You can apply for ILR as a parent of a child 28 days before you complete 5 years of residence in the UK under a parent of a child visa (5 years route). An application for ILR as a parent of a child under 5 years route is submitted to the Home Office UKVI using application form SET (M). If you applied for ILR as a parent of a child under 5 years route and the UKVI has instead granted you limited leave to remain under the 10 years route, you can apply for ILR as a parent of a child based on the 5 years you already completed under the 5 years route.
The applicant applying for ILR as a parent of a child should meet all the requirements for ILR as set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. An application for ILR as a parent of a child can be submitted to the Home Office UKVI through Super Priority Service to get a decision on the ILR application within 24 hours.
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Our family visa solicitors are specialists for applications for ILR as a parent of a British child (5-year route). As one of the best spouse visa solicitors, we have successfully helped thousands of clients with their applications for ILR as a parent of a British child (5 years route). Our highly experienced and fully qualified family visa solicitors can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed-fee immigration advice and legal representations for your application for ILR as a parent of a British child (5 years route).
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How Much Does ILR As A Parent Of A British Child (5 Years Route) Cost?
The costs associated with your ILR application are outlined below:
Our Fixed Fees for Your ILR Application
Our fixed fee for processing your ILR application ranges from £1,000 + VAT to £1,500 + VAT. Our fixed fee will cover all our work on your application including advising on documents, checking your documents, completing the application form and submitting the application online, booking an appointment for biometrics enrolment, preparing a cover letter in support of the application, uploading all supporting documents to be considered in support of the application, and carrying out all other follow up work until decision by the Home Office UKVI on your application.
Our agreed fixed fee will depend on the complexity of your case and the volume of work involved in your ILR application. You will make an initial payment of half our fee when we start working on your matter, and the remaining half is due once we have fully prepared the ILR application and it is ready for submission.
Unable to afford the cost of the full service? You have the option to book an appointment online for our one-off immigration advice and consultation service for a fixed fee of £100 (including VAT) or our immigration document checking service for a fixed fee of £300 (including VAT).
UKVI Fees for Your ILR Application
In addition to our fixed fee for assisting you with your ILR application, you are also required to pay the Home Office UKVI fees for your ILR application. The UKVI fee for your ILR application is £2,885.
Additionally, you can pay an additional fee of £1,000 for Super Priority Service to get a decision on your ILR application within 24 hours.
Can I Use Super Priority Service For ILR As A Parent Of A British Child (5 Years Route)?
As specialist family 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 ILR as a parent of a child whereby a decision on your ILR application will be made within 24 hours if you submit your application through Super Priority Service.
Our family visa Solicitors can prepare and submit your ILR 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 ILR application for months (sometimes years).
One-Off Service For Submission Of Your ILR Application Through Super Priority Service
Our specialist team of fast-track immigration solicitors can provide a one-off service to submit your completed ILR application through Super Priority Service so that you get a decision on your ILR application within 24 hours. We will submit your ILR application through Super Priority Service based on no submission, no fee, which means if we fail to submit your ILR application through 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 ILR application through Super Priority Service within 48 hours of payment being made.
If we successfully submit your ILR application through Super Priority Service within 48 hours of receiving payment, we will charge a fixed fee of £250 + VAT (£300 including VAT) based on the conditional fee agreement (CFA) signed between you and us.
What Are The Requirements For ILR As A Parent Of A British Child (5 Years Route)?
For the applicant to succeed in the ILR application as a parent of a British child under the 5 years route, the applicant must:
- have completed 5 years with leave to remain as a parent of a British child under 5 years route;
- meet the suitability criteria as set out in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules;
- show that he/she is not the partner of the other parent of the British child;
- show that he/she is and has been having either sole or shared responsibility for the child's upbringing and continues to intend to play an active role in the life of the British child;
- meet the financial requirement of adequate maintenance and accommodation;
- prove that the applicant meets the English language proficiency at CEFR level B1 in listening and speaking only;
- prove that the applicant meets the Life in the UK test requirement.
How To Apply For ILR As A Parent Of A British Child Under 5 Years Route?
To apply for ILR as a parent of a British child under 5 years route, you should take the following steps:
- Complete the online application form SET (M) on the UKVI website;
- Submit the completed ILR application online by paying the Home Office UKVI fees for the ILR application;
- Book your biometrics appointments with the UKVCAS by creating an account on the UKVCAS web portal;
- Upload all the supporting documents online before the biometrics enrolment appointment date;
- Attend your biometrics enrolment appointment. You should take your BRP card, your passport and your biometrics appointment letter with you when you attend your biometrics appointment;
- Wait for a decision on your ILR application, which will be made normally within 3 to 6 months if the application is made through standard service and within 24 hours if your ILR application is made through Super Priority Service.
What Is Adequate Maintenance Requirement For ILR As A Parent Of A British Child (5 Years Route)?
The applicant must meet the financial requirement of adequate maintenance to succeed in his/her application for ILR as a parent of a British child under 5 years route.
The Home Office UKVI will use the following formula to determine whether you meet the adequate maintenance requirement for your application for ILR as a parent of a British child:
A – B ≥ C (A minus B is greater than or equal to C)
Where:
A is the net income (after deduction of income tax and National Insurance contributions);
B is housing costs (Rent and Council Tax); and
C is the amount of Income Support an equivalent British family of that size can receive.
The applicant must provide evidence that he/she will be able to adequately maintain and accommodate himself/herself and any dependants in the UK without recourse to public funds.
What Is Adequate Accommodation Requirement?
The applicant must provide specified evidence that there will be adequate accommodation, without recourse to public funds, for the family, including other family members who are not included in the application but who live in the same household, which the family owns or occupies exclusively: accommodation will not be regarded as adequate if-
- it is, or will be, overcrowded; or
- it contravenes public health regulations.
What Is the English Language Requirement?
The applicant must provide specified evidence that he/she:
- is a national of a majority English-speaking country; or
- has passed an English language test in speaking and listening at a minimum of level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages with a provider approved by the Home Office, UKVI; or
- has an academic qualification recognised by UK Ecctis to be equivalent to the standard of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or PhD in the UK, which was taught in English; or
- is exempt from the English language requirement because at the date of application:
- the applicant is aged 65 or over;
- the applicant has a disability (physical or mental condition) which prevents the applicant from meeting the requirement; or
- there are exceptional circumstances which prevent the applicant from being able to meet the requirements prior to entry to the UK.
Can I Re-Apply For ILR As A Parent Of A British Child After The Refusal?
You may be able to re-apply for ILR as a parent of a British child under 5 years route if your application for ILR as a parent of a British child has been refused by the Home Office UKVI and you do not believe you can successfully challenge the refusal of your ILR application. Any such fresh ILR application should meet the requirements as set out in paragraph 39E of the Immigration Rules. Also, any such fresh application should be made ideally through Super Priority Service for a decision on the ILR application within 24 hours.
How Can I Appeal Against the Refusal Of ILR as a Parent of a British Child (5 Years Route)?
If your application for ILR as a parent of a British child has been refused by the Home Office UKVI and you have been given the right to appeal against the refusal decision, you should file an appeal with the First Tier Tribunal within 14 days of the refusal decision. The appeal against the refusal decision can be successful on the grounds that the decision to refuse is not in accordance with rules or in contravention of your right to private and family life as envisaged under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). An Immigration Judge at the First Tier Tribunal will hear and determine the appeal. Our specialist family visa solicitors can provide the required legal services to represent you in your immigration appeal to challenge the refusal decision.
When Can I Apply For Naturalisation As A British Citizen After Grant Of ILR?
You can apply for naturalisation as a British citizen12 months after you have been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as a parent of a British child (5 years route) if you have been lawfully resident in the UK for the last 5 years preceding the date of your naturalisation application. Your absences from the UK during the last 5 years before the date of application for naturalisation should not exceed 450 days. Also, you must not have been absent from the UK for more than 90 days in the last 12 months before the date of your application for naturalisation as a British Citizen. Our specialist team of family visa solicitors can provide immigration advice and legal services for your application for naturalisation as a British citizen after the grant of ILR as a parent of a British child under 5 years route. Read More
How Can We Help You?
Our specialist team of family visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on a fixed fee basis in relation to your application for ILR as a parent of a British child. Our fixed fee for your application for ILR as a parent of a child will cover all the work of our family visa solicitors on your application for ILR as a parent of a British child until a decision is made by the Home Office UKVI on your application for ILR as a parent of a British child. The casework to be carried out by our family visa solicitors in relation to your application for ILR as a parent of a British child 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 ILR as a parent of a British 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 ILR as a parent of a British 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 ILR as a parent of a British child are in accordance with the requirements of the Immigration Rules.
Completing application form: Our immigration lawyers will complete the relevant application form for your ILR application as a parent of a British child.
Submitting an application through Super Priority Service: Where possible, our immigration lawyers will submit your online application for ILR as a parent of a British child through Super Priority Service to get a decision on your application for ILR as a parent of a British child within 24 hours.
Booking an appointment with the application centre: After you submit your application for ILR as a parent of a British child online, our immigration lawyers will book your appointment with the application centre for you to enrol your biometrics.
Preparing a detailed cover letter: Our specialist family visa solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of your application for ILR as a parent of a British child explaining how all the legal requirements are met for the approval of your application for ILR as a parent of a British 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 ILR as a parent of a British child.
Follow-up work: Our immigration lawyers will carry out all the follow-up work until the Home Office UKVI decides on your application for ILR as a parent of a British child.
Why Choose Us For ILR As A Parent Of A British Child (5 Years Route)?
You can choose our family visa solicitors and lawyers in London to handle your application for ILR as a parent of a British child from inside the UK. The main reasons include the following:
High-Quality Legal Services: Our team of the best family visa solicitors in London provides high-quality legal services for ILR as a parent of a British child from inside the UK. The high quality of UK visa and immigration legal services provided by our best team of immigration lawyers is self-evident from the 5-star Google Reviews rating by 99% of our clients.
Remote Legal Services: Our specialist family visa solicitors and lawyers can provide you with expert immigration advice and legal representation remotely from our offices in London. Using modern technology, our specialist family visa solicitors and lawyers can handle your application for ILR as a parent of a British child remotely without the need for you to visit our offices. Whilst we are more than happy to welcome clients into our offices, if this is their preference, we are proud to be able to offer our legal services for ILR application remotely to save your time and travel costs.
Open 7 Days A Week: We are open seven days a week and pride ourselves on providing dedicated immigration advice and legal representation.
All Work Carried Out By Qualified Specialist Family Visa Solicitors: All the casework on your application for ILR as a parent of a British child will be carried out by our specialist team of fully qualified and experienced family visa solicitors who have extensive experience in dealing with the parent of a British child visa applications.
Fast Track Visa Service: Our experienced and qualified family visa solicitors will be able to prepare and submit your application for ILR as a parent of a British child in the shortest possible time using the fast track process. Our family visa solicitors will submit your application for ILR as a parent of a British child through the Super Priority Visa Service to get a faster decision on your ILR application within 24 hours.
Free Immigration Advice Online: Our specialist team of family visa solicitors and lawyers can provide one-off free immigration advice online for ILR through our website enquiry form.
Fixed Fees With Payment Plan: Our family visa solicitors and lawyers charge reasonable and affordable fixed fees for an application for ILR as a parent of a British child with the option to pay our fixed fee in two instalments whereby you pay half of the agreed fixed fee when we start our work on your ILR application and the remaining half when we have fully prepared the ILR application and it is ready for submission to the Home Office UKVI.
What Are Our Other Parent Of British Child Visa Related Services?
- Parent Of A British Child Visa UK
- Entry Clearance For Parent Of A British Child Visa UK
- Switching Into Parent Of A British Child Visa (5 Years Route)
- Switching Into Parent Of A British Child Visa (10 Years Route)
- Extension Of Parent Of A British Child Visa (5 Years Route)
- Extension Of Parent Of A British Child Visa (10 Years Route)
- ILR As A Parent Of A British Child (10 Years Route)
- Family Visa UK
- Immigration Appeals UK
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) For ILR As A Parent Of A Child (5 Years Route)
Following are the various Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about an application for ILR as a parent of a British child (5 years route):
To apply for ILR as a parent of a child under the 5-year route, you will have to pass the Life in the UK test unless you are over 65 or you are seeking exemption from this requirement due to medical reasons.
The applicant will be refused indefinite leave to remain as a parent of a British child on grounds of suitability if any of the paragraphs apply:
- The applicant is currently the subject of a deportation order.
- The presence of the applicant in the UK is not conducive to the public good because they have been convicted of an offence for which they have been sentenced to imprisonment for at least 4 years.
- The presence of the applicant in the UK is not conducive to the public good because they have been convicted of an offence for which they have been sentenced to imprisonment for less than 4 years but at least 12 months, unless a period of 15 years has passed since the end of the sentence.
- The presence of the applicant in the UK is not conducive to the public good because they have been convicted of an offence for which they have been sentenced to imprisonment for less than 12 months, unless a period of 7 years has passed since the end of the sentence.
- The applicant has, within the 24 months prior to the date on which the application is decided, been convicted of or admitted an offence for which they received a non-custodial sentence or other out of court disposal that is recorded on their criminal record.
- The presence of the applicant in the UK is not conducive to the public good because, in the view of the Secretary of State, their offending has caused serious harm or they are a persistent offender who shows a particular disregard for the law.
- The presence of the applicant in the UK is not conducive to the public good because their conduct (including convictions which do not fall within paragraphs S-ILR.1.3. to 1.6.), character, associations, or other reasons, make it undesirable to allow them to remain in the UK.
- The applicant has failed without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement to-
- attend an interview;
- provide information;
- provide physical data; or
- undergo a medical examination or provide a medical report.
- The presence of the applicant in the UK is not conducive to the public good because the Secretary of State:
- has made a decision under Article 1F of the Refugee Convention to exclude the person from the Refugee Convention or under paragraph 339D of these Rules to exclude them from humanitarian protection; or
- has previously made a decision that they are a person to whom Article 33(2) of the Refugee Convention applies because there are reasonable grounds for regarding them as a danger to the security of the UK; or
- considers that they are a person to whom sub-paragraph (a) or (b) would apply except that (i) the person has not made a protection claim, or (ii) the person made a protection claim which has already been finally determined without reference to Article 1F of the Refugee Convention or paragraph 339D of these Rules; or
- has previously made a decision that they are a person to whom Article 33(2) of the Refugee Convention applies because, having been convicted by a final judgment of a particularly serious crime, they constitute a danger to the community of the UK.
When considering whether the presence of the applicant in the UK is not conducive to the public good, any legal or practical reasons why the applicant cannot presently be removed from the UK must be ignored.
The applicant will normally be refused ILR as a parent of a British child on grounds of suitability if any of the paragraphs apply:
- Whether or not to the applicant’s knowledge –
- false information, representations or documents have been submitted in relation to the application (including false information submitted to any person to obtain a document used in support of the application); or
- there has been a failure to disclose material facts in relation to the application.
- A maintenance and accommodation undertaking has been requested under paragraph 35 of these Rules and has not been provided.
The applicant may be refused on grounds of suitability if any of the paragraphs apply:
- The applicant has made false representations or failed to disclose any material fact in a previous application for entry clearance, leave to enter, leave to remain or a variation of leave, or in a previous human rights claim; or did so in order to obtain from the Secretary of State or a third party a document required to support such an application or claim (whether or not the application or claim was successful).
- The applicant has previously made false representations or failed to disclose material facts for the purpose of obtaining a document from the Secretary of State that indicates that he or she has a right to reside in the United Kingdom.
- The applicant has failed to pay litigation costs awarded to the Home Office.
- One or more relevant NHS bodies has notified the Secretary of State that the applicant has failed to pay charges in accordance with the relevant NHS regulations on charges to overseas visitors, and the outstanding charges total at least £500.
