- Page Contents
- Overview
- Eligibility Requirements
- Relationship Requirement
- Age and Care Requirement For A Child
- Qualifying Period Requirement
- Continuous Residence Requirement
- English Language Requirement
- Knowledge Of Life In The UK
- Super Priority Service
- How Can We Help?
- Our Fixed Fees
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
You can apply for ILR as a Skilled Worker dependent partner 28 days before completion of 5 years in the UK under skilled worker / Tier 2 General dependant visa. An application for ILR as a skilled worker dependant visa is made online using SET (O) application form. The application is submitted in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules. You can apply for ILR as a Skilled Worker dependant through Priority or Super Priority Service to get faster decision on your ILR application.
To apply for ILR as a skilled worker dependant, the skilled worker should either be applying for ILR at the same time or should have already been granted ILR as a skilled worker. A person applying for settlement as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Skilled Worker must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form, “Settle in the UK in various immigration categories: form SET(O)”.
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Eligibility Requirements For ILR As A Skilled Worker Dependant
As a dependant of Skilled Worker migrant, you should satisfy the following requirements to be eligible for ILR as a Skilled Worker dependant:
- Valid application: The applicant must submit a valid application for ILR from inside the UK as a Skilled Worker dependant;
- Immigration status of the sponsor: The applicant must be applying as a partner or child of a Skilled Worker migrant who:
- has made a valid application for ILR in the UK on the Skilled Worker route and that application has not been decided; or
- is settled (holding ILR) or has become a British citizen, provided that the Skilled Worker sponsor had permission on the Skilled Worker route when they applied for ILR and the applicant either had permission as their partner or child at that time, or the applicant is applying as a child of a Skilled Worker and the applicant was born in the UK before the Skilled Worker settled.
- Qualifying period requirement: The applicant must have spent a continuous period of 5 years in the UK with permission as a dependent partner of Skilled Worker.
- Continuous residence requirement: The applicant must meet the continuous residence requirement as set out in Appendix Continuous Residence during the qualifying period.
- Suitability requirement: The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: grounds for refusal.
- Relationship requirement: The applicant must meet the relationship requirement as per Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules;
- 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;
- English language requirement: Unless an exemption applies, the applicant must show English language ability on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in speaking and listening to at least level B1.The applicant must show they meet the English language requirement as specified in Appendix English Language.
- Knowledge of Life in the UK requirement: If the applicant is aged 18 or over on the date of application, they must meet the knowledge of Life in the UK requirement as set out in Appendix KOL UK.
- 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.
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Relationship Requirement
The applicant must be the partner or child of the sponsoring Skilled Worker where one of the following applies:
- The sponsoring Skilled Worker is, at the same time, being granted ILR as a Skilled Worker; or
- The sponsoring Skilled Worker is settled in the UK i.e. holding ILR or has become a British citizen, providing the sponsoring Skilled Worker had leave to enter or remain as a Skilled Worker when they applied for ILR and the applicant either:
- had leave to enter or remain as sponsoring Skilled Worker’s partner or child at that time; or
- is applying as a child of the sponsoring Skilled Worker, and was born in the UK before the sponsoring Skilled Worker was granted ILR.
The applicant must either:
- have last been granted leave to enter or remain as a dependent partner or dependent child of the sponsoring Skilled Worker; or
- have been born in the UK and be applying as a child of the sponsoring Skilled Worker.
If applying for ILR as a partner, the applicant and the sponsoring Skilled Worker must meet the relationship requirement as set out in Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules and must have met such relationship requirement throughout the 5 years ending on the date of application for ILR.
If applying for ILR as a child, the applicant’s other parent (who is not the sponsoring Skilled Worker) must be being granted ILR at the same time, or be settled or a British citizen, unless:
- the sponsoring Skilled Worker is the applicant’s sole surviving parent; or
- the sponsoring Skilled Worker has sole responsibility for the applicant’s upbringing; or
- the decision maker is satisfied that there are serious and compelling reasons to grant the applicant ILR as a dependent child.
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.
Qualifying Period Requirement
The applicant must have spent a continuous period of 5 years in the UK with leave to enter or remain as a dependent partner of the sponsoring Skilled Worker.
Continuous Residence Requirement
The applicant must meet the continuous residence requirement as set out in Appendix Continuous Residence during the relevant qualifying period.
English Language Requirement
Unless an exemption applies, the applicant must show English language ability on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in speaking and listening to at least level B1. The applicant must show they meet the English language requirement as specified in Appendix English Language.
Knowledge Of Life In The UK Requirement
If the applicant is aged 18 or over on the date of application, they must meet the knowledge of Life in the UK requirement as set out in Appendix KOL UK.
Fast Track Service For ILR As A Skilled Worker Dependant
Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide fast-track visa service to get you a decision on your application faster under the Priority Service or Super Priority service. This way, you will get a decision on your application faster and will not have to wait for a decision on your application for months (sometimes years).
Our fast track immigration solicitors can prepare your application faster and submit your application under the Priority Service or Super Priority Service to get you faster decision on your application.
As specialist immigration solicitors in London, we are registered with the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) and its commercial partners UKVCAS Sopra Steria to provide Priority Service or Super Priority Service for your application whereby decision on your application will be made by the Home Office UKVI faster. An application submitted through Priority Service is normally decided within 5 working days, and an application submitted through Super Priority Service is normally decided within 24 hours (usually by the end of the next working day).
How Can We Help?
Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on a fixed fee basis in relation to your application. Our fixed fee for your immigration application will cover all the work of our immigration solicitors on your immigration application until a decision is made by the Home Office UKVI on your application. The casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors in relation to your immigration application will entail the following:
- Advice on requirements: Our immigration solicitors will advise you on the relevant requirements you have to meet for your immigration application 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 immigration application;
- Assessment of documents: Our immigration lawyers will assess your documents to ensure that all the documents you provide in support of your application comply with the requirements of the immigration rules.
- Completing application form: Our immigration lawyers will complete the relevant application form for your immigration application.
- Submitting an application through Priority or Super Priority Service: Where possible, our immigration lawyers will submit your online immigration application through priority or super-priority service to get a faster decision on your immigration application.
- Booking an appointment with the application centre: After you submit your immigration application online, our immigration lawyers will book an 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 the immigration application to explain all the relevant legal requirements and how the applicant has satisfied such requirements with the documents submitted with the application.
- Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrollment date, our immigration lawyers will upload all the supporting documents online to be considered in support of the immigration application.
- Follow-up work: Our immigration lawyers will carry out all the follow-up work until the Home Office UKVI decides on the immigration application.
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 immigration applications. You can use one of the following one-off legal services offered for UK visa and immigration applications:
Our Fixed Fees For Dependant Visa Applications
Our fixed fees for dependant visa applications are as given in the fee table below:
| Our Service | Our Fixed Fees Range |
| Full service for dependant visa Entry Clearance to cover all the work until decision by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) | From £800 To £1,500 (no VAT) |
| Full service for switching into a dependant visa from inside the UK through Super Priority Service to cover our work until a decision on your application | From £800 + VAT To £1,500 + VAT |
| Full service for the extension of dependant visa from inside the UK through Super Priority Service to cover our work until a decision on your application | From £800 + VAT To £1,500 + VAT |
| Full service for ILR as a dependant from inside the UK through Super Priority Service to cover our work until decision on your application | From £800 + VAT To £1,500 + VAT |
The agreed fixed fee will depend on the complexity of the application and the volume of casework involved. In addition to our fixed fee, the applicant also has to pay the Home Office UKVI fees for the application.
FAQs - ILR As A Skilled Worker Dependant
You should complete the online application form SET (O) to apply for ILR as a skilled worker dependant.
Yes, you can apply for ILR as a skilled worker dependant using either the Priority Service (decision within 5 working days) or the Super Priority Service (decision within 5 working days).
Under a skilled worker-dependent visa, you can apply for ILR as a skilled worker-dependent partner 28 days before completing 5 years in the UK.
To apply for ILR as a skilled worker dependant, the skilled worker should either be applying for ILR at the same time or have already been granted ILR as a skilled worker.
No, you are not required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) to apply for ILR as a Skilled Worker dependant.
No, you cannot combine the time spent on a Tier 2 General visa / Skilled Worker visa and a skilled worker dependent partner visa to complete 5 years to qualify for ILR.
If applying as a child, the applicant’s other parent (who is not the Skilled Worker) must be being granted settlement at the same time, or be settled or a British citizen, unless:
- the person (P) in SW 39.1. is the applicant’s sole surviving parent; or
- the person (P) in SW 39.1. has sole responsibility for the applicant’s upbringing; or
- the decision maker is satisfied that serious and compelling reasons exist to grant the applicant settlement.
The applicant must be 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 aged 16 or over on the date of application, they must not be leading an independent life.
Unless an exemption applies, the applicant must show English language ability in speaking and listening to at least level B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The applicant must also show that they meet the English language requirement as specified in Appendix English Language.
If the applicant is 18 or over on the date of application, they must meet the knowledge of Life in the UK requirement set out in Appendix KOL UK. The applicant aged 18 or over should also meet the English language requirement at level B1 in listening and speaking only.
