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Tier 5 (Temporary worker - charity workers)

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Applying

This page explains how you can apply for your dependants to join you or stay with you in the UK if you are here under tier 5 the points-based system.

If you are applying from inside the UK

If you have dependants who wish to join or remain with you in the UK, you or they should fill in the separate dependant application form.

We encourage you to send dependant applications at the same time as the main application.

Dependants should tell us:

  • if they are sending their application at the same time as your application, as it tells us that both applications should be looked at together;
  • if the main applicant has already received official word from us that their application has been successful;
  • the tier and category that the main applicant has applied under.

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If you are applying from outside the UK

If you are currently in the UK but your dependants are living outside the UK they will need to make an application for permission to come to the UK (entry clearance) at their nearest British diplomatic post.

See the Applying from outside the UK page, for information about how to make their application and for information about the application fees and waiting times for deciding applications.

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Application forms

Dependants of points-based system migrants - for applications made inside the UK

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