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A Guide to Adult Dependant Relative Visas
By Alexandra Pease

The Immigration Rules changed in July 2012 and restricted applications under the Adult Dependant Relative visa category.  Applications are only now granted in very limited circumstances. The rules prior to 2012 concentrated on financial dependence where the family...

 member was over 65 or if under 65 where there were exceptional circumstances.  The new rules aimed to decrease the burden on the taxpayer through NHS and social care costs, taking into account where needs could be met in an individual’s home country....

Adult Dependent Relatives - Ribeli v Entry Clearance Officer, Pretoria
By Alexandra Pease

In an earlier blog post we examined the Immigration rules relating to adult dependent relatives which were introduced in July 2012.   The position was recently examined in the decision of Ribeli v Entry Clearance Officer, Pretoria [2018] EWCA Civ 611. This was...

 an appeal from a decision of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) dated 20 January 2016, which was itself an appeal by the Respondent Entry Clearance Officer from a First-tier Tribunal decision dated 31 March 2015. The Facts The Appellant...

Home Office review of Adult Dependent Relative rules
By Richmond Chambers

The Home Office has published a new review into the Immigration Rules concerning Adult Dependent Relatives (ADR).Background to Review.As a result of age, illness or disability, they require long-term personal care to perform everyday tasks and that this...

 can only be provided in the UK by their relative here.They are a close family member of said UK resident-namely a parent, grandparent, son, daughter, brother or sister.Their application is made from overseas.The sponsoring individual is over 18 years old.The...

Adult Dependent Relative Visa: Bringing your parents to the UK
By Richmond Chambers

The law in relation to adult dependant relatives changed on 9th July 2012. Two years on, there is still confusion amongst those wishing to bring their elderly relatives to the United Kingdom, about what criteria have to be met and whether they should make this...

 expensive application. This is the first of three blog posts on the topic. This post will examine what the criteria are, and common problems faced by persons applying in this category. The second post will look at possible ways of marshalling evidence to...

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