Application For Leave To Remain As An Adopted Child

• Page Contents
• Overview
• Eligibility Requirements
• How Can We Help?
• Our Fixed Fees
• Other Related Services

You can apply for limited leave to remain from inside the UK as an adopted child of a British citizen / settled person to stay with your adoptive parent(s). An application for leave to remain as an adopted child is made in accordance with requirements as set out in part 8 of the Immigration Rules.

Our specialist team of child visa solicitors are experts in dealing with child visa applications. Our expert team of child visa solicitors in London can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee service for your application for leave to remain as an adopted child. Ask a question online to our specialist team of child visa solicitors for free immigration advice online or book an appointment online for a detailed immigration advice and consultation with one of our child visa solicitors conerning your application for leave to remain as an adopted child.

Eligibility Requirements For Leave To Remain As A Child

According to paragraph 314 of the Immigration Rules, the requirements to be met in the case of a child seeking limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom with a view to settlement as the adopted child of a parent or parents given limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom with a view to settlement are that

• The child is seeking leave to remain with a parent or parents in one of the following circumstances:
  • one parent is present and settled in the United Kingdom or being admitted on the same occasion for settlement and the other parent is being or has been given limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom with a view to settlement; or
  • one parent is being or has been given limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom with a view to settlement and has had sole responsibility for the child’s upbringing; or
  • one parent is being or has been given limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom with a view to settlement and there are serious and compelling family or other considerations which make exclusion of the child undesirable and suitable arrangements have been made for the child’s care; or
  • in the case of a de facto adoption one parent has a right of abode in the United Kingdom or indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom and is seeking admission to the United Kingdom on the same occasion for the purpose of settlement; and
• The child is under the age of 18; and
• The child is not leading an independent life, is unmarried and is not a civil partner, and has not formed an independent family unit; and
• The child can, and will, be accommodated and maintained adequately without recourse to public funds in accommodation which the adoptive parent or parents own or occupy exclusively; and
• The child was adopted in accordance with a decision taken by the competent administrative authority or court in his country of origin or the country in which he is resident, being a country whose adoption orders are recognised by the United Kingdom; or
• The child is the subject of a de facto adoption; and
• The child was adopted at a time when:
  • both adoptive parents were resident together abroad; or
  • either or both adoptive parents were settled in the United Kingdom; and
• The child has the same rights and obligations as any other child of the adoptive parent’s or parents’ family; and
• The child was adopted due to the inability of the original parent(s) or current carer(s) to care for him and there has been a genuine transfer of parental responsibility to the adoptive parents; and
• The child has lost or broken his ties with his family of origin; and
• The child was adopted, but the adoption is not one of convenience arranged to facilitate his admission to the United Kingdom; and
• The child has limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.

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 leave to remain as an adopted child. Our fixed fee for your application for leave to remain as an adopted child will cover all the work of our immigration solicitors on your application for leave to remain as an adopted child until a decision is made by the Home Office UKVI on your application for leave to remain as an adopted child. The casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors in relation to your application for leave to remain as an adopted child will entail the following:

• Advice on requirements: Our immigration solicitors will advise you on the relevant requirements you have to meet for your application for leave to remain as an adopted child to succeed.
• Advice on documents: Our immigration lawyers will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your application for leave to remain as an adopted child;
• Assessment of documents: Our immigration lawyers will assess your documents to make sure that all the documents you provide in support of your application for leave to remain as an adopted child 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 leave to remain as an adopted child.
• Booking an appointment with the application centre: After the online submission of your application for leave to remain as an adopted child, 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 your application for leave to remain as an adopted child explaining how all the legal requirements are met for the approval of your application for leave to remain as an adopted child.
• Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrolment date, our immigration lawyers will upload online all the supporting documents to be considered in support of your application for leave to remain as an adopted child.
• Follow up work: Our immigration lawyers will carry out all the follow up work until decision by the Home Office UKVI on your application for leave to remain as an adopted child.

Our One-Off Services For Immigration Applications

Our immigration solicitors can also provide a wide range of one-off legal services for UK visa and immigration applications. Using our one-off services can help those who do not want to use our full service for the immigration application. You can use one of the following one-off legal services offered for UK visa and immigration 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 Leave To Remain As An Adopted Child

• Our child visa solicitors will charge a fixed fee ranging from £2,000 + VAT to £3,500 + VAT for your application for leave to remain as an adopted child. The agreed fixed will depend on the complexity of the application and the volume of work involved in the application for leave to remain as an adopted child. You can get a fixed fee quote online for your application to the Home Office UKVI for leave to remain as an adopted child.
• Our fixed fee for your application for leave to remain as an adopted child does not cover any disbursements e.g. UKVI fee for the application and the applicant has to separately pay the Home office UKVI fees for the application.

Other Related Services

• Children Of British Citizens / Settled Persons
• Adopted Children Of British Citizens / Settled Persons
• Applications By Surrogate Children
• Registering A Child As A British Citizen - MN1 Application
• British Passport Application