Entry Clearance for High Potential Individual (HPI) Dependant Visa UK

You can apply for entry clearance for a High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa as a dependant spouse/partner and/or child (under 18) of a High Potential Individual (HPI) migrant to stay in the UK with the High Potential Individual (HPI) migrant. A person applying for entry clearance for a High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa should apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa online. As a result of a successful application for a High Potential Individual (HPI) dependent visa, the dependents will be granted a High Potential Individual (HPI) dependent visa until the validity of the High Potential Individual (HPI) visa of the main applicant. An application for entry clearance for High Potential Individual (HPI) Dependant visa is made in accordance with the requirements as set out in Appendix High Potential Individual of the Immigration Rules.

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Who Can Apply as a Dependant of a High Potential Individual (HPI) Migrant?

A dependant of a High Potential Individual (HPI) is:

• husband, wife or civil partner of a High Potential Individual (HPI) migrant; or
• unmarried or same-sex partner of a High Potential Individual (HPI) migrant; or
• child aged under 18 years old of a High Potential Individual (HPI) migrant.

Requirements for a High Potential Individual (HPI) Dependant Visa Entry Clearance

As a dependant of a High Potential Individual (HPI), you should satisfy the following requirements to be eligible for a High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa entry clearance:

Valid Entry Clearance Application

A person applying for a High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa should submit a valid entry clearance application from outside the UK in accordance with the requirements for a valid application as set out in Appendix High Potential Individual of the Immigration Rules.

Age Requirement for a Dependent Partner

A person applying as a partner must be aged 18 or over on the date of application.

Suitability Requirements

The applicant must not fall for refusal under Appendix Part Suitability of the Immigration Rules. 

Tuberculosis Certificate Requirement

A person applying for entry clearance as a partner or child of a High Potential Individual must, if Appendix Tubercuslosis (TB) of the immigration rules apply, provide a valid medical certificate confirming that they have undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in them.

Relationship Requirement For Dependent Partner

The applicant must be the partner of the sponsoring High Potential Individual (HPI) where one of the following applies:

• The sponsoring High Potential Individual (HPI) must have a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa; or
• The sponsoring High Potential Individual (HPI) is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance on the High Potential Individual (HPI) route. 

If the applicant and their High Potential Individual (HPI) partner are not married or in a civil partnership, all of the following requirements must also be met:

• they must have been living together in a relationship similar to marriage or civil partnership for at least the two years before the date of application; and
• any previous relationship of the applicant or their High Potential Individual (HPI) partner with another person must have permanently broken down; and
• the applicant and their High Potential Individual (HPI) partner must not be so closely related that they would not be allowed to marry or form a civil partnership in the UK.

The relationship between the applicant and their High Potential Individual (HPI) partner must be genuine and subsisting, and the applicant and their High Potential Individual (HPI) partner must intend to live together throughout the applicant’s stay in the UK.

Relationship Requirement for a Dependent Child

The applicant must be the child of the sponsoring High Potential Individual (HPI) visa holder, where one of the following applies:

• The sponsoring High Potential Individual (HPI) has permission on the High Potential Individual (HPI) route; or
• The sponsoring High Potential Individual (HPI) is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance or permission on the High Potential Individual (HPI) route.

The child’s parents must each be either applying at the same time as the applicant or already have permission to be in the UK (other than as a Visitor) unless:

• the parent applying for or with entry clearance or permission to stay as a High Potential Individual (HPI) is the sole surviving parent; or
• the parent applying for or with entry clearance or permission to stay as a High Potential Individual (HPI) has sole responsibility for the child’s upbringing; or
• the parent who does not have permission as a High Potential Individual (HPI) –
  • is a British citizen or a person who has a right to enter or stay in the UK without restriction; and
  • is or will be ordinarily resident in the UK; or
• the decision maker is satisfied that there are serious and compelling reasons to grant the child entry clearance or permission to stay with the parent who is applying for or has entry clearance or permission as a High Potential Individual (HPI).

Age and Care Requirement for a Child

The child must be under 18 on the date of application, unless they were last granted permission as a dependent child of their parent or parents. If the child is aged 16 or over at the date of application, they must not be leading an independent life.

If the applicant is aged under 18 on the date of application, there must be suitable arrangements for the child’s care and accommodation in the UK that comply with relevant UK legislation and regulations.

Financial Requirement

The High Potential Individual (HPI) or the dependants of the High Potential Individual (HPI) must have a certain amount of money available to support themselves while they are in the UK. According to the Home Office UKVI Immigration Rules, the funds for maintenance required for a High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa will be as given in the table below:

Dependant Applicant	Funds Required
Partner of the High Potential Individual (HPI)	£285
One child of the High Potential Individual (HPI)	£315
Each additional child of the High Potential Individual (HPI)	£200

High Potential Individual (HPI) or dependants of High Potential Individual (HPI) will need to have had the money available for at least 28 days in a row. Day 28 must fall within 31 days of the applicant's application for this visa.

Period and Conditions of Grant

• A partner of a High Potential Individual (HPI) will be granted leave to enter, which ends on the same date as their partner’s permission as a High Potential Individual (HPI).
• A child will be granted leave to enter which ends on the same date as whichever of their parents’ permission ends first.

The grant of a High Potential Individual (HPI) dependent visa will be subject to all of the following conditions:

• no access to public funds; and
• work (including self-employment and voluntary work) is permitted, except as a professional sportsperson (including as a sports coach); and
• study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS, if the applicant is over the age of 18.

How Can We Help With Your Spouse Visa Entry Clearance Application?

Our specialist team of dependant visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on a fixed-fee basis in relation to your entry clearance application for a High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa UK. Our fixed fee for your entry clearance application for a High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa UK will cover all the work of our dependant 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 dependant visa solicitors in relation to your entry clearance application for a High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa UK will entail the following:

Advice on requirements: Our dependant visa solicitors will advise you on the requirements you need to meet for your High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa application to succeed.

Advice on documents: Our dependant visa solicitors will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa application.

Assessment of documents: Our dependant visa solicitors will assess your documents to make sure that all the documents you provide in support of your entry clearance application for a High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa UK are in accordance with the requirements of the Immigration Rules.

Completing the application form: Our dependant visa solicitors will complete the relevant application form for your High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa application.

Submitting application via Priority Service: Where possible, our dependant visa solicitors will submit your online entry clearance application via the Priority Service to get a faster decision on your High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa for the UK.

Booking an appointment with the application centre: After you submit your entry clearance application online, our dependant visa solicitors will book your appointment with the application centre to enrol your biometrics.

Preparing a detailed cover letter: Our specialist dependant visa solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of the entry clearance application to explain that all relevant legal requirements have been satisfied for the approval of the High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa.

Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrolment date, our dependant visa solicitors will upload all supporting documents online to support the entry clearance application for the High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa in the UK.

Follow-up work: Our dependant visa solicitors will carry out all follow-up until the decision by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) on the entry clearance application for the High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa.

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Our Fixed Fees for High Potential Individual (HPI) Dependant Visa Entry Clearance

• Our dependant visa solicitors will charge a fixed fee ranging from £1,000 to £1,500 (no VAT) for your High Potential Individual (HPI) dependent visa entry clearance application. The agreed fixed will depend on the complexity of the application and the volume of work involved in the High Potential Individual (HPI) dependent visa entry clearance application. 
• Our fixed fee for the High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa entry clearance application does not cover any disbursements, e.g. UKVI fee for the High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa entry clearance application, and the applicant has to separately pay the Home Office UKVI fees for the High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa entry clearance application.

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