Having read through the new changes & guidance it does appear that you now need to be settled in the UK, i.e. have ILR to sponsor a "family visitor". But I don't think there is anything to stop you from sponsoring a family member as a "general visitor" rather than a "fa...

I am settled in the UK with and Indefinite leave to Remain. I am inviting my father-in-law to visit me and family in the UK for less than 6 months. So the obvious visa type I need to apply is for Family visitor visa. However do I need to submit copy of my wife's passport bio data pages to prove that...