Apply for Switching to a Parent of a British Child Visa (10 Years Route) - Super Priority Service for a Decision Within 24 Hours

You can apply for switching into the parent of a British child visa under the 10-year route if you are a parent of a qualifying child and do not meet all the requirements of the parent of a British child visa under the 5-year route. An application to switch to the parent of a child visa under 10 years route is usually made by applicants who cannot meet the adequate maintenance requirement, immigration status requirement, or English language requirement. An application for a parent of a British child visa under the 10-year route is made using the online FLR (FP) application form. You can apply to switch to the parent of a British child visa under 10 years route through the Super Priority Service for a decision on your application within 24 hours.

A successful applicant is granted leave to remain for 30 months under the 10-year route to settlement. A person who has been granted initial leave to remain as a parent of a child under the 10-year route can switch to the parent of a child visa under the 5-year route as soon as the initial leave to remain has been granted under the 10-year route.

Free Immigration Advice for Switching to the Parent of a British Child Visa (10 Years Route)

Our family visa solicitors can provide one-off free 5-minute immigration advice in relation to your application for switching into the parent of a British child visa under the 10-year route. Ask a question online to our specialist team of family visa solicitors for free immigration advice, or book an appointment online for detailed immigration advice and consultation with one of our family visa solicitors concerning your application for switching to the parent of a child visa in the UK.

Specialist Family Visa Solicitors for Switching to the Parent of a British Child Visa (10 Years Route)

Our family visa solicitors specialise in applications for switching to the parent of a British child visa (5-year route) from within the UK. As one of the best family visa solicitors, we have successfully helped thousands of clients with their applications for switching to the parent of a British child visa under the 5-year route. Our highly experienced and fully qualified family visa solicitors offer fast, friendly, reliable, and fixed-fee advice and legal representation for switching to the parent of a British child visa (5-year route) from inside the UK. 

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At Premium Solicitors, our strength lies in the expertise, dedication, and unwavering commitment of our family visa solicitors in London. We understand that immigration matters are life-changing events, and our team is here to guide you through every step of the parent visa process with professionalism and care. 

Our team comprises a diverse group of family visa solicitors with extensive experience and knowledge. We are united by a shared goal: to deliver the highest level of legal support and advocacy tailored to your immigration needs.

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Fee Waiver to Switch to the Parent of a British Child Visa (10 Years Route)?

You can apply for a fee waiver online if you submit an application for switching into the parent of a British child visa 10-year route, and you cannot pay the Home Office UKVI fees for the application. Home Office UKVI decision-makers must consider the full amount payable by an applicant when assessing a fee waiver request. The total amount refers to the combined immigration application fee and Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS). Where an applicant can pay the whole of the immigration fee but none, or only part of the IHS, the immigration fee will be required, and the waiver will be applied to the IHS. If the applicant is unable to pay the fee or the IHS, the Home Office UKVI will waive both. Read More

Super Priority Service for Switching to the Parent of a British Child Visa (10 Years Route)

As specialist family visa solicitors based in London, we are registered with the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) to provide Super Priority Service for switching to the parent of a child visa, whereby a decision on your application will be made within 24 hours if you submit your application through Super Priority Service.

Our family visa Solicitors can prepare and submit your application faster and secure a decision sooner through Super Priority Service. This way, you will not have to wait months (sometimes years) for a decision on your application.

Requirements for Switching to the Parent of a British Child Visa (10 Years Route)?

The requirements to be met for switching to the parent of a British child visa under the 10-year route are that:

• the applicant and the child must be in the UK;
• the applicant must have made a valid application for switching into the parent of a British child visa under 10 years route
• the applicant must not fall for refusal under Appendix Suitability of the Immigration Rules; and
• the applicant must meet the requirements of paragraphs E-LTRPT.2.2-2.4. and E-LTRPT.3.1-3.2 of Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules; and
• paragraph EX.1. applies.

EX1 Requirement for the Parent of a British Child Visa (10 Years Route)

One key requirement for the applicant to succeed in an application to switch into the parent of a British child visa under 10 years old is to meet the requirements of paragraph EX1 of the Immigration Rules. 

The requirements of EX1 can be satisfied by showing that either:

• the applicant has a parental relationship with a child under 18 who is in the UK and who  is:
  • British Citizen; or
  • holding ILR; or
  • has lived in the UK continuously for 7 years; and
• it is unreasonable to expect such a child to leave the UK.

What Is Sole Or Shared Parental Responsibility For The Child?

To apply for the parent of a British child visa, you must have either sole or shared parental responsibility for your child. 

If you share parental responsibility, the child’s other parent must not be your partner. They must also either:

• be a British or Irish citizen
• have settled in the UK - for example, they have indefinite leave to remain, settled status or proof of permanent residence
• be from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and have pre-settled status - they must have started living in the UK before 1 January 2021

If the child lives with their other parent or carer, you must have access to the child in person, as agreed with the other parent or carer or by a court order. Furthermore, you must be able to prove that you are taking an active role in your child’s upbringing and that you plan to continue after you apply.

Immigration Status Requirement for Switching to the Parent of a British Child Visa (10 Years Route)?

To apply under the parent of a British child visa (10-year route), the applicant must not be in the UK –

    (a) on immigration bail, unless:
        (i) the Secretary of State is satisfied that the applicant arrived in the UK more than 6 months prior to the date of application; and
        (ii) paragraph EX.1. applies; or
    (b) in breach of immigration laws (except that, where Appendix Suitability of the Immigration Rules applies, any current period of overstaying will be disregarded), unless paragraph EX.1. applies.

How To Apply For Switching to the Parent of a British Child Visa (10 Years Route)?

To apply for switching into the parent of a British child visa (10-year route), you should take the following steps:

1. Complete the online application form FLR (FP) on the UKVI website.
2. Submit the completed application online by paying the Home Office UKVI fees, which include the application fee and the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) unless you applied for a fee waiver and your fee waiver application has been approved by the Home Office UKVI.
3. Book your biometrics appointment with the TSLContact by creating an account on the TLSContact web portal.
4. Upload all the supporting documents online before the biometrics enrolment appointment date.
5. Attend your biometrics enrolment appointment. You should take your BRP card, your passport, and your biometrics appointment letter with you to your biometrics appointment.
6. Wait for a decision on the application, which will normally be made within 3 to 6 months if submitted through standard service and within 24 hours if submitted through Super Priority Service.

Switching From the Spouse Visa Route to the Parent of a British Child Visa (10 Years Route)

If you are in the UK under the spouse visa category and your relationship with your British or settled spouse has broken down irretrievably, you can apply for switching into the parent of a British child visa (10 years route) at any time during the validity of your leave to remain as a spouse if you are a parent of a British child with residence or access rights. We can prepare and submit your application to switch from a spouse visa to a parent of a British child visa (10-year route) via Super Priority Service, so you get a decision within 24 hours.

Switching From the Parent of a British Child Visa 10 Years Route To 5 Years Route

If you are in the UK under the parent of a British child visa (10 years route), you can apply for switching to the parent of a British child visa (5 years route) at any time during the validity of your leave under the 10 years route. Ideally, you should switch to the 5-year route as soon as you meet the financial and English language requirements. Your time for the ILR under the 5-year route will start from the date you are granted initial leave under the 5-year route, and all the time you spent under the 10-year route cannot be combined with the time spent under the 10-year route. We can prepare and submit your application through Super Priority Service, so you receive a decision within 24 hours.

Appeal Against the Refusal of the Parent of a British Child Visa

If your application for switching to the parent of a British child visa has been refused by the Home Office UKVI and you have been given the right to appeal against the refusal decision, you should file an appeal with the First Tier Tribunal within 14 days of the refusal decision. The appeal against the refusal decision can be successful on the grounds that the decision to refuse is not in accordance with rules or in contravention of your right to private and family life as envisaged under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). An Immigration Judge at the First Tier Tribunal will hear and determine the appeal. Our specialist family visa solicitors can provide the required legal services to represent you in your immigration appeal to challenge the refusal decision.

How Can We Help You?

Our specialist team of family visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representation for your application to switch to a parent of a child visa on a fixed-fee basis. Our family visa solicitors can legally represent you in your application for switching to the parent of a child visa and carry out all the work on your application until the decision by the Home Office UKVI on your parent of a child visa application. The immigration casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors in relation to your application for switching into the parent of a British child visa will entail the following:

Advice on requirements: Our family visa solicitors will advise you on the requirements you need to meet for your application to switch into the parent of a child visa to be successful.

Documentary advice: Our family visa lawyers will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your application for switching to the parent of a British child visa.

Assessing documents: Our immigration lawyers will review your documents to ensure that all documents you provide in support of your application to switch to the parent of a British child visa comply with the immigration rules.

Completing the application form: Our immigration lawyers will complete the relevant application form for your application for switching to the parent of a British child visa.

Submitting an application through Super Priority Service: If required, our immigration lawyers will submit your application to switch to a parent of a child visa online through Super Priority Service to obtain a decision within 24 hours.

Booking an appointment with the application centre: After the online submission of your application for switching to the parent of a child visa, our immigration lawyers will book your appointment with the application centre for you to enrol your biometrics.

Detailed cover letter: Our specialist immigration solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of your application for switching to the parent of a child visa to explain all the relevant legal requirements for your application to be approved by the Home Office UKVI.

Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrolment date, our immigration lawyers will upload all supporting documents online to support your application for switching into the parent of a British child visa.

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

Why Choose Us for Switching to the Parent of a British Child Visa (10 Years Route)?

There are several reasons you can choose our family visa solicitors and lawyers in London to handle your application to switch into the parent of a British child visa from inside the UK. The main reasons include the following:

High-Quality Legal Services: Our team of the best family visa solicitors in London provides high-quality legal services for switching to the parent of a British child visa from inside the UK. The high quality of UK visa and immigration legal services provided by our best team of immigration lawyers is self-evident from the 5-star Google Reviews rating by 99% of our clients.

Remote Legal Services: Our specialist family visa solicitors and lawyers can provide you with expert spouse visa advice and legal representation, remotely from our London offices. Using modern technology, our specialist family visa solicitors and lawyers can handle your application for switching into the parent of a British child visa remotely without the need for you to visit our offices. Whilst we are more than happy to welcome clients into our offices, if this is their preference, we are proud to be able to offer our legal services for the parent of a British child visa application remotely to save your time and travel costs.

Open 7 Days A Week: We are open seven days a week and pride ourselves on providing dedicated immigration advice and legal representation.

All Work Carried Out By Qualified Specialist Immigration Solicitors: Our specialist team of fully qualified and experienced family visa solicitors, who have extensive experience dealing with parent of a British child visa applications, will carry out all the casework on your application for switching into the parent of a British child visa UK.

Fast Track Visa Service: Our experienced and qualified family visa solicitors can prepare and submit your application in the shortest possible time using the fast-track process. Where possible, our family visa solicitors will submit your application through the Super Priority Visa Service to obtain a faster decision within 24 hours.

Free Immigration Advice Online: Our specialist team of family visa solicitors and lawyers can provide one-off free immigration advice online for switching into the parent of a British child visa UK through our website enquiry form.

Fixed Fees With Payment Plan: Our family visa solicitors and lawyers charge reasonable and affordable fixed fees for an application for switching into parent of a British child visa with an option to pay our fixed fee in two instalments whereby you pay half of the agreed fixed fee when we start our work on your parent of a British child visa application and the remaining half when we have fully prepared the parent of a British child visa application and it is ready for submission to the Home Office UKVI.

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• Switching to the Parent of a British Child Visa (5 Years Route)
• Extension of Parent of a British Child Visa (5 Years Route)
• Extension of Parent of a British Child Visa (10 Years Route)
• ILR as a Parent of a British Child (5 Years Route)
• ILR as a Parent of a British Child (10 Years Route)
• Family Visa UK
• Immigration Appeals UK
• Naturalisation After One Year of ILR
• In-Country Immigration Appeals

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

The following are the various Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about an application for switching into the parent of a British child visa (10-year route):