Entry Clearance for a Skilled Worker Dependant Visa - Expert Dependant Visa Solicitors

You can apply for entry clearance for a Skilled Worker dependant visa as a dependant spouse/partner and/or child (under 18) of a Skilled Worker to stay in the UK with the Skilled Worker. A person applying for entry clearance for a skilled worker dependant visa should apply online. As a result of a successful application for a skilled worker dependent visa, the applicants will be granted a skilled worker dependent visa until the main applicant's skilled worker visa expires. An application for entry clearance for a Skilled Worker Dependant visa is made in accordance with the requirements as set out in Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules.

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Who Can Apply as a Dependant of a Skilled Worker?

A dependant of a Skilled Worker is:

• husband, wife or civil partner of a Skilled Worker; or
• unmarried or same-sex partner of a Skilled Worker; or
• child aged under 18 years old of a Skilled Worker.

Eligibility Requirements for a Skilled Worker Dependant Visa Entry Clearance

As a dependant of a Skilled Worker, you should satisfy the following requirements to be eligible for a Skilled Worker dependant visa entry clearance:

Valid application: You must submit a valid application from outside the UK for a Skilled Worker Dependant Visa entry clearance.

Relationship requirement: The applicant must meet the relationship requirement set out in Appendix Skilled Worker to qualify for the Skilled Worker dependant visa.

Age requirement for partner: If the applicant is applying as a dependent partner, they must be aged 18 or over on the date of application.

Age and care requirements for a child: If the applicant is applying as a dependent child, they 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 applicant is a child 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.

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

Financial requirement: The applicant must meet the financial requirements as set out in Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules.

Criminal Record Certificate: If applicable, you should provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant authority in any country in which you have been present for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the 10 years before the date of application, and while aged 18 or over.

Tuberculosis Test Certificate: A person applying for entry clearance as the partner or child of a Skilled Worker must, if Appendix Tuberculosis applies, 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 the Dependent Partner of a Skilled Worker

The applicant must be the partner of the sponsoring skilled worker where one of the following applies:

• The sponsoring skilled worker must have a Skilled Worker visa; or
• The sponsoring skilled worker is also applying for (and is granted) entry clearance under the Skilled Worker route. 

If the applicant and their Skilled Worker 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 Skilled Worker partner with another person must have permanently broken down; and
• the applicant and their Skilled Worker 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 Skilled Worker partner must be genuine and subsisting, and the applicant and their Skilled Worker partner must intend to live together throughout the applicant’s stay in the UK.

Relationship Requirement for a Dependent Child of a Skilled Worker

The applicant must be the child of the sponsoring skilled worker visa holder, where one of the following applies:

• The sponsoring skilled worker has permission on the Skilled Worker route; or
• The sponsoring skilled worker is also applying for (and is granted) entry clearance under the Skilled Worker 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 Skilled Worker is the sole surviving parent; or
• the parent applying for or with entry clearance or permission to stay as a Skilled Worker has sole responsibility for the child’s upbringing; or
• the parent who does not have permission as a Skilled Worker –
  • 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 Skilled Worker.

Age and Care Requirements 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.

Criminal Record Certificate Requirement

Where a Skilled Worker is being sponsored for a job in an occupation code listed in SW 16.1 of Appendix Skilled Occupations, an applicant applying for entry clearance as the partner of the Skilled Worker must provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant authority in any country in which they have been present for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the 10 years before the date of application, and while aged 18 or over.

The requirement to provide a criminal record certificate does not apply if the applicant provides a satisfactory explanation why it is not reasonably practicable for them to obtain a criminal record certificate from any or all of the relevant authorities.

Financial Requirement

The skilled worker or their dependants must have a certain amount of money available to support themselves while in the UK. According to the Home Office UKVI Immigration Rules, the funds for maintenance required for a skilled worker dependant visa will be as given in the table below:

Dependant Applicant	Funds Required
Partner of the Skilled Worker	£285
One child of the Skilled Worker	£315
Each additional child of the Skilled Worker	£200

Skilled workers or their dependents will need to have had the money available for at least 28 consecutive days. Day 28 must fall within 31 days of the applicant's application for this visa.

You may not need to show funds for maintenance in the bank account if the Skilled Worker’s A-rated sponsor certify that they will, if necessary, maintain and accommodate the dependent partner and/or any dependent child as well as the Skilled Worker, up to the end of the first month of each of their grants of permission to stay in the UK.

Period and Conditions Of Grant

• A partner of a skilled worker will be granted leave to enter, which ends on the same date as their partner’s permission as a Skilled Worker.
• A child will be granted leave to enter, which ends on the same date as whichever of their parents’ permissions ends first.

The grant of a skilled worker 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.

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