UK Residency: Relatives

This page explains which relatives can apply to join you in the United Kingdom if you are a permanent resident.

the following relatives can apply to join you here:

• widowed mothers and widowed fathers aged 65 or over; and
• parents or grandparents who are travelling together, if one of them is aged 65 or over.

In certain circumstances, the following relatives may be allowed to join you here:

• sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, uncles and aunts over the age of 18; and
• parents and grandparents under the age of 65.

To qualify to have your relatives join you in the United Kingdom, you must currently live in the United Kingdom and be settled here with no time limit on your stay. Your relative must show that:

• he/she is completely, or mainly, financially dependent on you;
• he/she does not have any other close relatives in his/her own country who can support him/her financially; and
• you have enough money to support and accommodate him/her without help from public funds