A child (person under 18 years of age) can obtain a visa for permanent residence (“indefinite leave to remain”) in UK, as long as both parents are settled in UK.
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Exceptions
- one parent is dead and the other is settled or going to settle in UK; or
- the parent who is settled or going to settle in the UK has had sole responsibility for the child’s upbringing; or
- one parent is settled or going to settle in the UK and there are serious reasons why the child must be allowed to go to the UK.
The term ‘parent’ includes the stepfather or stepmother of a child whose father or mother is dead, both parents of an illegitimate child, and an adoptive parent in certain circumstances.
There are other requirements for adopted children .