Tier 2 Dependent Visa for UK

This permit is for the children and the partners accompanying or joining their family associates in the UK who are appealing for or by now own a Tier 2 visa. A Tier 2 Visa is a permit that comes under the Points Based System (PBS), formed for foreigners residing outside the EEA and Switzerland, to go and work in the UK. Claimants that discover themselves in one of the ensuing groups can appeal for a Tier 2 Dependent Visa:

• Tier 2 General: For the very expert workers with a job proposal in a shortage occupation in the UK
• Tier 2 Minister of Religion: For the religious workforces with a job proposal in a religious position in a religious community in the UK
• Tier 2 Athlete: For Athlete or sports trainers with a job proposal in the sports area for a post profiting the overall progress of the UK sport
• Tier 2 Intra Company Transfer: For the overseas workforces or graduate apprentices of an international company in a foreign nation, with a job proposal in a UK branch of a similar company

If an individual is living in the UK under the Tier 2 Visa, or appealing for a Tier 2 visa, then they are permitted to bring their dependents to the UK. There is a thin list of who meets the requirements as a Tier 2 dependent, as follows:

• Husband or wife
• Unmarried or similar-sex companion
• Children who are below 18 years old at the time of visa appeal
• Children who are over 18 years old, if they are present in the UK as a dependent

Dependent on whether they are in the UK at the time of the appeal, or outside the UK, Tier 2 Visa owner’s dependents will have to trail a UK visa appeal procedure that varies from the other:

Dependents appealing from outside of the UK: When a dependent appeal from external of UK, then they should apply online. They must also give their biometrics data at the visa appeal centre as part of the application procedure. 

Dependents appealing in the UK on their own: If the dependent is by now in the UK with another kind of visa, then they can request to shift to Tier 2 Dependent Visa, deprived of having to go back to their nation. But, remember that one cannot shift from any visitor visa to another kind of permit. For such facilities, one will have to pay extra charges.

There are a few necessities that the Tier 2 Visa owner should accomplish in demand to be qualified to bring individuals with him to the UK. Other needs are as itemized below:

• Skill to overcome the general grounds for rejection of a UK visa
• Capability to meet the requirements as a family associate of a Tier 2 migrant. You have to be a family associate of an individual who:
  • Claims along with you, or by now owns a Tier 2 visa
  • You are their companion, and they by far possess an ILR or British nationality, after having held LR in Tier 2 visa group
  • You are their child, and they by now own an ILR or British citizenship, afterwards having held an LR in Tier 2 visa group
• Legal immigration obligation
• You should not aim to continue in the UK when your companion’s or parent’s visa ends
• Financial prerequisite
• Competence to meet the requirements as a companion of a Tier 2 migrant
• Age necessity
• Your companion’s immigration rank. Your companion has to be in any of these circumstances:
  • Owning a legal Tier 2 visa
  • Appealing with you for Tier 2 visa as the primary applicant
  • When you petition for a Tier 2 Dependent Visa extension, your companion should be bearing a legal ILR in Tier 2 visa group, or British nationality, afterwards having held an LR in Tier 2 visa group
• Wedded or civil companion fundamental necessities and you should not be in a bigamous wedding
• Unmarried or similar-sex partners necessities
• Genuine relationship requirement
• You should not be a previous bearer of the following visas:
  • UK visitor permit
  • Short-term education visa
  • Parent of Tier 4 (children) student

A person applying to obtain a permit to the United Kingdom authorities as to the dependent of a Tier 2 Visa owner, should submit the ensuing documents throughout their interview with the assessor:

• Appointment letter
• Valid passport with the validity for six months beyond the planned stay
• Visa appeal form
• One photograph in line of UK visa requirements
• Original birth documentation or wedding certificate
• Previous passports (if applicable)
• Official interpretations of each document that is not in English
• Tuberculosis checkup result

You require to present evidence that you have an additional £630 existing for each dependent that you plan to bring to the UK. You will not require to show proof of your reserves only in case you have a fully permitted (A-rated) sponsor, or you own a certificate of sponsorship that says your sponsor will provide each of your dependents with a minimum of £630 per month if they require it.

These are the key doings you are permitted to do in the UK as a Tier 2 Dependent:

• Live in the UK for as long as the primary Tier 2 Migrant lawfully lives in the UK
• Travel external the UK
• Get employed under some boundaries
• Enroll in the study under specific conditions
• Enroll in a postgraduate education program
• Get wedded
• Extend the visa

These are the doings you are not permitted to perform in the UK as a Tier 2 Dependent:

• Enjoy the federal funds and aids
• Work as a dentist or medic in training, or as an athlete
• Study in a circumscribed study arena