Dependant child of a visa holder: questions Indian applicants ask

The same as the parent's route fee: £819 or £1,618 for Skilled Worker and Health and Care Worker, £558 for a student's child and £937 for a Graduate's child. The health surcharge for under-18s is £776 a year. Use our fee calculator for the rupee total.

Only if you have sole responsibility for him, or there are serious and compelling reasons. If your wife is involved in his life, the normal answer is no. The family route is for both parents to apply, or for your wife to come as your dependant partner with the child.

Yes. A dependant child can attend state school. In England, you apply for a place through the local council after arrival, and a child under 5 can use funded nursery hours in most areas.

On the Skilled Worker and similar routes, £315 for the first child and £200 for each further child, held for 28 days, unless your sponsor has certified maintenance on the certificate of sponsorship. Student dependants need £845 a month in London or £680 outside, for up to 9 months, per child.

Yes, if the application is submitted before the 18th birthday. The date of application is the date the fee is paid online, so pay before the birthday even if biometrics come later.

A child born in the UK does not need a visa to stay, but they need permission to re-enter after travel. You apply for the child as a dependant from inside the UK. We refer in-UK applications to a regulated UK adviser.

No. We prepare and file the child's dependant application only. Sponsorship and work visas for the parent are outside our service and we do not advise on them.

About 3 weeks after biometrics for a standard decision. Priority at £500 and super priority at £1,000 are usually available at Indian centres. Apply for the child at the same time as the parent so the decisions arrive together.