ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT UK TIER 2 DEPENDENT VISAS | BRINGING SPOUSE AND CHILDREN TO THE UK|

Published 2021-10-16

As a Tier 2 visa you are entitled apply to bring your spouse and/or children on a Tier 2 Dependent Visa.

In this video I elaborated on documents needed etc.

TIME STAMPS
1.Who qualifies to be a dependent? 1:46
2.Documents needed by dependents to prove their relationship with the main tier 2 visa applicant. 2:23
3.when can you apply for your children. 2:59
4. The Good thing about tier 2 dependent visas 5:10
5. Conditions on tier 2 dependent visas 6:14
6 . Other supporting documents needed 8:54

THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE:
1.A current and valid travel document or passport & Previous passports (old passport) if applicable

2.TB Test Certificate/Tuberculosis screening (if applicable)

3.Evidence of relationship to sponsor (Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate or civil Partnership Registration)

4.Evidence of sponsor’s permission to enter or stay in the UK (Copy of the pages of sponsor’s passport showing their visa if issued or BRP ID (permission to stay if already in the UK)

5. Police clearance of spouse or partner

6. IMMIGRATION HEALTH SURCHARGE (reference number) for dependents of non health & care visa applicants

Other supporting documents (optional)
1.Accommodation-Proof of ownership or Letter from landlord allowing dependent to stay (if applicable)
2.Sponsor’s current employment (certificate of Employment) & Latest six (6) months pay slip (if applicable)

Note: IELTS FOR THE DEPENDENTS IS NOT REQUIRED

Public funds include a range of benefits that are given to people on a low income, as well as housing support. These are:

income-based jobseeker’s allowance
income support
child tax credit
universal credit
working tax credit
a social fund payment
child benefit
housing benefit
council tax benefit
council tax reduction
domestic rate relief (Northern Ireland)
state pension credit
attendance allowance
severe disablement allowance
personal independence payment
carer’s allowance
disability living allowance
an allocation of local authority housing
local authority homelessness assistance
Public funds do not include benefits that are based on National Insurance contributions. National Insurance is paid in the same way as income tax and is based on earnings. Benefits to which a person is entitled as a result of National Insurance contributions include:

contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance
incapacity benefit
retirement pension
widow’s benefit and bereavement benefit
guardian’s allowance
statutory maternity pay

You’ll need to have a tuberculosis (TB) test if you’re coming to the UK for more than 6 months and are resident in any of these countries

A
Afghanistan

Algeria

Angola

Armenia

Azerbaijan

B
Bangladesh

Belarus

Benin (get tested in Nigeria)

Bhutan

Bolivia

Botswana

Brunei

Burma

Burkina Faso (get tested in Ghana)

Burundi (get tested in Rwanda)

C
Cambodia

Cape Verde (get tested in Gambia or Senegal)

Central African Republic (get tested in Cameroon)

Chad (get tested in Cameroon)

Cameroon

China

Congo (get tested in Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Côte d’Ivoire

D
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Djibouti (get tested in Ethiopia)

Dominican Republic

E
East Timor (get tested in Indonesia)

Ecuador

Equatorial Guinea (get tested in Ghana)

Eritrea (get tested in Kenya)

Ethiopia

G
Gabon (get tested in Cameroon)

Gambia

Georgia

Ghana

Guatemala

Guinea (get tested in Sierra Leone)

Guinea Bissau (get tested in Gambia or Senegal)

Guyana

H
Haiti

Hong Kong

I
India

Indonesia

Iraq

K
Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati (get tested in Fiji)

Kyrgyzstan (get tested in Kazakhstan)

L
Laos

Lesotho (get tested in South Africa)

Liberia (get tested in Ghana)

M
Macau (get tested in Hong Kong)

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Mali (get tested in Gambia or Senegal)

Marshall Islands (get tested in Fiji)

Mauritania (get tested in Morocco)

Micronesia (get tested in Fiji)

Moldova

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

N
Namibia

Nepal

Niger (get tested in Ghana)

Nigeria

North Korea

P
Pakistan

Palau (get tested in Philippines)

Papua New Guinea

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

R
Russia

Rwanda

S
São Tomé and Principe (get tested in Angola)

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Solomon Islands (get tested in Papua New Guinea)

Somalia (get tested in Kenya)

South Africa

South Korea

South Sudan (get tested in Kenya)

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname (get tested in Guyana)

Swaziland (get tested in South Africa)

T
Tajikistan

Tanzania

Togo (get tested in Ghana)

Thailand

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu (get tested in Fiji)

U
Uganda

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

V
Vanuatu (get tested in Fiji)

Vietnam

Z
Zambia

Zimbabwe

You must be tested at a clinic that has been approved by the Home Office.
To book your test, click on the link below to find you closest clinic

www.gov.uk/tb-test-visa/countries-where-you-need-a…