Child visa: questions Indian applicants ask

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.

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.

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.

£776 a year at the child rate: £2,328 for 33 months, or £1,940 for 30 months. It is paid in the application before biometrics.

Only if aged 11 or over. Younger children attend the approved clinic for a screening assessment but are not usually X-rayed.

About 12 weeks, the same as other family visas. Apply together with the parent so both decisions come at the same time.

Yes. A child on this visa attends school like any resident child. School fees apply only for private schools.

Yes. Child refusals under Appendix FM carry a human rights appeal. Where the refusal is about evidence rather than the rule itself, a fresh application is often faster.