New residence permit for British Citizen dependants with Indian passport

[pradbis]

Hello,

I recently naturalised as British Citizen (5 year Tier 2 General - ILR - Naturalisation route). My wife & kids have Indian passports and PBS dependent permits (their latest BRP was issued when I had ILR). They cannot apply for ILR or naturalisation yet since they have not been on a dependant (on me) visa for 5 years as yet. Their current BRPs are valid till 2021.

My question is: now that I have naturalised as a British citizen, do I need to apply for new BRPs for them? Are they still considered PBS dependants? I understand that if they have a BRP which says "Dependant of British citizen", then they would not need a Schengen visa to travel to Schengen union countries - is that true?

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Thanks,
Prad

[CR001]

My question is: now that I have naturalised as a British citizen, do I need to apply for new BRPs for them?

No.

Are they still considered PBS dependants?

Yes.

I understand that if they have a BRP which says "Dependant of British citizen", then they would not need a Schengen visa to travel to Schengen union countries - is that true?

You are mistaken. There is no BRP that says 'dependent of British citizen'. You are confusing those who are on the EEA/EU route with Residence Cards stating Family Member of EU citizen, which is not the same a spouse of British citizen VISA or PBS Dependent visa.

[pradbis]

Thanks. This is helpful.

While on the topic - do you know if my dependants can travel to the Schengen area without a Schengen visa when they are travelling with me? I ask because somebody in a similar situation told me this is possible.

[CR001]

They need a Schengen visa.