Highly skilled workers
Children
This page explains how your child can apply to stay in or come to the United Kingdom if you are applying under the highly skilled worker category (Tier 1 General) of the points-based system to work in the United Kingdom.
In order to be given entry clearance or permission to stay, a child must meet the conditions set out in the immigration rules at paragraph 319H of part 8, which you can find on the right side of this page. You must read the policy guidance before you apply under this category. You can download the guidance and application form from the Applying section.
The conditions children must meet to get permission to stay
If the child is successful, he/she will be given entry clearance or permission to stay subject to the following conditions:
- he/she must have no recourse to public funds, which means he/she will be unable to claim most benefits paid by the state; and
- he/she must register with the police, if paragraph 326 of the immigration rules requires him/her to do so.
Application forms
Dependants of points-based system migrants
- Application for an extension of stay as a dependant of a points-based system migrant - for use on or after 27 November 2008PDF 779K opens in a new window
- Points-based system dependants - policy guidance - for use on or after 27 November 2008PDF 258K opens in a new window
See also
Terms explained
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Public funds
Public funds are income-related benefits paid by the state. They include income support, income-based job seekers allowance, housing and homelessness assistance, housing and council tax benefit, working families' tax credit, a social fund payment, child benefit and any disability allowance. Benefits paid as a result of contributions, such as the state pension, are not considered to be public funds. Social housing is not considered to be a public fund either. Claiming public funds when you are not eligible is known as benefit fraud and it is a criminal offence.