"If a child is born in the UK and has lived in the UK for 7 years, can he directly get a British green card?"
Recently, "A child born in the UK can directly get a green card after living in the UK for 7 years." This news spread throughout the circle of friends, It has attracted much attention from parents of international students in the UK. Is the policy
true? When will it be promulgated and when will it be officially implemented? What are the specific requirements?
Today, Xiaobangzhu will take you to to explain in detail.
"Seven-year permanent residence for children"
First of all, the so-called "seven-year permanent residence for children" is based on the Private Life Appendix (Appendix Private Life) part of the HC1118 amendment to the "Immigration Regulations" issued by the British government on March 15, 2022 laws and regulations.
The regulations officially came into effect on June 20.
Foreign Affairs Bureau understands that for minor applicants who were born in the UK, as long as they have lived in the UK for 7 years, they can directly apply for and obtain permanent residence (without waiting for another 2.5 years). After one year of permanent residence, you can apply to become a British citizen. This means that children born in the UK can apply for a green card immediately as long as they have lived in the UK for 7 consecutive years. In the eighth year, they can become British citizens.
Currently, the application fee for applying for a 7-year permanent residence visa is html ÂŁ32,404.
Prior to this, according to the old policy , for children born in the UK, when applying for permanent residence in the UK according to the human rights path, they needed to apply for the 2.5-year chartered status of the 10-year permanent residence path through to obtain a green card.
During this process, the child needs to apply for a 2.5-year concession to live in the UK, and then renew it three times. After 10 years, he or she can apply for permanent residence.
You can see that for children, the new regulations not only eliminate a lot of renewal troubles, but also significantly shorten the waiting time for obtaining a British green card.
The policy is targeted at groups
It should be noted that in the "Children's Seven-Year Permanent Residence" policy, the children's parents do not need to have British green cards.
Therefore, the small country owner believes that the "seven-year permanent residence for children" policy is mainly aimed at the situation where both parents have not yet obtained a British green card or nationality when the child was born.
First of all, either parent has British permanent residence or British citizenship before the child is born. If the child is born in the UK, he or she will have British citizenship at birth.
Secondly, under the same conditions, if the child is born overseas, depending on the current policies and the status of the parents, the child is also eligible to apply for British permanent residence or British citizenship.
There is naturally no discussion on the application for “seven-year permanent residence” in the above two situations.
Non-British birth policy
So what should I do if my child was not born in the UK?
The latest regulations also give an interpretation:
Applicants who arrive in the UK when they are minors and have lived in the UK for 7 years can apply for permanent residence under the "2.5 years + 2.5 years" visa between the ages of 18 and 24. residence (instead of the past 10 years), other visas can also be accumulated;
This regulation has shortened the time for children to obtain permanent residence by half.
In addition, for parents, after the above two categories of minor children successfully apply for permanent residence or licensed residence, if their parents do not have any status, they can apply as guardians for each period of 2.5 years on human rights and family grounds. The franchised residence permit is renewed 3 times after
, and you can apply for permanent residence after 10 years (can be accumulated with other types of visas, and you need to hold this visa for more than 1 year when applying for permanent residence).
British Innovator Visa
The fastest way for adults to get permanent residence in the UK is British Innovator Visa.
This visa policy was first implemented in the UK in March 2019, allowing many people who wanted to immigrate to the UK and start their own businesses to realize their wishes.
Some people think that the British Innovation Visa can obtain permanent residence in the UK in 3 years, and the application conditions must be very strict.
In fact, getting the British Innovation Visa is not as difficult as everyone thinks.
Application conditions
- Minimum investment amount 50,000 pounds (approximately 450,000 RMB), start a new company in the UK
- The company meets the requirements of innovation, feasibility and scalability
- There is an endorsement agency that endorses the project
- Bachelor degree or above in the UK or an English-taught university, no English test is required, otherwise IELTS requirement is 5.5
- 50,000 pounds is required to be deposited in an overseas account for 3 months, or explain the source of funds
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- 3 -After 6 months, you can apply for permanent residence after 33 years. There are no hard residence requirements after permanent residence is approved. Applicants can apply full-time or part-time as a family. Spouse visas do not require a work permit. Legal work
- Accompanying children under the age of 18 can attend for free in public schools
Compared with other visa types, the way to achieve permanent residence in the UK through the innovative visa is much faster in terms of time requirements, and is currently the fastest among the permanent residence-oriented visas. a .
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