I've been in the UK on a Tier 2 visa for 5 years now, and am preparing to apply for permanent leave to remain. I also have a wife and 2 daughters with me as dependents. My oldest daughter was 17 when we moved, and is now 22. She just finished University and is now applying for medical school here. Here's my question:
I had thought that we would all be "processed" under my application since I'm the primary visa holder -- but reading the fine print I now see that my 22 year old daughter needs to submit a separate application. Does this mean she would also have to meet the income requirements on her own (which I think for me are £35K)? That would be a disaster if so!
More generally, is our situation going to be complex enough that we'll need to find an immigration lawyer?
I had thought that we would all be "processed" under my application since I'm the primary visa holder -- but reading the fine print I now see that my 22 year old daughter needs to submit a separate application. Does this mean she would also have to meet the income requirements on her own (which I think for me are £35K)? That would be a disaster if so!
More generally, is our situation going to be complex enough that we'll need to find an immigration lawyer?