family reunion

Your partner or child may be able to join or stay with you in the UK if you were a part of a family before you were forced to leave your country and if you have refugee status, 5 years Humanitarian Protection or Settlement on protection grounds but you do not yet have British Citizenship.

Your partner or child cannot join you if you have not received a decision on your Asylum claim and/or you’re under 18.

The following must be proven before you can apply for this application:

Partner

• You must be able to prove that you are either married or in a civil partnership.
• If you are not married or in a civil partnership – you may be able to join if you were given refugee status on or after 9 October 2006; or
• You’ve lived together in a relationship akin to marriage for 2 years and you’ve been given asylum or humanitarian protection after 9 October 2006.
• You and your partner must intend to live together.

Child

Your child is:

• Under the age of 18 years
• Going to be living with you and your partner
• Not married or in a civil partnership

Our team have expert knowledge in these applications and can guide you correctly to anticipate a positive result. Usually, the refugee would have already mentioned the existence of their spouse or children as part of his or her initial asylum application. The key from this point forward then is to evidence that relationship with supporting documents. Our experienced immigration lawyers can talk you through each step of this application clearly and concisely to ensure we do our best to get a positive result. At Kalsi Solicitors we have no desire to provide dishonest advice – if we do not feel your application will be successful, we will tell you and help you find another route.