- you currently live and are settled in the UK legally, with no time limit on your stay, and
- you can support your child and provide somewhere to live without needing help from public funds.
You, or your child, must show that he or she
- cannot support themselves financially, is not married and is not living independently away from their parents
- is under 18 years of age
- was adopted when both parents lived together abroad or when one or the other parent was settled in the UK
has the same rights as any other child of the adoptive parents
- was adopted because their birth parents could not care for them and there has been a full and genuine transfer of parental responsibility
has broken all ties with their birth family, and
- was not adopted just to make it easier to enter the UK.
Your adopted child must get a visa before they travel to the UK, unless they qualify for a passport issued by an EEA member state
The Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005 aim to prevent people from bringing children into the UK to adopt them unless
- the adoptive parents have already been assessed and approved by a local council or a voluntary adoption agency (VAA), and
- their suitability has been approved by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills.
To know more about this visa category or to book an appointment you can contact us by email at info@smartmove2uk.com |
