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Your partner and children can apply to extend their permission to stay in the UK as your 鈥榙ependants鈥� if they鈥檙e eligible. To do this, they must have a valid dependant visa.

Your children or those of your partner can apply to come to the UK if you have a Turkish Worker visa. They鈥檒l need to apply for a visa as your dependant.

If their application is successful, their visa will end on the same date as yours.

Your relationship

A dependant partner or child is any of the following:

• your husband, wife, civil partner or unmarried partner
• your child under 21 - including if they were born in the UK during your stay
• your child over 21 if they鈥檙e currently in the UK as your dependant

You鈥檒l need to provide evidence of your relationship 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

Your child must:

• live with you (unless they鈥檙e in full-time education at boarding school, college or university)
• not be married, in a civil partnership or have any children
• be financially supported by you

If your child lives with you, 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

Documents you must provide

For each dependant in the UK applying to extend you must have:

• a valid passport or other document that shows your identity and nationality
• bank statements or payslips for the last 6 months showing you can support them

To prove they鈥檙e dependants on your Turkish Worker visa, they鈥檒l also need to provide either:

• their biometric residence permit (BRP) - they can use it for 18 months after the expiry date printed on the card
• online proof of their immigration status (eVisa) - they鈥檒l need to get a share code

If you鈥檙e the only parent of any dependants aged under 18 in the UK, you must provide legal documents or written permission from their other parent showing you legally have sole responsibility.

Applying inside the UK (extend)

Your partner or children who are already in the UK can apply to extend their visa.

Your partner or child will need to apply separately (including children who have turned 21 during your stay).

How to apply

If the dependant is your partner, they must .

You need to .

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.

Proving their identity

As part of their application, your partner and children will need to prove their identity. They鈥檒l either:

• use the 鈥楿K Immigration: ID Check鈥� app to scan their identity document - they鈥檒l also create or sign into their UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account
• have their fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) service point

They鈥檒l be told what they need to do when they apply.

How long it takes to get a decision

Once they鈥檝e applied online, proved their identity and provided their documents, they鈥檒l usually get a decision within 6 months.

They may be able to pay to get a faster decision - they鈥檒l be told if they can when they apply.

Applying from outside the UK

Your children or those of your partner can apply to come to the UK if you have a Turkish Worker visa. They鈥檒l need to apply for a visa as your dependant.

If you鈥檙e already in the UK and want your child to join you, they must .

Proving their identity

As part of their application, your children (or your partner鈥檚 children), will need to prove their identity. They鈥檒l either:

• use the 鈥楿K Immigration: ID Check鈥� app to scan their identity document - they鈥檒l also create or sign into their UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account
• have their fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a visa application centre

They鈥檒l be told what they need to do when they apply.

How long it takes to get a decision

Once they鈥檝e applied online, proved their identity and provided their documents, they鈥檒l usually get a decision within 12 weeks.

They may be able to pay to get a faster decision - they鈥檒l be told if they can when they apply.

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 can . You must do this if you want to travel in and out of the UK with your child.

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