Switching Into Student Dependant Visa UK

• Page Contents
• Overview
• Which Family Members Can Qualify?
• Requirements For Switching Into Student Dependant Visa
• Immigration Status Requirement
• Student Course Requirement
• Relationship Requirement For Dependent Partner
• Financial Requirement For Dependent Partner
• Relationship Requirement For Dependent Child
• Age and Care Requirement For Dependent Child
• Financial Requirement For Dependent Child
• Fast Track Visa Service
• How Can We Help?
• Our Fixed Fees

You can switch into student dependant visa from inside the UK through Super Priority Service and get decision on your application within 24 hours. To be eligible for switching into student dependant visa, the sponsoring student must meet the relationship requirement, course requirement of the sponsoring student, funds for maintenance requirement and immigration status requirement. An application for switching into student dependant visa is made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix Student of the Immigration Rules. As a result of a successful application for switching into student dependant visa, the applicant will be granted leave to remain as a student dependant until the expiry date of the leave to remain of the main applicant i.e. student.

Our specialist team of dependant visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on fixed fee basis concerning your application for switching into student dependant visa. Our dependant visa solicitors have wealth of knowledge and huge experience of successfully handling student dependant visa applications. Ask a question to our dependant visa solicitors for free immigration advice online or book an appointment online with one of our dependant visa solicitors for detailed immigration advice and consultation concerning your application for switching into student dependant visa.

Which Family Members Can Qualify For Switching Into Student Dependant Visa?

The following family members of a student can qualify for switching into dependant visa:

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

Your dependant children can be over 18 years old if they entered the UK on dependant visa whilst they were under 18 but have since turned over 18.

Requirements For Switching Into Student Dependant Visa UK

A person applying for switching into student dependant visa from inside the UK should meet the following requirements for the dependant visa application to be approved by the Home Office UKVI:

• Valid application: The applicant must submit a valid application for switching into student dependant visa;
• Switching requirement: The applicant must meet the immigration status requirement to be eligible for switching into student dependant visa;
• Relationship requirement: The applicant must meet the relationship requirement as per requirements of the Immigration Rules;
• Age requirement for partner: If the applicant is applying as a dependent partner of a student they must be aged 18 or over on the date of application;
• Age and care requirement for child: If the applicant is applying as a dependent child of a student they must be aged under 18 on the date of application unless they were last granted permission as the 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, which must comply with relevant UK legislation and regulations;
• Suitability requirement: The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: grounds for refusal;
• Financial requirement: The applicant must meet the financial requirement as per requirements of the Immigration Rules;
• Not be in breach of immigration laws: The applicant must not be:
  • in breach of immigration laws, except that where paragraph 39E applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or
  • on immigration bail.

Immigration Status Requirement For Switching Into Dependant Visa

An applicant who is applying for switching into dependant visa from inside the UK must NOT have, or have last been granted, permission:

• as a Visitor; or
• as a Short-term student; or
• as a Parent of a Child Student; or
• as a Seasonal Worker; or
• as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household; or
• outside the Immigration Rules.

Student Course Requirement

Unless they are a child who meets the requirements in ST 31.2., the applicant must be the partner or child of a person who is:

• a Student who has received an award from a Government and has, or is applying for, permission to study on a full-time course of 6 months or longer; or
• a full-time Student who has, or is applying for, permission to study a postgraduate level course of 9 months or longer at a higher education provider with a track record of compliance; or
• a Student who has permission on the Doctorate Extension Scheme; or
• a Student who has, or had within the last 3 months before the date of application, permission to study on a full-time course of 6 months or longer, and is now applying for permission to study a full-time course of 6 months or longer where either:
  • the partner or child already has, or had within the last 3 months before the date of application, permission as a dependent partner or dependent child of the Student; or
  • the child was born since the last grant of permission to the Student, where the Student and partner or child are applying at the same time.

If the applicant is a child who does not meet the requirement at ST.31.1., they must instead meet one of the following requirements:

• the applicant must have been born during the Student’s current period of permission to study a full-time course of 6 months or longer and they are applying for permission during that period; or
• where the Student has permission to re-sit examinations or repeat a module of a full- time course of 6 months or longer, the applicant must have been born either:
  • during the Student’s original period of permission; or
  • during the period of permission granted for re-sitting examinations or to repeat a module; or
• the applicant must have been born no more than 3 months after the expiry of the Student’s most recent permission and must be making an application for entry clearance within 6 months of the expiry of their parent’s most recent permission. 

Relationship Requirement For Dependent Partner Of A Student

• The applicant must be the partner of a Student, or the partner of a person applying at the same time as a Student.
• Both the applicant and their partner must be aged 18 or over at the date of application.
• If the applicant and their partner (who must be a Student, or applying at the same time as a Student) are not married or in a civil partnership, all the following requirements must be met:
  • they must have been living together in a relationship similar to marriage or civil partnership for at least the 2 years before the date of application; and
  • any previous relationship of the applicant and their partner with another person must have permanently broken down; and
  • the applicant and their partner must not be so closely related that they would not have been allowed to marry in the UK.
• The relationship between the applicant and their partner must be genuine and subsisting.
• The applicant and their partner (who must be a Student, or applying at the same time as a Student) must intend to live together throughout the applicant’s stay in the UK.
• The applicant must not intend to stay in the UK beyond any permission granted to their partner (who must be a Student or applying at the same time as a Student).

Financial Requirement For Dependent Partner Of A Student

• If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been living in the UK with permission for 12 months or longer on the date of application, they will meet the financial requirement and do not need to show funds.
• If the applicant is applying for switching into dependant visa and has been in the UK less than 12 months, the applicant or their partner (who must be a Student or applying at the same time as a Student) must have the funds specified in the table below, for a total of 9 months, or for the period of permission applied for by the applicant, whichever is the shorter.

• The funds must be in addition to the funds required for the Student to meet the financial requirement, and the funds required to meet the financial requirement for any dependent child who is applying at the same time, or is already in the UK as a dependent child of the Student.
• Unless the applicant is relying on financial sponsorship from a Government or international scholarship agency that covers the living costs of the applicant and the Student, they must show that they have held the required level of funds for a 28-day period and as specified in Appendix Finance.
• Unless the applicant is applying at the same time as the Student and ST 22.1. applies, the applicant must show that they have the required funds as specified in Appendix Finance.
• If the funds held in the applicant’s account on the date of decision fall substantially below the level of funds required at ST 33.2, the decision maker must be satisfied that the spent funds have been used to pay a deposit for accommodation or other costs associated with the proposed period of permission in the UK.

Relationship Requirement For Dependent Child Of A Student

• The applicant must be the child of a parent who has, or is at the same time being granted permission as:
  • a Student; or
  • the partner of a Student.
• The applicant’s parents must each be either applying at the same time as the applicant or have permission to be in the UK (other than as a visitor) unless:
  • the parent with permission as a Student or as the partner of a Student is the sole surviving parent; or
  • the parent with permission as a Student or as the partner of a Student has sole responsibility for the child’s upbringing; 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 has permission as a Student or as the partner of a Student.
• If the applicant is a child born in the UK to a Student or their partner, the applicant must provide a full UK birth certificate showing the names of both parents.

Age and Care Requirement For Dependent Child Of A Student

• 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 which must comply with relevant UK legislation and regulations.
• The child must be under the age of 18 at the date of application, unless they were last granted permission as a dependent child of the parent (P) who has or is applying for entry clearance or permission to stay as a Student or as a partner of a Student (regardless of the route under which the parent (P) had permission at the time the child’s last permission was granted).
• If the child is aged 16 or over on the date of application, they must not be leading an independent life.

Financial Requirement For Dependent Child Of A Student

• If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been in the UK with permission for 12 months or longer on the date of application, they will meet the financial requirement and do not need to show funds.
• Where the applicant is applying for switching into dependant visa and has been in the UK less than 12 months on the date of application, the applicant or their parent must have the funds specified in the table below, for a total of 9 months, or for the period of permission applied for by the applicant, whichever is the shorter.

• The funds must be in addition to the funds required for the Student to meet the financial requirement, and the funds required for any dependant of the Student, who is applying at the same time as the applicant or is already in the UK as a dependant of the Student.
• Where ST 37.2. applies, unless the applicant is relying on financial sponsorship from a Government or international scholarship agency that covers the living costs of the Student and the applicant, the required level of funds must have been held for a 28-day period and as specified in Appendix Finance.
• If the funds held in the applicant’s account on the date of decision fall substantially below the level of funds required at ST 37.2, the decision maker must be satisfied that the spent funds have been used to pay a deposit for accommodation or other costs associated with the proposed period of permission in the UK.

Priority or Super Priority Service For Switching Into Student Dependant Visa

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

Our fast track immigration solicitors can prepare your application faster and submit your application under the Priority Service or Super Priority Service to get you faster decision on your application.

As specialist immigration solicitors in London, we are registered with the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) and its commercial partners UKVCAS Sopra Steria to provide Priority Service or Super Priority Service for your application whereby decision on your application will be made by the Home Office 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 end of next working day).

How Can We Help?

Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on fixed fee basis in relation to your application for switching into student dependant visa from inside the UK. Our fixed fee for your dependant visa application will cover all the work of our immigration solicitors on your student dependant visa 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 immigration application will entail the following:

• Advice on requirements: Our immigration solicitors will advise you on the relevant requirements you have to meet for your immigration application to succeed.
• Advised on documents: Our immigration lawyers will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your immigration application;
• Assessment of documents: Our immigration lawyers will assess your documents to make sure that all the documents you provide in support of your application are in accordance with the requirement of the immigration rules.
• Completing application form: Our immigration lawyers will complete the relevant application form for your application for switching into student dependant visa from inside the UK.
• Submitting application through Priority or Super Priority Service: Where possible, our immigration lawyers will submit your online immigration application through priority or super priority service to get faster decision on your application for switching into student dependant visa.
• Booking an appointment with the application centre: After the online submission of your student dependant visa application, our immigration lawyers will book your 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 student dependant visa application to explain all the relevant legal requirements and how such requirements have been satisfied by the applicant with the documents being submitted with the application.
• Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrolment date, our immigration lawyers will upload online all the supporting documents to be considered in support of the student dependant visa application.
• Follow up work: Our immigration lawyers will carry out all the follow up work until decision by the Home Office UKVI on the student dependant visa application.

Our One-Off Services For Immigration Applications

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

• One-Off Immigration Advice and Consultation
• Immigration Documents Checking Service
• Application Form Completion Services
• Submitting Application Through Priority and Super Priority Service
• Preparing Cover Letter For Immigration Application
• Uploading Supporting Documents Online

Our Fixed Fees For Dependant Visa Applications