Switching Into International Sportsperson Dependant Visa UK

• Page Contents
• Overview
• Which Family Members Can Qualify?
• Eligibility Requirements
• Immigration Status Requirement
• Relationship Requirement For Dependent Partner
• Relationship Requirement For Dependent Child
• Age and Care Requirement For A Child
• Financial Requirement
• Period and Conditions of Grant
• Fast Track Visa Service
• How Can We Help?
• Our Fixed Fees

You can apply to switch into International Sportsperson Dependant visa from inside the UK if you are already in the UK and meet the relevant requirements for switching into International Sportsperson dependant visa as set out in Appendix International Sportsperson. An application for switching into International Sportsperson 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 International Sportsperson dependant visa is made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix International Sportsperson of the Immigration Rules. You can apply for switching into International Sportsperson 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 International Sportsperson Dependant Visa?

The following family members of the International Sportsperson migrant can qualify for switching into dependant visa:

• husband, wife or civil partner of International Sportsperson migrant; or
• unmarried or same-sex partner of International Sportsperson migrant; or
• child aged under 18 years old of International Sportsperson 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.

Eligibility Requirements For Switching Into International Sportsperson Dependant Visa

As a dependant of International Sportsperson, you should satisfy the following requirements to be eligible for switching into International Sportsperson dependant visa:

• Valid application: The applicant must submit a valid application for switching into International Sportsperson dependant visa;
• Switching requirement: The applicant must meet the immigration status requirement to be eligible for switching into International Sportsperson dependant visa;
• Relationship requirement: The applicant must meet the relationship requirement as per appendix International Sportsperson of the Immigration Rules;
• Age requirement for partner: If the applicant is applying as a dependent partner they must be aged 18 or over on the date of application;
• Age and care requirement for child: If the applicant is applying as a dependent child they must be aged under 18 on the date of application unless they were last granted permission as the dependent child of their parent or parents. If the applicant is a child 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;
• Suitability requirement: The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: grounds for refusal;
• Financial requirement: The applicant must meet the financial requirement as per Appendix International Sportsperson of the Immigration Rules. 
• Not be in breach of immigration laws: 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.

Immigration Status Requirement

An applicant who is applying for permission to stay must be in the UK on the date of application 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.

Relationship Requirement For Dependent Partner Of International Sportsperson

The applicant must be the partner of the sponsoring International Sportsperson where one of the following applies:

• The sponsoring International Sportsperson must have International Sportsperson visa; or
• The sponsoring International Sportsperson is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance on the International Sportsperson route; or
• The sponsoring International Sportsperson is settled or has become a British citizen, providing the sponsoring International Sportsperson had permission on the International Sportsperson route when they settled and the applicant had permission as sponsoring International Sportsperson’s partner at that time.

If the applicant and their International Sportsperson 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 International Sportsperson partner with another person must have permanently broken down; and
• the applicant and their International Sportsperson 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 International Sportsperson partner must be genuine and subsisting and the applicant and their International Sportsperson partner must intend to live together throughout the applicant’s stay in the UK.

Relationship Requirement For A Dependent Child Of International Sportsperson

The applicant must be the child of the sponsoring International Sportsperson visa holder where one of the following applies:

• The sponsoring International Sportsperson has permission on the International Sportsperson route; or
• The sponsoring International Sportsperson is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance or permission on the International Sportsperson 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 International Sportsperson is the sole surviving parent; or
• the parent applying for or with entry clearance or permission to stay as a International Sportsperson has sole responsibility for the child’s upbringing; or
• the parent who does not have permission as a International Sportsperson –
  • 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 International Sportsperson.

If the applicant is a child born in the UK to a International Sportsperson 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 International Sportsperson or the dependants of the International Sportsperson 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 International Sportsperson dependant visa will be as given in the table below:

International Sportsperson or dependants of International Sportsperson 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.

You may not need to show funds for maintenance in the bank account if the International Sportsperson’s A-rated sponsor certify that they will, if necessary, maintain and accommodate the dependent partner and/or any dependent child as well as the International Sportsperson, up to the end of the first month of each of their grants of permission to stay in the UK.

 Period and Conditions Of Grant

A dependent partner of a International Sportsperson applying for switching into International Sportsperson visa will be granted leave to remain which ends on the same date as their partner’s permission as a International Sportsperson. 

A child will be granted permission which ends on the same date as whichever of their parents’ permission ends first, unless both parents have (or are being granted) settlement or British citizenship, in which case the child will be granted permission for three years.

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.

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