chetanojha wrote:You "must" not send/receive somone else's or your passport to another country by courier/post. It is a criminal offense. Unless the passport holder is carrying it with him it is not legal to even carry someone else's passport in another country.
Not sure if it is entirely correct. I know at least one country which encourages people to send their passport applications for renewal to their home country. Once processed then you can appoint someone to collect the passport and bring it or send it to you. To be honest i am not what the situation is in the UK so will do some research, if you have any links these would be appreciated.
With regards to application while dependent is away, and then applying when they come back, i think this is impossible. you sort of miss the boat if you dont apply at the same time so the dependents application would now be for FLR(M) or settlement visa (out of country) which would mean another 2 years b4 they can get ILR. So if possible i would look at postponing ones application or bringing them back to make the application or researching whether you can apply for them in absentia
