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Child visa documents checklist for Indian applicants

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An Indian applicant for the Child visa (child of a settled person or partner) needs 10 document groups, starting with child's passport and birth certificate naming both parents and sponsor's passport, settlement evidence or the parent's partner visa application reference. Every item below is named the way Indian banks, offices and universities issue it, verified 8 October 2026.

Reviewed by UK Visa Desk counselling team, Visa counsellors, Pro Lifeset Overseas Pvt Ltd, Patiala. Licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024. Last verified .

Documents checklist

Scan each document in colour; translations certified; bank statements on letterhead or stamped by the branch.

  1. 1Child's passport and birth certificate naming both parents (municipal or gram panchayat certificate, with a late registration affidavit if needed)
  2. 2Sponsor's passport, settlement evidence or the parent's Partner visa application reference
  3. 3Sole responsibility evidence: school letters naming the UK parent as the contact, fee receipts paid by them, money transfers, custody order or the other parent's notarised consent
  4. 4Evidence of the other parent's position: death certificate, divorce decree with custody, or a signed and notarised letter of no objection
  5. 5Contact between child and UK parent: call logs, visits to India, photographs, school reports sent abroad
  6. 6Sponsor's income evidence in Appendix FM-SE format, with the child supplement calculated
  7. 7Accommodation: tenancy or mortgage and a property inspection report showing a room for the child
  8. 8Adoption order and Indian CARA documentation where the child is adopted
  9. 9TB certificate for children 11 and over
  10. 10Guardian's affidavit if the child has been living with grandparents in India
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Related questions

Can my child apply with me on my spouse visa?

Yes. Apply at the same time as the Partner visa. The child pays £2,064 plus £2,328 surcharge and is granted in line with you for 33 months. The sponsor's income must then meet £29,000 plus £3,800 for the first child.

My child is British. Do we still need the child supplement?

No. A British child does not count for the financial requirement and does not need a visa, only a British passport. Register the birth or apply for citizenship first if eligible.

I am in the UK and my child lives with my mother in Punjab. Can my child join me?

Only if you have sole responsibility or there are serious and compelling reasons. Grandparents caring day to day is not fatal, but the other parent must be absent from decisions. Build the evidence over months before applying.

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  • Punjab licence: 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024valid to 22 July 2029
  • CIN: U52291PB2024PTC060508Pro Lifeset Overseas Pvt Ltd