instruct the specialist on the issues to be addressed in their report.
Using a Background Expert
To support your application, you may wish to provide an expert report on the availability of suitable care facilities in your country of residence in order to satisfy the Home Office that you cannot obtain the required level of care. If you need assistance in identifying a country background expert who is suited to your needs, our immigration lawyers can assist you in instructing the expert as to the issues he or she should cover in the report.
Accommodation Report
You must demonstrate adequate accommodation for you in the UK in order to be eligible for an Adult Dependent Relative visa. For support of your application, our lawyers can arrange for a qualified surveyor with expert knowledge and skills to inspect the property and prepare a comprehensive report.
How Long is an Adult Dependent Relative Visa Valid For?
If your application is successful, the Adult Dependent Relative is granted Indefinite Leave to Remain which means permanent residence.
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How Can UK Immigration Solicitors Help Me?
In addition to offering immigration services, our immigration lawyers assist individuals from around the world to obtain Adult Dependent Relative Visas for the UK.
In order to obtain an Adult Dependent Relative Visa, our immigration lawyers can be of assistance to you in assessing the merits of the application, overcoming challenges, assisting in preparing the application, or representing you in challenging a decision to refuse an application.
Having a proactive approach to understanding and meeting the needs of our clients is something we take pride in. Our team is committed to providing clients with clear and reliable immigration advice within a professional and friendly environment.
By now you would have realised that when it comes to Adult Dependent Relative Visas, we are the go-to experts.
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UK Immigration Solicitors are immensely proud of our reputation and our ability to deliver a truly global, comprehensive service to our clients without the need for them to step foot outside of the comfort of their own home in most cases.


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What is the benefit of using UK Immigration Solicitors?
Immigration rules are complex and subject to regular changes and revisions. This itself presents problems as it is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of and have complied with any changes to the routes, processes and evidence requirements.
Failure to meet strict rules is likely to result in the application being refused which, in turn, is likely have an emotional and financial strain on you and your family.
It is our job to ensure we are fully aware of the latest immigration rules, policies and procedures. We don’t leave matters to chance. Once you become a client of ours, we explain our strategy and tell you exactly how we propose to get you the right result. We will pinpoint the positives and negatives of your circumstances and explain where issues may arise and what would need to be done to fix them. We provide step by step guidance and advice throughout the entire process professionally. Our vast experience allows us to foresee problems before they arise and pro-actively adopt a strategic action plan.
Our legal fees are always agreed and fixed with you right at the beginning of your case, so you have complete peace of mind and control over the costs to ensure there are no restrictions or unpleasant surprises.
There are many online agencies, advisors and marketing companies who claim to be immigration experts but, provide very little expertise.
Let us be very clear here, if you are paying for someone just to fill in the forms for you, you should think about how you can put that money to better use and avoid gambling with your future by using inexperienced and ineffective companies.
We are a fully regulated nationwide, multi award winning law firm that specialises in immigration. Having more than 60 years of combined expertise and having handled more than 8,000 cases we have unrivalled experience and expertise to ensure you get the right result first time around – Don’t take our word for it though, check out our reviews to see why our clients trust us with their futures. We are rated 5* across the board and 98% of our clients have confirmed that they would recommend us to others.
We have illustrated our typical scope of service below so you can understand what we do for you as paid of our service:
- Our immigration specialists carry out a free detailed assessment with you to understand your circumstances and needs.
- The collated information is then reviewed by a senior immigration solicitor who will have no less than 8 years’ immigration experience.
- Based on the information collected, the senior solicitor will then confirm what your options are and will also confirm if we are able to help you.
- We will offer you an Agreed Fixed Fee quotation for us to handle your entire case until initial conclusion without obligation.
- If we have officially taken your instructions, we will create a client file for you and collect detailed initial information.
- We will then ensure you receive a personalised one-to-one legal consultation with a senior immigration solicitor who will take your full instructions by exploring your circumstances in detail and advise you on the best way to meet your objectives. The solicitor will explain the relevant legislations and provide you with advice on the steps that we would need to take to get a successful result.
- The senior solicitor who carried out your legal consultation will then send you detailed written legal advice explaining everything that needs to be done and which documents will be required as part of the process. We will tell you about any problem areas and formulate a strategy to overcome/mitigate these.
- We will carefully review any documents that you have provided in support of the application. These documents are then validated and formatted to ensure that they meet the UKVI specified evidence requirements. Where they do not, we will explain what needs to be done to address the issues.
- Where required, we will prepare any necessary written legal arguments or representations that are required to support your application and gain an approval. Often, we may be required to make discretionary submissions.
- We will complete a draft application and share this with you to ensure that all parties are happy with the representations that will be submitted to the Home Office.
- We advise you on what application processing routes are available. In some cases, there are fast track or premium processing routes available. We may be required to book a Home Office appointment on your behalf. Will also be able to confirm typical processing times for any processing centre in the world. We explain all options, routes and fees comprehensively allowing you to make the best choice.
- We lodge the application on your behalf using our secure authenticated processes. Whilst your application is pending, we continue to ensure you receive maximum legal protection and ensure that your rights and allowances are upheld throughout the processing stage. We ensure that you are aware of and remain compliant with the immigration rules and regulations during this period. We will also keep you updated on the progress of your matter.
- If any follow up work is required in response to any queries raised by the UKVI, we will also deal with these as part of the comprehensive service.
- We secure a decision on your matter and further advise you on the relevant implications of that decision. If required, we will also confirm if any secondary applications are required and brief you on the necessary process and procedure for those also.
Why should you use Immigration Solicitors to help me?
Here are just some of the reasons to choose us:
- We are the UK’s #1 Immigration Specialist Law Firm
- We are a fully SRA regulated law firm so you are working directly with our in house legal team
- No agencies, middlemen or outsourcing
- We have achieved 99% success rate across all application types
- We have a 24 hour helpline that operates 7 days a week – 365 days a year
- We have multiple offices across the UK but 90% of our clients are not required to visit in person
- We have more than 60 years combined immigration expertise
- Our team have handled more than 8,000 cases
- We offer a free initial assessment which will explain your options and check your eligibility for your chosen route
- We operate a 100% Agreed Fixed Fee model with all fees fixed and agreed before work is started
- 98% of our clients would recommend us to family & friends
- Our average rating is 4.6/5 across major review platforms (based on over 2000 reviews).
What is Free Needs Assessment?
The assessor will establish why you are calling and what you are looking for assistance with. The assessor will ask you a series of questions to determine your circumstances in relation to your objectives.
The assessment is 100% private and confidential. As we are a private law firm, we work with our clients to overturn Government decisions daily. We do not share any information with any third party.
Although the assessor will be a trained immigration specialist, they are not solicitors and therefore will not give you detailed legal advice or guidance.
If you want to establish what your options are and the best way forward for you, your assessor will collate the necessary information and then speak with one of the resident senior solicitors at the firm to determine what your options are, if and how we could assist and confirm whether we would be prepared to take your case. If we can assist, you will be provided with an Agreed Fixed Fee quotation which is a single legal fee to cover the firms cost of representation agreed from the outset and binding for all parties.
The free assessment is no obligation and you are merely given clarity on your position and options to move forward.
If you have a complex matter or require legal advice regarding a specific issue, you will most likely require a legal consultation.
This is a separate service and is chargeable at the prevailing rates.
Please note, UK Immigration Solicitors are a private law firm and are not part of the Government. We do not accept legal aid instructions. Although we are happy to assist genuine callers, we are not a directory service and sadly are unable to provide you with Government telephone numbers.
To get started you can either call us on 0203 384 4389 or complete the assessment form and one of the team will call you
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