Extension Of UK Ancestry Visa (Priority & Super Priority Service For Faster Decision)

• Page Contents
• Overview
• Eligibility Requirements
• Employed Or Self-employed
  At The Application Date
• Unemployment At The Application Date
• Financial Requirement
• Super Priority Service
• How Can We Help?
• Our Fixed Fees

You can apply for extension of your UK Ancestry visa for 5 years if you are in the UK with UK Ancestry visa and do not qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as a UK Ancestry Migrant. Some applicants who have completed 5 years in the UK in the UK ancestry category may choose to apply for an extension of stay rather than indefinite leave. An application for extension of UK ancestry visa is made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix UK Ancestry to the Immigration Rules. An application for extension of UK Ancestry visa is made using application form FLR (IR).

This could be for a variety of reasons, including because the applicant:

• does not meet the knowledge of English language and life in the UK requirement for settlement
• has broken their continuity of residence and so cannot meet the 5-year continuous residence requirement for settlement
• simply does not wish to apply for settlement, or is unaware that they are eligible to do so

Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on fixed fee basis for your application for extension of UK Ancestry visa. Ask a question online to our specialist team of work visa solicitors for free immigration advice online or book an appointment online for a detailed immigration advice and consultation with one of our work visa solicitors conerning your application for extension of UK Ancestry visa.

• Other Related Pages
• Entry Clearance For UK Ancestry Visa
• ILR UK Ancestry
• UK Ancestry Dependant Visa

Eligibility Requirements For Extension Of UK Ancestry Visa

An applicant applying for extension of UK Ancestry visa must meet the requirements of the Immigration Rules. They must:

• Valid application: The applicant must submit a valid application for ILR as a UK Ancestry migrant;
• UK Ancestry Visa: The application must have previously been granted permission on the UK Ancestry route as a person with UK Ancestry.;
• Commonwealth Citizen: The applicant must be a Commonwealth citizen on the date of application;
• Grandparent born in the UK and Island: The applicant must have a grandparent born in the UK or Islands.
• Work requirement: The applicant must be able to work and intend to seek and take employment in the UK.
• Suitability requirements: The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: grounds for refusal;
• Financial Requirement: The decision maker must be satisfied that the applicant can and will adequately maintain and accommodate themselves, and any dependants in the UK, or applying for entry clearance, without recourse to public funds. Funds must be shown as specified in Appendix Finance.
• Not 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.

Employment Or Self-employment At The Date Of Application

The applicant must be employed or self-employed in the UK at the date of application for extension of UK Ancestry visa. A person with leave in the UK ancestry category is not required to be continuously employed while in the UK to qualify for an extension of stay.

Evidence Of Employment

If the applicant is employed on the date of application, they should normally be able to submit both:

• a letter from their current employer which confirms how long they have been working for them and that they will continue in their current job with that employer, and
• one of the following (unless they are undertaking voluntary work):
  • their most recent payslip issued by the employer named on the letter
  • their most recent bank statement or building society passbook, if this clearly shows recent receipt of wages from the employer named on the letter

If the applicant has only recently started work for their employer and they have not yet been paid, the letter from the employer should confirm how much they will be paid.

Evidence Of Self-employment

If the applicant is self-employed on the date of application, they must send recent documents as evidence of this. Examples of acceptable evidence include, but are not limited to:

• their most recent tax self-assessment form (SA100) plus evidence of receipt by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
• most recent statement of account (SA300) or tax calculations (SA302) issued by HMRC
• company tax return (CT600) for the last financial year and evidence of receipt by HMRC
• evidence of payment of National Insurance Contributions as a self-employed person
• Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) pay and deduction statements, if the applicant is a contractor or subcontractor in the construction industry
• copies of invoices and receipts of payment for recent work carried out
• most recent personal or business bank statement, if this clearly shows payments for work carried out as part of the applicant’s business
• audited accounts from the last financial year
• official letter from a registered accountant which confirms the applicant’s self-employment and earnings from the last financial year

This is not an exhaustive list.

Applicant Unemployed At The Date Of Application

If the applicant is unemployed when they apply for an extension of stay, the Home Office UKVI will normally ask for evidence of their employment record throughout their previous 5 years and of any attempts they have made, and are making, to find work (if they have not provided this information with their application). If the applicant has been unemployed for the entire 5 years, the Home Office UKVI will ask them to explain the reasons for this, if they have not done so on their application form.

In all cases where the applicant has had long periods of unemployment, the Home Office UKVI will give particularly careful consideration to how they have supported themselves without a regular income. The Home Office UKVI may grant the application if there is satisfactory evidence that the applicant is genuinely looking for work, is able to work, and there are no other reasons for refusal. Remember that voluntary work can meet the employment requirement. If the Home Office, UKVI are not satisfied that the applicant is able to and intends to take or seek employment, they may refuse the application.

Financial Requirement

All applicants on the UK Ancestry route must meet the financial requirement. There is no set level of funds the applicant must hold but they must show they can maintain and accommodate themselves, and any family members applying to join them in the UK, without access to public funds. Evidence of finances must be as set out in Immigration Rules: Appendix Finance and be dated no more than 31 days before the date of application. Applicants can also rely on credible support from a third party (for example, a relative or friend) to meet this requirement.

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