Apply for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) for a Surrogate Child - Priority Service for a Decision Within 30 Working Days

: Written by: Arshad Mahmood; Last Updated: 15 April 2026

Your surrogate child can apply for entry clearance for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) if your child is not eligible for a British passport, Right of Abode or Registration as a British Citizen. An application for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) will be made in accordance with the requirements as set out in paragraph 297 of the Immigration Rules. An application for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) can only be made after the parents of the surrogate child have obtained a parental order and thus become the child's legal parents.

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Application for a Parental Order After Child's Birth

Once your child is born, you will need to become the child’s legal parent. More information on how to do this can be found online Surrogacy: legal rights of parents and surrogates.

A Parental Order can only be made by the court in England and Wales after the child has reached the UK. Pursuant to 54 and 54A of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, at least one of the intended parents (or the intended parent in the case of single applicants) must be domiciled in the UK or the Chanel islands or the Isle of Man, and the child must be living with the intended parent or parents in the UK at the time of the Parental Order application. Further, Parental Orders may only be granted where at least one parent has a genetic link to the child. There are various other conditions that need to be met.

The process is different if you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland. More information is contained in the guidance: Surrogacy: legal rights of parents and surrogates.

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Our specialist team of child visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representation on a fixed-fee basis in relation to your entry clearance application for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) as a surrogate child. Our fixed fee for your entry clearance application for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) as a surrogate child will cover all the work of our child 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 child visa solicitors in relation to your entry clearance application for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) as a surrogate child will entail the following:

Advice on requirements: Our child visa solicitors will advise you on the relevant requirements you have to meet for your entry clearance application for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) as a surrogate child to succeed.

Advice on documents: Our child visa solicitors will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your entry clearance application for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) as a surrogate child.

Assessment of documents: Our child visa solicitors will assess your documents to make sure that all the documents you provide in support of your entry clearance application for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) as a surrogate child are in accordance with the requirements of the Immigration Rules.

Completing the application form: Our child visa solicitors will complete the relevant application form for your Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) entry clearance as a surrogate child.

Submitting application via Priority Service: Where possible, our child visa solicitors will submit your online entry clearance application through priority service to get a faster decision on your entry clearance application for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) as a surrogate child.

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

Preparing a detailed cover letter: Our specialist child visa solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of the entry clearance application for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) as a surrogate child, explaining that all relevant legal requirements have been satisfied.

Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrolment date, our child visa solicitors will upload all supporting documents online to support the entry clearance application for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) as a surrogate child.

Follow-up work: Our child visa solicitors will carry out all the follow-up work until the decision by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) on the entry clearance application for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) as a surrogate child.

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