On June 20, the Immigration Bureau did update the path for children to apply for permanent residence. Many mothers are excited to think that their children studying in the UK will soon be 7 years old and can directly apply for a green card.
However, the so-called seven-year permanent residence route is not entirely consistent with the expectations of some parents.
To put it simply: the legal enforcement date of June 20 is derived from the statement of change on March 25 this year. In the draft amendment to the British Immigration Law, provisions are made for the following two situations:
1. If the child is born in In the UK, if you have lived in the UK continuously for 7 years, you can apply for a British green card;
2. If your child was not born in the UK, but meets the following three conditions, you can apply for a British green card
Condition 1: He is under 18 years old when entering the UK
Condition 2: Obtain a human rights visa (human rights protection, political asylum, etc.) between the ages of 18 and 25
Condition 3: Hold a human rights visa with a permanent residence orientation (such as child visa, spouse visa, unmarried partner visa, parent visa, Private Life visa, etc.) for five years or more, and you need to hold a Private Life visa for no less than one year when applying.
It can be seen that the new bill that allows children to apply for a green card in 7 years is very attractive. In fact, he has his own deep reasons.
First of all, the factual situation targeted by this bill is for the families of applicants who need to renew Private Life. It only provides convenience for them to apply for British permanent residence directly without waiting for seven years and then applying for a 2.5-year Private Life visa.
Therefore, the main benefit of this bill is the situation where the child has not yet obtained a British green card or citizenship at birth. One of the parents needs to have permanent residence or British citizenship in the UK before the child is born.
If the parents have not obtained permanent residence when the child is born, they can apply for a dependent visa (Dependent Visa) corresponding to the parent visa type when the child is born.
Generally speaking, this policy change is mainly aimed at human rights visas, especially children holding human rights visas. When applying for a green card, the British government has relaxed the relevant requirements. That is, if both parents have not obtained a British green card, the previous requirement that the child must have held a 2.5-year Private Life visa for 10 years has been changed to 5 years. Can apply for a green card. As for children born in the UK, if they have lived in the UK for 7 consecutive years, they will most likely be able to obtain a green card. Of course, the immigration law’s review of human rights-based permanent residence applications still relies on examining the applicant’s connection with British society.
Therefore, when evaluating the application for the "seven-year permanent residence path", we must pay attention to the visa status and identity status of the child's parents. The specific situation needs to be analyzed in detail. The so-called "study abroad for seven years can be approved for a British green card". It's very ridiculous and irresponsible.
Immigration methods and applicable terms can only be analyzed in detail on the specific issues of and , especially when the bill in the UK has very detailed goals. A professional and experienced immigration consultant can give you more in-depth information based on your own situation. The answer!
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