The new rules regarding elderly relatives seem contradictory almost on purpose, so as to completely free the hands of consular officers in who to let in and who not to. In fact, if the rules are followed to the letter, it seems hardly anyone will ever get in. Which means they'd need to inevitably relax the interpretation of the rules in specific cases, or else see court cases that will challenge the new rules as completely contravening EU laws regarding family reunions.
Some specific points:
1) They should be unable to wash themselves or cook for themselves. But the point here could be that if they are at that state already, in many countries / regions they'd be unable to make the required trip to the embassy for visa processing, and further on to the UK even if the Entry Clearance is granted.
2) Is local care available or not. There's almost always an argument that any care can be made available if sufficient money is there, except in some extreme circumstances. SO, if the UK sponsor has the means, they are expected to finance such care in the home country of the dependant. If not - then they fail under point
3) sufficient funds should be available so that the dependant is not a burden on public funds.
Somehow I have a feeling it will either be challenged successfully in courts, or it will be implemented at the discretion of local consulate officer.
I think it would be interesting to share any specific experiences of approvals / denials of entry clearance under the new rules, or any court cases so that we can form a circumstantial understanding of where this new process is.
Thanks in advance who cares to share their direct experience, or someone else's that they are familiar with.
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