Switching Into Expansion Worker Dependant Visa

• Page Contents
• Overview
• Which Family Members Can Qualify?
• Eligibility Requirements
• Who Cannot Switch?
• 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 UK Expansion Worker Dependant visa from inside the UK if you are already in the UK and meet the relevant requirements for switching into UK Expansion Worker dependant visa as set out in Appendix Global Business Mobility Routes. An application for switching into UK Expansion Worker 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 UK Expansion Worker dependant visa is made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix Global Business Mobility Routes of the Immigration Rules. You can apply for switching into UK Expansion Worker dependant visa through Priority or Super Priority Service for faster decision on your application.

Our specialist team of dependant visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on fixed fee basis concerning your application for switching into UK Expansion Worker dependant visa. Ask a question to our specialist team of immigration solicitors for free immigration advice online or book an appointment online for a detailed immigration advice and consultation session with one of our immigration lawyers concerning your application for switching into expansion worker dependant visa from inside the UK.

Which Family Members Can Qualify For Switching Into UK Expansion Worker Dependant Visa?

The following family members of the UK Expansion Worker migrant can qualify for switching into dependant visa:

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

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 UK Expansion Worker Dependant Visa

As a dependant of UK Expansion Worker, you should satisfy the following requirements to be eligible for switching into UK Expansion Worker dependant visa:

• Valid application: The applicant must submit a valid application for switching into UK Expansion Worker dependant visa;
• Switching requirement: The applicant must meet the immigration status requirement to be eligible for switching into UK Expansion Worker dependant visa;
• Relationship requirement: The applicant must meet the relationship requirement as per appendix Global Business Mobility Routes 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 Global Business Mobility Routes 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.

Who Cannot Switch Into UK Expansion Worker Dependant Visa?

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 UK Expansion Worker

The applicant must be the partner of the sponsoring UK Expansion Worker where one of the following applies:

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

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

Relationship Requirement For A Dependent Child Of UK Expansion Worker

The applicant must be the child of the sponsoring UK Expansion Worker visa holder where one of the following applies:

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

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

UK Expansion Worker or dependants of UK Expansion 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 UK Expansion 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 UK Expansion 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 dependent partner of a UK Expansion Worker applying for switching into UK Expansion Worker visa will be granted leave to remain which ends on the same date as their partner’s permission as a UK Expansion Worker. 

A child of a UK Expansion Worker applying for switching into UK Expansion Worker dependant visa will be granted leave to remain which ends on the same date as whichever of their parents’ permission ends first.

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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