Family Reunion

Your partner or child can apply to join or stay with you in the UK if:

• you were part of a family before you were forced to leave your country
• you have refugee status, 5 years’ humanitarian protection or settlement on protection grounds but do not yet have British citizenship

Your partner or child cannot apply if:

• you have not received a decision on your asylum claim
• you’re under 18

If their application is successful, your family members will be allowed to come to or stay in the UK with the same permission as you.

Eligibility

Your partner and any children must meet the following requirements.

Partner

Your partner is someone you’re in a genuine relationship with. You must be able to prove one of the following:

• you’re married
• you’re in a civil partnership

If you’re not married or in a civil partnership, your partner can apply if:

• you were given refugee status or humanitarian protection on or after 9 October 2006
• you’ve lived together in a relationship like in a marriage or civil partnership for 2 years and you’ve been given asylum or humanitarian protection after 9 October 2006

You and your partner must intend to live together and continue your relationship after they apply.

Children

Your child is:

• under the age of 18
• going to live with you and your partner
• not married or in a civil partnership