Under Appendix Armed Forces of the Immigration Regulations, members of HM forces and their families may apply for permission to stay in the UK.
Members Of Armed Forces & Their Family Members
Under Appendix Armed Forces of the Immigration Rules, members of HM forces and their families may apply for permission to stay in the UK. After being released from the HM Forces, members may apply for permanent residency or leave to remain.
The following are some of the applications that members of HM forces and their families can submit.
Applications On Discharge From HM Forces
After leaving the HM forces, you might be able to seek for permission to stay in the UK.
When a member of the HM Forces is discharged, they have formally left the organisation. Everyone who has been released will obtain a certificate of release. The letter from the commanding officer confirming the date and details of the discharge will be in the possession of the person who is about to be let go.
Anyone forced to quit the HM Forces as a result of a court martial is dismissed rather than discharged.
When a member of the HM Forces is released early due to medical reasons, it is known as a medical discharge. Frequently, they will be compensated for their discharge.
The following are the many applications that members of HM forces may submit after being released from HM forces:
- ILR Application On Discharge From HM Forces
- Limited Leave To Remain On Discharge From HM Forces
- Entry Clearance For Indefinite Leave To Enter (ILE) On Discharge From HM Forces
Applications As A Partner Of A Member Of HM Forces
If you are the partner of a foreign or Commonwealth citizen serving in HM Forces, you may request permission to remain in the UK.
The Immigration Rules Appendix Armed Forces defines a “partner” as follows in paragraph 2(h) (unless another term is used elsewhere in Appendix Armed Forces):
- the spouse
- civil partner
- fiancé(e)
- proposed civil partner
- a person who has been living together with the applicant in a relationship akin to a marriage or civil partnership for at least two years before the date of application.
As specialised immigration lawyers, we can offer the following applications as the partner of a member of HM Forces who is a foreign or Commonwealth citizen quickly, amiably, dependably, and for a set fee:
- Entry Clearance As A Partner Of Member Of HM Forces
- Switching Into Partner Visa As A Partner Of A Member Of HM Forces
- Indefinite Leave To Enter (ILE) As A Partner Of Member Of HM Forces
- ILR As A Partner Of A Member Of HM Forces
- Indefinite Leave To Enter (ILE) As A Bereaved Partner Of Member Of HM Forces
- ILR As A Bereaved Partner Of A Member Of HM Forces
- ILR As A Partner Of A Member Of HM Forces Who Is Victim Of Domestic Violence
Children Of Members Of HM Forces
Members of HM military who are foreign or Commonwealth citizens and have children under the age of 18 may request permission to remain in the UK. The applicants must satisfy all pertinent standards as outlined in Appendix Armed of the Immigration Regulations.
For the following immigration petitions made by children of a member of HM forces who is a foreign or Commonwealth citizen, our team of immigration solicitors can offer quick, amiable, trustworthy, and fixed-fee immigration advice and representations:
- Entry Clearance For UK Visa As A Child Of A Member Of HM Forces
- Indefinite Leave To Enter (ILE) As A Child Of A Member Of HM Forces
- Switching Into Leave To Remain As A Child Of A Member Of HM Forces
- ILR As A Child Of A Member Of HM Forces
- Indefinite Leave To Enter (ILE) As A Bereaved Child Of A Member Of HM Forces
- ILR As A Bereaved Child Of A Member Of HM Forces
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