UK Visas for Adopted Children - Specialist Adoption Visa Solicitors

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

According to UK immigration immigration “Adoption” means an adoption in accordance with the requirements of Appendix Adoption, and “adopted” and “adoptive parent” shall be construed accordingly. A child meeting the requirements of legal adoption or de facto adoption can apply for a UK visa to join or accompany an adoptive parent who is a British Citizen or settled in the UK. Children coming to the UK as adopted children or with a view to being adopted in the UK are required to meet the eligibility requirements as set out in Appendix Adoption of the Immigration Rules. The legal adoption of a child can include intercountry adoption, domestic adoption and Hague Convention adoption.

If a child is granted temporary permission under Appendix Adoption, they would need to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) under paragraph 298 in Part 8 of the Immigration Rules, or for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) on the route their adoptive parent is on.

Where an adoption has taken place in a country where the adoption is recognised under UK law and the adoptive parent(s) were resident in that country at the time of the adoption, the adopted child may make an application as a dependent child on the same route as their parent(s).

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