Switching Into High Potential Individual (HPI) Dependant Visa UK

Details: Written by: Arshad Mahmood; Last Updated: 24 June 2023

Page Contents
Overview
Which Family Members Can Qualify?
Eligibility Requirements
Period and Conditions of Grant
Fast Track Visa Service
How Can We Help?
Our Fixed Fees
Other Related Services

You can apply to switch into High Potential Individual (HPI) Dependant visa from inside the UK if you are already in the UK and meet the relevant requirements for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa as set out in Appendix High Potential Individual (HPI). An application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa is made online from the Home Office UKVI website. If the applicant is applying as a dependent partner they must be aged 18 or over on the date of application. An application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa is made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix High Potential Individual (HPI) of the Immigration Rules. You can apply for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa through Priority or Super Priority Service for faster decision on your application.

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Which Family Members Can Qualify For Switching Into High Potential Individual (HPI) Dependant Visa?

The following family members of the High Potential Individual (HPI) migrant can qualify for switching into dependant visa:

husband, wife or civil partner of High Potential Individual (HPI) migrant; or
unmarried or same-sex partner of High Potential Individual (HPI) migrant; or
child aged under 18 years old of High Potential Individual (HPI) migrant.

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 High Potential Individual (HPI) Dependant Visa

As a dependant of High Potential Individual (HPI), you should satisfy the following requirements to be eligible for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa:

Valid Application

The applicant must submit a valid application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa from inside the UK in accordance with requirements for a valid application as set out in Appendix High Potential Individual (HPI).

Immigration Status Requirement

A person applying for permission to stay as a partner or child of a person on the High Potential Individual route must be in the UK and 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.

Suitability Requirements

The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: grounds for refusal.

If applying for permission to stay 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.

Relationship Requirement For Dependent Partner

The applicant must be the partner of the sponsoring High Potential Individual (HPI) where one of the following applies:

The sponsoring High Potential Individual (HPI) must have High Potential Individual (HPI) visa; or
The sponsoring High Potential Individual (HPI) is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance on the High Potential Individual (HPI) route.

If the applicant and their High Potential Individual (HPI) partner are not married or in a civil partnership, all of the following requirements must also be met:

they must have been living together in a relationship similar to marriage or civil partnership for at least the two years before the date of application; and
any previous relationship of the applicant or their High Potential Individual (HPI) partner with another person must have permanently broken down; and
the applicant and their High Potential Individual (HPI) partner must not be so closely related that they would not be allowed to marry or form a civil partnership in the UK.

The relationship between the applicant and their High Potential Individual (HPI) partner must be genuine and subsisting and the applicant and their High Potential Individual (HPI) partner must intend to live together throughout the applicant’s stay in the UK.

Relationship Requirement For A Dependent Child

The applicant must be the child of the sponsoring High Potential Individual (HPI) visa holder where one of the following applies:

The sponsoring High Potential Individual (HPI) has permission on the High Potential Individual (HPI) route; or
The sponsoring High Potential Individual (HPI) is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance or permission on the High Potential Individual (HPI) route.

The child’s parents must each be either applying at the same time as the applicant or already have permission to be in the UK (other than as a Visitor) unless:

the parent applying for or with entry clearance or permission to stay as a High Potential Individual (HPI) is the sole surviving parent; or
the parent applying for or with entry clearance or permission to stay as a High Potential Individual (HPI) has sole responsibility for the child’s upbringing; or
the parent who does not have permission as a High Potential Individual (HPI) –
- is a British citizen or a person who has a right to enter or stay in the UK without restriction; and
- is or will be ordinarily resident in the UK; 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 is applying for or has entry clearance or permission as a High Potential Individual (HPI).

If the applicant is a child born in the UK to a High Potential Individual (HPI) or their partner, the applicant must provide a full UK birth certificate showing the names of both parents.

Age and Care Requirement For A Child

The child must be under the age of 18 on the date of application, unless they were last granted permission as the dependent child of their parent or parents. If the child is aged 16 or over at the date of application, they must not be leading an independent life.

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.

Financial Requirement

The High Potential Individual (HPI) or the dependants of the High Potential Individual (HPI) must have a certain amount of money available to support themselves while they are in the UK. 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 has not been lawfully resident for 12 months or longer on the date of application, the funds for maintenance required for High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa will be as given in the table below:

Dependant Applicant	Funds Required
Partner of the High Potential Individual (HPI)	£285
One child of the High Potential Individual (HPI)	£315
Each additional child of the High Potential Individual (HPI)	£200

High Potential Individual (HPI) or dependants of High Potential Individual (HPI) will need to have had the money available for at least 28 days in a row. Day 28 must be within 31 days of the applicant applying for this visa.

Period and Conditions Of Grant

A dependent partner of a High Potential Individual (HPI) applying for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa will be granted leave to remain which ends on the same date as their partner’s permission as a High Potential Individual (HPI).

A child of a High Potential Individual (HPI) applying for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa will be granted leave to remain which ends on the same date as whichever of their parents’ permission ends first.

The grant will be subject to all the following conditions:

no access to public funds; and
work (including self-employment and voluntary work) is permitted, except as a professional sportsperson (including as a sports coach); and
study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS, if the applicant is over the age of 18.

Super Priority Service For Switching Into High Potential Individual (HPI) Dependant Visa

As specialist dependant visa solicitors based in London, we are registered with the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) and its commercial partners UKVCAS Sopra Steria to provide Super Priority Service for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa whereby decision on your dependant visa application will be made within 24 hours if you submit your application through Super Priority Service.

Our dependant visa solicitors can prepare and submit your dependant visa application faster and get you a decision on your application faster through Super Priority Service. This way, you will not have to wait for the decision on your dependant visa application for months (sometimes years).

One-Off Service For Submission Of Your Application Through Super Priority Service

Our specialist team of fast-track immigration solicitors can provide a one-off service to submit your completed UK visa and immigration application through Priority / Super Priority Service so that you get a decision on your UK visa and immigration application faster. We will submit your application through Priority / Super Priority Service on the basis of no submission no fee which means if we fail to submit your application through Priority / Super Priority Service within 48 hours of fees being paid to us, we will issue the full refund of the fees paid to us, without any deductions.

We will act for you under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), under which we will issue a full refund of the fees paid to us, without any deductions if we fail to submit your application through Priority / Super Priority Service within 48 hours of payment being made to us.

If we successfully submit your application through Priority / Super Priority Service within 48 hours of payment being made to us, we will charge a fixed fee of £250 + VAT (£300 including VAT) on the basis of a conditional fee agreement (CFA) signed between you and us.

How Can We Help?

Our specialist team of family visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations for your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa on fixed fee basis. Our family visa solicitors can legally represent you in your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa and carry out all the work on your application until decision by the Home Office UKVI on your dependant visa application. The immigration casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors in relation to your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa will entail the following:

Advice on requirements: Our family visa solicitors will advise you on the relevant requirements you have to meet for your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa to be successful;
Documentary advice: Our family visa lawyers will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa;
Assessing documents: Our immigration lawyers will assess your documents to make sure that all the documents you provide in support of your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa are in accordance with the requirement of the immigration rules;
Completing the application form: Our immigration lawyers will complete the relevant application form your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa;
Submitting application through Priority or Super Priority Service: If required, our immigration lawyers will submit your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa online through priority or super priority service to get decision on your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa within 24 hours;
Booking an appointment with the application centre: After the online submission of your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) depenant visa, our immigration lawyers will book your appointment with the application centre for you to enrol your biometrics;
Detailed cover letter: Our specialist immigration solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa to explain all the relevant legal requirements for your application to be approved by the Home Office UKVI;
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 switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa;
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 switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa.

Our One-Off Services For Application For Switching Into High Potential Individual (HPI) Dependant visa

If you do not want to use our full service to cover all the work on your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa, our dependant visa solicitors will be happy to provide a wide range of one-off legal services for your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa. Various one-off services for your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa are as listed below:

Our Fixed Fees For Switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) Dependant Visa

Our dependant visa solicitors will charge a fixed fee ranging from £800 to £1,500 (no VAT) for your application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa UK. We can super priority service for your application to be decided by the Home Office UKVI within 24 hours. The agreed fixed will depend on the complexity of the application and the volume of work involved in the application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) deepndant visa UK. You can get a fixed fee quote online for your application to the Home Office UKVI for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dvisa.
Our fixed fee for your application to switch into dependant visa does not cover any disbursements e.g. UKVI fee for the application for switching into High Potential Individual (HPI) dependant visa and the applicant has to separately pay the Home office UKVI fees for the application.