Family UK Visitor Visa

[sunny1988]

Hello,

I am planning to call my Mother in law and brother in law to UK as my wife is expecting a baby in coming September. I am holding 5 year ICT UK Visa and being temporary resident.

While looking through the "type of Visas" I sroll down which output different categories of visitor visa so I thought to selecting Family Visitor Visa which is for close family members . Please clarify ?

Secondly , please confirm about the Documents I need to send to them to call them in UK for their stay here with me.

There are good/enough funds available in my Mother-in-law India bank account to support themselves.

> Do I need to obtain any Invitation letter , if yes how to do that?
> Do I need to provide any Bank Statements from here, if yes how many months , limit of funds etc.


Please provide me as much as information to proceed with applications.

Your immediate and prompt response will be highly appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Mayank

[moonlight55]

Family visitor is only for permanently settled residents. In your case, they need to apply for a standard visitor visa. All the visa details and documentation needed are available at:
https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor-visa/overview

[sunny1988]

Hello,

Thanks for your prompt response.

My only concern is there is no category for "standard visitor visa". Either you could apply under "general visitor visa" or "family visitor visa" and information in your link says they both are replaced by "standard visitor visa".

Please comment in this regard.

Kind Regards,
Mayank Mehta

[poper]

it should be general visitor

[vinny]

Both "Family" and "General" visit visas were replaced by "Standard" category from 24th April 2015.

[moonlight55]

As vinny said, home office has recently consolidated all the short-term visas into one.

[sunny1988]

Thanks all for your valuable and helpful responses.

My Mother in law and brother in law got their Visa in Hand on Friday in India to come over to UK. There is a slight typo in my Brother in law last name on the visa received. It is JAIYLY instead of JAITLY, only T differs. Could you please confirm if thats gonna be a issue to travel to UK and cause any issues during Immigration check in UK or if it would need to be correct , please suggest who should we report back if correction is mandatory ?

Did you come across any such issues in past, if yes please suggest for resolution asap.

Your Quick Response will be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.