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Adult Dependent Relative Visa: Medical Evidence
By Wendy Barnes - Legal Associate

The requirements for an Adult Dependent Relative (ADR) visa are set out in Section EC-DR of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. In this post we explore what medical evidence may be required to support an application...

 under the Adult Dependent Relative visa category.  Requirements for an Adult Dependent Relative Visa The evidence to be provided in order to meet the requirements of the Adult Dependent Relative visa...

Apply for an Adult Dependent Relative Visa: Top 10 FAQs
By Wendy Barnes - Legal Associate

The Adult Dependent Relative visa category is for those who wish to settle in the UK as adult dependent relatives of British citizens, persons present and settled in the UK, persons with limited leave to remain...

 in the UK under Appendix EU or persons in the UK with refugee leave or humanitarian protection status. Following the restrictions of applications under the Adult Dependent Relative visa category in 2012...

BMA: Review Adult Dependent Relative Rule for Doctors
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

The British Medical Association, together with other leading medical bodies, has issued a call for the Adult Dependent Relative (ADR) rule to be amended to allow settled migrant doctors to bring adult relatives,...

 such as elderly parents, to the UK so that they can look after them. The BMA’s joint letter to the Home Secretary asking her to exempt doctors from the Adult Dependent Relative rule can be read...

A Guide to Adult Dependent Relative Visas
By Alexandra Pease - Immigration Barrister

The Immigration Rules changed in July 2012 and restricted applications under the Adult Dependent Relative visa category. Applications for Adult Dependent Relative visas are only now granted in very limited circumstances....

 The Adult Dependent Relative visa 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...

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

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...

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. In July 2012, Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules (the Immigration...

 Track for Family Members) was amended to cover Adult Dependent Relatives of non EEA citizens. These provisions, however, are limited to a fairly small group of individuals. For someone to gain leave as an ADR, it...

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...

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