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Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as your 鈥榙ependants鈥� if they鈥檙e eligible.

If your partner or child鈥檚 application is successful, their visa will usually end on the same date as yours. If a child鈥檚 parents have visas with different expiry dates, the child鈥檚 visa will end on the earlier date.

A dependant partner or child is any of the following:

• your husband, wife, civil partner or unmarried partner
• your child under 18 - including if they were born in the UK during your stay
• your child over 18 if they currently have permission (鈥榣eave to enter鈥� or 鈥榣eave to remain鈥�) to be in the UK as your dependant

You鈥檒l need to provide evidence of your relationship to your dependant when you apply.

Your partner

You must be able to prove one of the following:

• you鈥檙e in a civil partnership or marriage that鈥檚 recognised in the UK
• you鈥檝e been living together in a relationship for at least 2 years when you apply
• you鈥檝e been in a relationship for at least 2 years when you apply but you cannot live together, for example because you鈥檙e working or studying in different places, or it鈥檚 not accepted in your culture

If you鈥檙e not living together, you鈥檒l need to prove that you have an ongoing commitment to each other, for example by providing evidence that you:

• communicate regularly with each other
• support each other financially
• care for any children you have together
• spend time together as a couple, for example on holiday or at events

Your child

They must:

• live with you, unless they鈥檙e living away from home in full-time education - for example, at boarding school or university
• not be married or in a civil partnership

You鈥檒l need to provide evidence of their address, such as:

• a bank statement
• credit card bills
• driving licence
• NHS registration document
• an official letter from their university or college

Fees

For each person applying, you鈥檒l need to pay:

• the 拢716 application fee
• the healthcare surcharge

They鈥檒l also need to have their fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken. There鈥檚 no fee for this.

If your partner or children are outside the UK

Your partner and children must either:

Each family member will need to complete a separate application and pay the visa fee. They must apply before they travel to the UK.

They鈥檒l be asked to provide your application number so the Home Office can link their application to you.

If your partner or children are already in the UK (extend or switch their visa)

Your partner or child can apply to switch their visa either:

• at the same time as you apply to extend or switch your own visa
• at any time before their current visa expires

This includes children who have turned 18 during your stay.

Your partner and child cannot apply to switch to your Global Talent visa as your dependants if they are currently in the UK in one of the following circumstances:

• on a visit visa
• on a short-term student visa
• on a Parent of a Child Student visa
• on a seasonal worker visa
• on a domestic worker in a private household visa
• on immigration bail
• they were given permission to stay outside the immigration rules, for example on compassionate grounds

If your partner or child is currently in the UK on a Student visa, they can only switch if they have either:

• completed the course they were sponsored to study
• studied for a PhD for at least 24 months

How to apply

Your partner and child must apply online to either:

They鈥檒l need your application number - you鈥檒l get this when you apply. This number is called a Global Web Form (GWF) or a Unique Application Number (UAN). You鈥檒l find it on emails and letters from the Home Office about your application.

As part of their application, they鈥檒l be asked to make an appointment at a UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) service point to have their fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken.

They鈥檒l also need to submit their supporting documents. They can:

• upload them into the online service
• have them scanned at their UKVCAS appointment

Children born in the UK

If you have a child while you鈥檙e in the UK, they do not automatically become a British citizen.

You must apply for your child鈥檚 dependant visa if you want to travel in and out of the UK with them.

The form you fill in depends on if:

• You鈥檒l need to provide a full UK birth certificate for each child, showing the names of both parents.

What your partner or child can and cannot do

Your partner or child can:

• work, except as a sportsperson or coach
• study
• travel abroad and return to the UK
• apply to settle permanently in the UK (also known as 鈥榠ndefinite leave to remain鈥�) if they鈥檝e lived in the UK for 5 years and meet the other eligibility requirements

They cannot apply for most benefits (public funds), or the State Pension.

If their application is successful, they鈥檒l get a full list of what they can and cannot do.