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by avjones » Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:21 pm
It's going to be a tough one, I'm afraid. The relevant part of the Immigration Rules is as follows:
317. The requirements to be met by a person seeking indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as the parent, grandparent or other dependent relative of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom are that the person:
(i) is related to a person present and settled in the United Kingdom in one of the following ways:
(a) mother or grandmother who is a widow aged 65 years or over; or
(b) father or grandfather who is a widower aged 65 years or over; or
(c) parents or grandparents travelling together of whom at least one is aged 65 or over; or
(d) n/a
(e) n/a
(f) tn/a
(ii) is joining or accompanying a person who is present and settled in the United Kingdom or who is on the same occasion being admitted for settlement; and
(iii) is financially wholly or mainly dependent on the relative present and settled in the United Kingdom; and
(iv) can, and will, be accommodated adequately, together with any dependants, without recourse to public funds, in accommodation which the sponsor owns or occupies exclusively; and
(iva) can, and will, be maintained adequately, together with any dependants, without recourse to public funds; and
(v) has no other close relatives in his own country to whom he could turn for financial support; and
(vi) if seeking leave to enter, holds a valid United Kingdom entry clearance for entry in this capacity.
From what you have said, it is hard to see how they are mainly dependent on you for financial support, and it doesn't seem that they have no other close relatives in their own country to whom they could turn for financial support either.
I am not, and cannot, offer legal advice to particular people. I can only discuss general areas of immigration law.
People should always consider obtaining professional advice about their own particular circumstances.