You can apply for entry clearance for limited leave to enter as an adopted child if you meet the requirements of legal adoption or de facto adoption as set out in the Immigration Rules. An application for UK visa as an adopted child for limited leave to enter is made with a view to settle in the UK.

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Our expert team of child visa solicitors in London specialise in child visa entry clearance application for adopted children. Our specialist child visa solicitors have successfully helped thousands of clients with the child visa entry clearance applications. Our best team of child visa solicitors can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee immigration services concerning your entry clearance application as an adopted child. 

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Eligibility Requirements For Limited Leave To Enter As An Adopted Child

According to paragraph 314 of the Immigration Rules, the requirements to be met in the case of a child seeking limited leave to enter the United Kingdom with a view to settlement as the adopted child of a parent or parents given limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom with a view to settlement are that:

  • The child is seeking leave to enter to accompany or join a parent or parents in one of the following circumstances:
    • one parent is present and settled in the United Kingdom or being admitted on the same occasion for settlement and the other parent is being or has been given limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom with a view to settlement; or
    • one parent is being or has been given limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom with a view to settlement and has had sole responsibility for the child’s upbringing; or
    • one parent is being or has been given limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom with a view to settlement and there are serious and compelling family or other considerations which make exclusion of the child undesirable and suitable arrangements have been made for the child’s care; or
    • in the case of a de facto adoption one parent has a right of abode in the United Kingdom or indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom and is seeking admission to the United Kingdom on the same occasion for the purpose of settlement; and
  • The child is under the age of 18; and
  • The child is not leading an independent life, is unmarried and is not a civil partner, and has not formed an independent family unit; and
  • The child can, and will, be accommodated and maintained adequately without recourse to public funds in accommodation which the adoptive parent or parents own or occupy exclusively; and
  • The child was adopted in accordance with a decision taken by the competent administrative authority or court in his country of origin or the country in which he is resident, being a country whose adoption orders are recognised by the United Kingdom; or
  • The child is the subject of a de facto adoption; and
  • The child was adopted at a time when:
    • both adoptive parents were resident together abroad; or
    • either or both adoptive parents were settled in the United Kingdom; and
  • The child has the same rights and obligations as any other child of the adoptive parent’s or parents’ family; and
  • The child was adopted due to the inability of the original parent(s) or current carer(s) to care for him and there has been a genuine transfer of parental responsibility to the adoptive parents; and
  • The child has lost or broken his ties with his family of origin; and
  • The child was adopted, but the adoption is not one of convenience arranged to facilitate his admission to the United Kingdom.

How Can We Help?

Our specialist team of child visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on fixed fee basis in relation to your entry clearance application for limited leave to enter as an adopted child. Our fixed fee for your entry clearance application for limited leave to enter as an adopted child will cover all the work of our child visa solicitors on your entry clearance application until a decision is made by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) on your application. The casework to be carried out by our child visa solicitors in relation to your entry clearance application for limited leave to enter as an adopted child will entail the following:

  • Advice on requirements: Our child visa solicitors will advise you on the relevant requirements you have to meet for your entry clearance application for limited leave to enter as an adopted child to succeed.
  • Advice on documents: Our child visa solicitors will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your entry clearance application for limited leave to enter as an adopted child;
  • Assessment of documents: Our child visa solicitors will assess your documents to make sure that all the documents you provide in support of your entry clearance application for limited leave to enter as an adopted child are in accordance with the requirements of the Immigration Rules.
  • Completing application form: Our child visa solicitors will complete the relevant application form for your entry clearance application for limited leave to enter as an adopted child.
  • Submitting application through Priority or Super Priority Service: Where possible, our child visa solicitors will submit your online entry clearance application through priority or super priority service to get faster decision on your entry clearance application for limited leave to enter as an adopted child.
  • Booking an appointment with the application centre: After the online submission of your entry clearance application, our child visa solicitors will book your appointment with the application centre for you to enrol your biometrics.
  • Preparing a detailed cover letter: Our specialist child visa solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of the entry clearance application to explain all the relevant legal requirements have been satisfied for the approval of the entry clearance application for limited leave to enter as an adopted child;
  • Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrolment date, our child visa solicitors will upload online all the supporting documents to be considered in support of the entry clearance application for limited leave to enter as an adopted child.
  • Follow up work: Our child visa solicitors will carry out all the follow up work until decision by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) on the entry clearance application for limited leave to enter as an adopted child.

Our One-Off Services For Entry Clearance Applications

Our child visa solicitors can also provide a wide range of one-off legal services for UK visa entry clearance applications. Using our one-off services can help those who do not want to use our full service for the entry clearance application. You can use one of the following one-off legal services offered for UK visa entry clearance applications:

Our Fixed Fees For Entry Clearance Application For Limited Leave To Enter As An Adopted Child

  • Our child visa solicitors will charge a fixed fee ranging from £2,000 to £3,500 (no VAT) for your entry clearance application for limited leave to enter as an adopted child of a British Citizen or a settled person. The agreed fixed will depend on the complexity of the application and the volume of work involved in the entry clearance application. You can get a fixed fee quote online for your entry clearance application for limited leave to enter as an adopted child of a British Citizen or settled person.
  • Our fixed fee for the entry clearance application does not cover any disbursements e.g. UKVI fee for the application and the applicant has to separately pay the Home office UKVI fees for the entry clearance application.

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