elderly parents as dependants

[koshynita]

Dear friends/john,

i would value your opinion regarding a very pressing matter ...regarding elderly parents in India (dad-74 yrs & mother 63 yrs) to bring as my dependants in UK.

I have ILR in Uk.

I have 3 brothers.. one in london on HSMP as well as other 2 brothers working in USA. ( ie...all of my dads children are abroad )

My elderly parents do not have any relatives helping him financially in India other than us, mainly me.

Both me and my brother in UK would like to bring them to UK as dependant and look after them.

We both have houses here and earn sufficent & we can easily accomodate them and look after them.

My parents presently visit UK on visit visa.

I am now finding it extremely difficult to visit india due to work reasons etc and with passing of time find my parents relying more on us.

My parents is visiting us from april 2007 & have visiting visa until june 2007.
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How should i go about organising a request to home office ?

Should i wait until i am a citizen?

Can i apply while they visit here in may ?

Should i go through a solicitor and if so who has a good record of dealing with these cases? any Recommendations?

What sort of evidence should i accumulate ?

Any advice by friends on this website especially those who have gone through similar process would be most appreciated.

Yours

[olisun]

My parents presently visit UK on visit visa.

My parents is visiting us from april 2007 & have visiting visa until june 2007.

Which of these statements is true?

[koshynita]

my parents usually visit us on a visit visa & then go back.
they are planning to visit us again from april until end of visa...ie..june
thanks

[samkma]

Hi
For the documents required to apply in India Send an email to the following address and they will reply in 48hrs. Chennai.VisaEnquiry@ fco.gov.uk
Best of Luck

[PB]

You should have a strong case - see here
refer to Section 317-319.

And also here

Good luck!

PB

[koshynita]

dear friends
thanks for your reply, which was helpful.

but i am still not clear on two aspects of my question and i was wondering how to go about it
especially:

Can i apply while they visit UK in may ?

Should i go through a solicitor and if so who has a good record of dealing with these cases? any Recommendations?

thanking in advance
yours[/quote]

[timefactor]

according to rules their visit visa cannot be switched to dependent visa, but you never know (compassionate circumstance etc )

[samkma]

Hi Koshynita
This cannot be done once they enter UK on a vist visa as the law says visit visa cannot be switched, So you need to apply through the High Commission in your country (INDIA).
Always contact a OSIC approved agent only (http://www.oisc.gov.uk)
An firm that I can recommend is Ms Shabana
Status Solutions UK Room 3 Crews Quarters Offices
Chatham, The Historic Dockyard
Chatham
Kent
Postcode ME4 4TZ
Telephone 01634 828288
Fax 01634 840044
Email shabana@statussolutionsuk.co.uk
http://www.statussolutionsuk.co.uk/company.asp

[koshynita]

dear samkma

thankyou very much for your help & prompt reply.
have you had any experience with these sort of cases at all?
It would have been nice to hear of any similar experiences on this forum.
thanking you
yours

[JamesC]

When your parents apply for EC as a vistor, they are expected to return to India. They have said to the ECO that they are going to the UK to 'VISIT'. If they then apply in country for anything else, they are guilty of deception and will be refused, especially as there is no reason they cannot return home and apply for it.

J