The UK Dependant Visa helps family members join a main visa holder in the UK. It allows partners and children to live, work, or study there Who Can Apply as a Dependant? A UK Dependant Visa allows specific family members to join someone already in the UK on a main visa. This usually includes: Your unmarried partner, civil partner, or spouse. You'll have to provide evidence that your connection is sincere. Children under 18 years old. Children over 18 can also be included if they are already in the UK as a dependant and still rely on the main applicant financially. Parents, siblings, and other members of the extended family are often not eligible for this visa. A separate application process, such as the Adult Dependent Relative visa , may be available to them. For instance, your spouse may apply as your dependent if you are an Indian travelling to the UK on a Tier 2 visa, which would extend your stay and enable him to work there. Applying from Outside the UK The primary pro...