This information relates to making a dependant partner/spouse/child visa application inside the UK (permission to stay). If you're outside of the UK please see our page on dependant visa applications ...

This page outlines what to do if you are applying for a visa outside the UK as a dependant of a student migrant. If your child dependant does not meet the above, they must meet one of the following ...

If your child dependant does not meet the above, they must meet one of the following requirements. Be a child born during your current period of permission to study a full-time course of six months or ...

Following changes to the Student visa route, students starting courses on or after 1 January 2024 can only have dependants in the UK if they are studying PhD, other doctoral qualification, or research ...

For dependant children, both parents must each be either applying at the same time as the applicant or have permission to be in the UK (other than as a visitor), unless the parent with permission as a ...