I received my Tier 2 visa in Jan 2014 which is due to expire on 14th October 2016. I got married in May 2014 and my wife came to UK as a Tier 2 dependent in June 2014. She got a job in my team and she has been working full time for my company since Sep 14. She took maternity leave and went to India on 20th February 2016 to have our baby. Our little girl was born on 17th May 2016.
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I was wondering whether anyone could help me choose one of the two approaches:
Approach 1. I go to UK. Get my visa extended. Send necessary documents to my wife in India. My wife applies for extension of her dependent visa without affecting her job. My daughter applies for a fresh dependent visa.
Approach 2. I first take a dependent visa for my daughter. My wife and daughter travel to UK. All 3 of us then apply together for extension. (This will result in paying twice for my daughter - meaning a waste of a lot of money)
My further questions are:
1. Does our tiny little girl need a visa to come to UK? (the obvious answer maybe Yes – but still)
2. Is it technically possible to first extend my visa and then my wife extends her visa along with a fresh application for our daughter. (Is extending dependent visa possible for her from India without affecting her job – which is based on her dependent visa)
3. If (2) is yes, will extending visa from India have an adverse impact on my wife’s ILR application?
I am hopeful to get an answer soon – so that I could get this sorted in next 2 days – before flying back to UK.
Many thanks,
B