Entry Clearance For Scale-up Worker Dependant Visa UK

• Page Contents
• Overview
• Who Can Apply For Dependant Visa?
• Eligibility Requirements
• Relationship Requirement For Dependent Partner
• Relationship Requirement For Dependent Child
• Age and Care Requirement For A Child
• Financial Requirement
• Period and Conditions of Grant
• Priority or Super Priority Service
• How Can We Help?
• Our Fixed Fees

You can apply for entry clearance for Scale-up Worker dependant visa as a dependant spouse / partner and/or child (under 18) of a Scale-up Worker to stay in the UK with the Scale-up Worker. A person applying for entry clearance for scale-up worker dependant visa should apply for scale-up worker dependant visa online. As a result of successful application for Scale-up Worker dependant visa, the dependants will be granted Scale-up Worker dependant visa until the validity of the Scale-up Worker visa of the main applicant. An application for entry clearance for Scale-up Worker Dependant visa is made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix Scale-up of the Immigration Rules.

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Who Can Apply As A Dependant Of Scale-up Worker?

A dependant of Scale-up Worker is:

• husband, wife or civil partner of Scale-up Worker; or
• unmarried or same-sex partner of Scale-up Worker; or
• child aged under 18 years old of Scale-up Worker.

Eligibility Requirements For Scale-up Worker Dependant Visa Entry Clearance

As a dependant of Scale-up Worker, you should satisfy the following requirements to be eligible for Scale-up Worker dependant visa entry clearance:

• Valid application: You must submit a valid application from outside the UK for Scale-up Worker dependant visa entry clearance;
• Relationship requirement: The applicant must meet the relationship requirement as per Appendix Scale-up Worker to qualify for Scale-up Worker dependant visa;
• 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 Scale-up Worker of the Immigration Rules;
• Tuberculosis Test Certificate: If paragraph A39 and Appendix T of Immigration Rules apply, the applicant must provide a valid medical certificate confirming that they have undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in them.

Relationship Requirement For Dependent Partner Of Scale-up Worker

The applicant must be the partner of the sponsoring Scale-up Worker where one of the following applies:

• The sponsoring Scale-up Worker must have Scale-up Worker visa; or
• The sponsoring Scale-up Worker is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance on the Scale-up Worker route. 

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

Relationship Requirement For A Dependent Child Of Scale-up Worker

The applicant must be the child of the sponsoring Scale-up Worker visa holder where one of the following applies:

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

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 Scale-up Worker or the dependants of the Scale-up Worker must have a certain amount of money available to support themselves while they are in the UK. According to the Home Office UKVI Immigration Rules, the funds for maintenance required for Scale-up Worker dependant visa will be as given in the table below:

Scale-up Worker or dependants of Scale-up Worker 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 Scale-up Worker’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 Scale-up Worker, 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 partner of Scale-up Worker will be granted leave to enter which ends on the same date as their partner’s permission as a Scale-up Worker.
• A child will be granted leave to enter which ends on the same date as whichever of their parents’ permission ends first.

The grant of Scale-up Worker dependant visa will be subject to all of 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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