Dependants of Tier 1 General Migrant

A Tier 1 General Migrant is permitted to sponosr his dependants (children under 18 years of age, or your husband, wife, civil partner, or unmarried or same-sex partner) to join him in the UK if the dependents are living abroad.

You can apply for permission to stay here as the dependant of a highly skilled worker without having to leave the United Kingdom and apply for entry clearance if your last grant of entry clearance or permission to stay here was as the partner or child of:

• an innovator;
• a participant in the Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland Scheme;
• a participant in the International Graduates Scheme (or the previous Science and Engineering Graduates Scheme);
• a postgraduate doctor or dentist,
• a student;
• a student nurse;
• a student re-sitting an examination;
• a student writing up a thesis; or
• a work permit holder

The amount of funds for maintenance required for the application of the dependent will depend on whether or not the dependant is applying at the same time as the main applicant. For dependants who are not applying at the same time as the main applicant, the amount of funds required will depend upon whether or not the main applicant has already resided in the UK for at least 12 months. 

If the application for PBS dependent visa succeeds, the dependant will be given entry clearance, or permission to stay, subject to the following conditions:

• he/she must have no recourse to , which means he/she will be unable to claim most benefits paid by the state; andpublic funds
• he/she must register with the police, if paragraph 326 of the immigration rules requires him/her to do so.

Additionally, he/she must not work as a doctor in training unless he/she is in the United Kingdom and his/her last grant of entry clearance or leave to remain (permission to stay) was:

• as the spouse, civil partner, unmarried, or same-sex partner of a migrant given permission to stay under parts 3, 5 or 6 of the immigration rules; or
• as the partner of a highly skilled worker (provided that permission was not subject to a condition prohibiting employment as a doctor in training).

You can visit PBS Dependant Visa page for information about application for leave to enter (entry clearance) or leave to remain (extension of stay) as a PBS dependant.