ILR as a Health and Care Worker Dependant - Expert Dependant Visa Solicitors

: Written by: Arshad Mahmood; Last Updated: 20 April 2026

You can apply for ILR as a Health and Care Worker dependent partner 28 days before completion of 5 years in the UK under the Health and Care Worker / Tier 2 General dependant visa. An application for ILR as a Health and Care worker dependant visa is made online using the SET (O) application form. The application is submitted in accordance with the requirements as set out in Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules.

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To apply for ILR as a Health and Care worker dependant, the Health and Care worker should either be applying for ILR at the same time or should have already have been granted ILR as a Health and Care worker. A person applying for settlement as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Health and Care Worker must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form, “Settle in the UK in various immigration categories: form SET(O)”.

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Requirements For ILR as a Health and Care Worker Dependant

As a dependant of a Health and Care Worker migrant, you should satisfy the following requirements to be eligible for ILR as a Health and Care Worker dependant:

Your sponsor (Health and Care Worker) must either be applying for ILR as a Health and Care Worker at the same time, or have already obtained ILR as a Health and Care Worker.
You must have lived in the UK for 5 years continuously with a dependant visa. You can apply for ILR as a Health and Care Worker dependant 28 days before completion of 5 years residence on a dependant visa.
You must prove your genuine and subsisting relationship with your Health and Care Worker sponsor with appropriate documents.
You must provide evidence of adequate accommodation in the UK to be accommodated without any public funds.
You must have evidence of funds for maintenance to support yourself in the UK without public funds.
You must have passed the Life in the UK test.
You must meet the English language requirement.
You must not fall for refusal under the general grounds for refusal under Appendix Part Suitability of the Immigration Rules.

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Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide a fast-track visa service to get you a decision on your application faster through the Priority Service or Super Priority Service. This way, you will get a decision on your application faster and will not have to wait months (sometimes years).

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As specialist immigration solicitors in London, we are registered with the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI), to provide Priority Service or Super Priority Service for your application, which means a decision on your application will be made by UKVI faster. An application submitted through Priority Service is normally decided within 5 working days, and an application submitted through Super Priority Service is normally decided within 24 hours (usually by the end of the next working day).

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Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representation for your ILR application on a fixed-fee basis. Our fixed fee for your ILR application will cover all the work of our immigration solicitors on your ILR application until a decision is made by the Home Office UKVI on your application. The casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors in relation to your ILR application will entail the following:

Advice on requirements: Our immigration solicitors will advise you on the relevant requirements you have to meet for your ILR application to succeed.

Advice on documents: Our immigration lawyers will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents for your ILR application.

Assessment of documents: Our immigration lawyers will assess your documents to ensure that all the documents you provide in support of your application comply with the requirements of the Immigration Rules.

Completing the ILR application form: Our immigration lawyers will complete the relevant application form for your ILR application.

Submitting an application via Priority or Super Priority Service: Where possible, our immigration lawyers will submit your online ILR application through priority or super-priority service to get a faster decision on your ILR application.

Booking an appointment with the application centre: After you submit your ILR application online, our immigration lawyers will book an appointment with the application centre for you to enrol your biometrics.

Preparing a detailed cover letter: Our specialist immigration solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of the ILR application, explaining all relevant legal requirements and how the applicant has satisfied them with the documents submitted with the application.

Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrollment date, our immigration lawyers will upload all the supporting documents online to be considered in support of the ILR application.

Follow-up work: Our immigration lawyers will handle all follow-up until the Home Office UKVI decides on the ILR application.

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Our immigration solicitors are specialists in ILR applications for health and care worker dependants. As one of the best immigration solicitors, we have an excellent track record of helping clients obtain ILR as health and care worker dependants. Our highly experienced and fully qualified immigration solicitors can provide fast, friendly, reliable, and fixed-fee immigration advice and legal representation for your ILR as a health and care worker dependant.

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