grace11 wrote:Immigration rules suggest that dependent visa for parents aged less than 65 of a person residing in the UK must be able to prove
1. she has no one to turn to in the home country.
What kind of proofs are acceptable? my mother has 4 brothers and 2 sisters .All her siblings are aged above 59, and not in a position to support her. Do we need to get letters from each stating their inability to support?
Your proposed application falls under Chapter 317 (e) of the immigration rules which states 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:
(e) parent or grandparent under the age of 65 if living alone outside the United Kingdom in the most exceptional compassionate circumstances and mainly dependent financially on relatives settled in the United Kingdom;
This section of the rules is for exceptional cases that fall within compassionate circumstances. According to ECO case wokers notes,the proof of the applicant as not having any one to turn to for support depends on the cultural situation of the home country.In some countries the applicant is obliged to be supported solely by her children in others close family members are obliged to support.
Next, how many children does your mother have, how many are in the UK? If she still has children in her home country then they are obliged to support her. If your mum is a widow, then she has to show her husbands death certificate and is one of the key compassionate grounds.
If all your mums children are in UK or abroad then you need to package all your salary details together and show proof how she has been in reciept of funds from yourselves. Dont forget you have to show proof of accommodation in the UK for the applicant. If you are in council accommodation or renting privately you will have a huge task to convince the ECO that she will not end up seeking public funds. Personal ownership of property sends a more positive picture. If you are British, it should be a bit easy to pursue , if not (although the rules states those settled in UK), the ECO will be concerned that you do not intend to start a systematic migration of your relatives from your home country to UK and would play hard ball. Dont forget, to qualify under this rule (for those under 65 years),its left to the discretion of the ECO that there are enough exceptional and compassionate reasons to grant the ILE or ILR
