settlement visa for parents

[arvKUM]

Hi
I have recently got ILR and now i want to apply for the settlement visa for my parents. My dad is 68 yr old and my mom is 62. My dad served in army so he get the pension but i do send money regularly i have kept record. I am only son and they are emotionally and financially dependent on me (although i am struggling how to prove complete financial dependence) and two of my sisters live in India
My question is should i go ahead and apply on the basis of my fathers age?

[vinny]

See also Older dependent relatives.

[jammybunn]

No you shouldnt (assuming they live in India) Simply put the application wont meet the immigration rules. He is in receipt of a pension (therefore not financially dependant on you even if you subsidise it) plus he has family in India to support him emotionally.

Again though this is the type of question that will only further fuel the negative elements of immigration to the UK. It can be looked upon as yourself choosing to leave your country of origin and add something to this country, then you bring over additional family members and if you multiply that by the hundreds of thousands of other immigrants who apply the same theory, its overpopulation madness. And furthermore, at 68 and 62, they are not realistically going to offer anything to this country, indeed once settled many people will see an old couple, who have not contributed a penny to this country and then getting the benefits of living here. This is what validates, in peoples eyes, certain right wing parties beliefs.

[arvKUM]

No you shouldnt (assuming they live in India) Simply put the application wont meet the immigration rules. He is in receipt of a pension (therefore not financially dependant on you even if you subsidise it) plus he has family in India to support him emotionally.

Again though this is the type of question that will only further fuel the negative elements of immigration to the UK. It can be looked upon as yourself choosing to leave your country of origin and add something to this country, then you bring over additional family members and if you multiply that by the hundreds of thousands of other immigrants who apply the same theory, its overpopulation madness. And furthermore, at 68 and 62, they are not realistically going to offer anything to this country, indeed once settled many people will see an old couple, who have not contributed a penny to this country and then getting the benefits of living here. This is what validates, in peoples eyes, certain right wing parties beliefs.

i agree with your comments so the best bet for me is to stick with visitor visa is there any multiple entry visit visa option?[/quote]

[jammybunn]

feel free to apply for visit visas but im not sure with regards to mutli entry. Have they ever had visas issued before? generally one will get a single entry 6 month visit visa to begin. If they have complied with the conditions then they may reapply and get a 2 year mutli entry visa but im not 100% on EC

[arvKUM]

feel free to apply for visit visas but im not sure with regards to mutli entry. Have they ever had visas issued before? generally one will get a single entry 6 month visit visa to begin. If they have complied with the conditions then they may reapply and get a 2 year mutli entry visa but im not 100% on EC

Hi Jammy
Many thanks for your reply visa granted in 2007 but couldnt travel bcoz of some problems and i am planning to visit my parents in nov and looking for best option it seems that i should stick with 6 months option

[hunpak]

feel free to apply for visit visas but im not sure with regards to mutli entry. Have they ever had visas issued before? generally one will get a single entry 6 month visit visa to begin. If they have complied with the conditions then they may reapply and get a 2 year mutli entry visa but im not 100% on EC

Hi Jammy
Many thanks for your reply visa granted in 2007 but couldnt travel bcoz of some problems and i am planning to visit my parents in nov and looking for best option it seems that i should stick with 6 months option

yeh six months would be reasonable option..my mom applied for her first visa for 6 months and got it straight away but on her next visit when we applied for 2 years her visa was refused and i took nearly 2 years to get the appeals sorted and still i am waiting for her visa to be stamped...