Please help to vary(change) application on Which route?

[Londonukproblem]

Hi
I hope this message finds you well you well.

I am on Family-Private life visa 10 year route. I applied ILR on base “ i have lived in the UK for more than half my life”. I am under 24 year old. But Home office told us we submitted incorrect application and need to vary. Could anyone please tell me which is correct application form according to my immigration history?
Thanks you

[zimba]

Which form did you use ??
Private life route is not the same as 10-year family route. In order to apply under private life route, you must have been granted visa under private life route and NOT the 10-year family route.

[Londonukproblem]

I used form set M

Can I send you email I have receiver from Home office?

[zimba]

I used form set M

Can I send you email I have receiver from Home office?

You can share the letter you got here (just remember to remove all your personal details)
Can you also provide your full immigration history ?

Note that SET(M) should ONLY be used for people applying under the 5-year family route. The 10-year family route and the private life routes have their own separate forms.

[Londonukproblem]

The email is below:

Dear

Thank you for your recent application for Settlement in the UK.

On 24 July 2025 you sent us an email requesting advice on what application you should submit. Please note, we are unable to provide immigration advice, and we can only explain the rules.

Your application has been made using a Settlement – Family Life application form for Indefinite Leave to Remain as a child of a parent or partner, which is considered in accordance with criteria laid out in Appendix Settlement Family Life which can be viewed at:
Immigration Rules – Immigration Rules Appendix Settlement Family Life – Guidance – GOV.​UK (www.gov.uk)

However, your immigration history shows that you are not applying as the child of a person (P) who:
(i) has made a valid application for settlement in the UK as a partner or parent based on a 10 year qualifying period, and that application has not been decided; or
(ii) is settled or has become a British citizen, providing P had permission as a partner or parent based on a 10 year qualifying period when P settled.

Your mother’s application for settlement was refused and therefore you would not meet the criteria above to be granted settlement on the family life route.

This is in line with the validity requirements of Appendix Settlement Family Life which state:

Validity requirements for settlement as a dependent child of a partner or parent based on a qualifying period of 10 years
SETF 10.1. A child who is applying for settlement on this route must apply online on the gov.​uk website on the specified form as follows: “Settlement as a Child (including a child aged over 18 already in the UK as a dependent)”.
SETF 10.2. An application for settlement must meet all the following requirements:
(a) any fee must have been paid; and
(b) the applicant must have provided any required biometrics; and
(c) the applicant must have provided a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality; and
(d) the applicant must be in the UK, and
(e) the applicant must be applying as the child of a person (P) who:
(i) has made a valid application for settlement in the UK as a partner or parent based on a 10 year qualifying period, and that application has not been decided; or
(ii) is settled or has become a British citizen, providing P had permission as a partner or parent based on a 10 year qualifying period when P settled.
SETF 10.3. The applicant must have, or have last had, permission to stay in the UK as a dependent child, unless they were born in the UK.
SETF 10.4. An application which does not meet all the validity requirements for settlement is invalid and may be rejected and not considered.

Your email has mentioned that you have spent half your life in the UK, please note this is not applicable to the family life route. This is the private life route.

Please also note, for family life settlement and Private life settlement the applicant must have, or have last had, permission to stay in the UK on the route.

Accordingly, we would like to give you the opportunity to review your application. If after you have reviewed your application, you choose to submit a further application on another route, please advise us as soon as possible and this will be treated as a variation.

Please note, if you wish to vary (change) your application, you will need to submit the correct application for route you wish to apply for within 14 days (12 August 2025), pay the application fee, and resubmit your supporting documents.

If you choose not to have your Settlement application varied or do not reply within 14 days (12 August 2025) of the date of this email, your application may be rejected as invalid under the validity requirements above and will not be considered.

When you have a unique application number (UAN) for the new submitted application, please advise us by email at:
If you require further advice about your eligibility under the Immigration Rules, visit our website at www.gov.uk/uk-visas-immigration.

If you are unclear about your choices, you are strongly urged to consult with an accredited Immigration Adviser for further guidance.

[zimba]

I think the letter made it very clear why and how you cannot settle.
The letter suggests you were granted leave under the 10-year family route as a child and in order to settle, both your parents must be settled for you to settle as well. You do not satisfy this requirement as your mother is not settled yet.

Also, as you do not have leave under private life route, you cannot settle under the private life route either.

I am asking this again: Can you also provide your full immigration history so that we can advise you better ?

[Londonukproblem]

My immigration history below:

I came in uk 8/5/2013 (my age was 11 year) with my mother on PSW dependent visa because my father already in uk.

On 01/03/2015 my father applied ILR on 10 year base with our dependent visa , but ILR refused and ours visa also refused.

We went in appeals but all rights exhausted in 30/5/2019.

Then my father again apply ILR in 30/05/2019 and he granted. Because My mother was pregnant then Home Office issued 30 months visa to me and my mother Family- Private life route 10 year.

On 07/05/2022 me and my mother extended visa another 30 months till 20/04/2025.

On this extension my age is under 24 year and I spent more time than my life in uk so that I applied ILR.

Now my father and my younger son is British.

[zimba]

The home office has put you under the 10-year family route in 2019. You are NOT under the private life route so you cannot benefit from the private life rules.

A person applying for settlement on the private life route who was initially granted
permission under either Appendix Private Life or paragraph 276ADE in Part 7 may
no longer be in the young person age bracket (for example, they may be 25 or over)
at the date of application. The applicant will be eligible to apply for settlement if they
were initially granted as a person who was 18 or over but under 25 years old and
met the half of life test when first granted permission to stay on the private life route.
Applicants are able to combine permissions in any route that leads to settlement
towards their qualifying period. Where that permission is not included in paragraph
PL 14.3, the applicant must not have entered the UK illegally and must have had
permission on the relevant part of the private life route for at least one year.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... e+life.pdf

It seems you have had more than 10 years of lawful residence in the UK, so why not the long residence route ?? I assume you did not break your continuous residence

[Londonukproblem]

Me and my mother both immigration history are same because we came together in UK on 8/5/2013.

my mother applied ILR on this visa extension on base 10 year long residency but it’s rejected, Home Office will refuse me as well.

Now my mother granted another 30 months visa on same “Family-Private life route.

I was 11 year old when came in uk on 8/5/2013. now I’m under 24 year old and 12 year life spent in uk.

Can I meet to apply ILR on base “more time spent of life in uk” ?

[zimba]

There is no such a thing as 'Family-Private life route'. The family route and private life route are two separate routes.
The fact that you spent 12 years here and under 24 does not matter, as that will only benefit people under the private life route (NOT the family route)

You can only settle with your mother or apply under the long residence route on your own.

[Londonukproblem]

On my visa in Status written: Family or Private Life.

Can any chance I can send you picture of immigration status?

[zimba]

Do you have the decision letter from 2022 ?

[Londonukproblem]

Please find decision letter below:

You have been granted permission to stay in the UK under the
Immigration Rules for Family Member as a partner on the 10-year route to
settlement.
You do not meet the requirements for the route you applied for under the family
and private life rules. I have considered whether you meet the requirements of
any other family or private life routes and decided that you do. You have
therefore been granted permission as a partner on the 10-year route to
settlement.
You meet the requirements of the partner 10-year route because it would not be
reasonable to expect your child to leave the UK
This is because The circumstances of your family in the United Kingdom require
you to demonstrate that you meet the financial requirement of £22,400.
You have failed to demonstrate you are able to meet this level through the
methods detailed in E-LTRP.3.1 to E-LTRP 3.4 as you have failed to provide the
specified evidence as stated in Appendix FM-SE. You therefore fail to fulfil E-
LTRP.3.1 to E-LTRP 3.3 of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.
For further guidance on finance please visit https://www.gov.uk/remain-in-uk-
family/eligibility
You have not provided evidence that you have achieved a qualification in English
to level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages as
stated in Appendix O of the Immigration Rules. It is noted that none of the
exceptions detailed in E-LTRP.4.1 to E-LTRP 4.2 apply in your case. You
therefore fail to fulfil E-LTRP.4.1 to E-LTRP 4.2 of Appendix FM of the Immigration
Rules.
For further guidance on English Language please visit
https://www.gov.uk/remain-in-uk-family/eligibility.
You have been granted permission to stay in the UK for 30 months.
Your conditions
The following are all the conditions of your permission to stay.
Study condition
You can study in the UK, subject to the condition regarding the Academic
Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) as set out in the Immigration Rules. For
guidance on whether you need to obtain an ATAS clearance certificate for your
intended course of study, check https://www.gov.uk/guidance/academic-
technology-approval-scheme.
Work condition
You can work in the UK, including paid and unpaid employment, paid and
unpaid work placements undertaken as part of a course or period of study, self-
employment and engaging in business or any professional activity.
Public funds condition
You cannot claim public funds.
Police Registration
If you have previously been required to register with the police you are no
longer required to do so. Further information regarding who is required to
register with the police can be found on GOV.UK at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... gistration
Note on conditions
Failure to comply with the conditions of your permission is a criminal offence
and may also lead to your permission being cancelled and future applications
being refused.
Further information about evidence of your status and how to prove your status
is in the ‘next steps’ section.
Yours sincerely,

[zimba]

You are under the 10-year family route as I suspected, so the same advice as above applies.
You can either settle with your mother or apply on your own under the long residence route

[Londonukproblem]

Thank you for your help.

Can I ask you last question?

If I get 30 months an other visa on family route 10 year, can I married and bring my wife in uk as my dependent/spouse?

[zimba]

No, as you are yourself a dependant under the family rules.
I now doubled checked the appendix private life. Under Appendix Private Life rules, a young adult (arrived when between 18-24 years old) must meet the 'half life' test in order to qualify for ILR. I believe you meet this requirement as you arrived here when you were 11 ?? Then you may settle under the private life route

PL 4.1. Where the applicant is aged 18 or over and aged under 25 at the date of application and arrived in the UK before the age of 18, the applicant must have spent at least half their life continuously resident in the UK.

PL 14.1. An applicant who has, or last had, permission to stay on the private life route as a child, or young adult who met the half-life test under PL 4.1, must have lived in the UK for a continuous qualifying period of 5 years with permission as set out in PL 14.3 or 14.4.
PL 14.2. An applicant who is aged 18 or over at the date of application and does not meet the requirement in PL 14.1 must have lived in the UK for a continuous qualifying period of 10 years with permission set out in PL 14.3. or 14.4.

Immigration rules, Appendix Private Life: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration ... ivate-life

[Londonukproblem]

Thank you very much you given me some hope I meet the requirement for ILR.

Could you please tell me which application form I can apply it? I must very my application by 12 aught

[zimba]

Settlement on the Private Life route

Validity requirements for settlement on the Private Life route
PL 11.1. A person on the Private Life route who is applying for settlement must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form as follows:

Adult (aged 18 or over) Settlement on the private life route
Child (aged under 18) Settlement as a child (including a child aged over 18 already in the UK as a dependent)
PL 11.2. An application for settlement must meet all the following requirements:
(a) any fee must have been paid; and
(b) the applicant must have provided biometrics when required; and
(c) the applicant must have provided a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality; and
(d) the applicant must be in the UK on the date of application.

PL 11.3. An applicant must have, or have last been granted, permission on the Private Life route, unless:
(a) they are a child who was born in the UK; or
(b) they are a child who has, or last had, permission as a dependent child (under Appendix FM or leave outside the Immigration Rules), before 20 June 2022 and would have met the continuous residence requirements in paragraph PL 3.1(a) at the time that permission or leave was granted; or
(c) they are over the age of 18 and meet or met the half-life test, and has, or last had, permission on the basis of their family or private life (under Appendix FM or with leave outside the Immigration Rules), before 20 June 2022.
PL 11.4. An application which does not meet all the validity requirements for settlement on the Private Life route may be rejected as invalid and not considered.

I think you are good to apply as you were granted leave under Appendix FM before 20 June 2022.

Use this form to apply under private life route: https://visas-immigration.service.gov.u ... ily-routes

[Londonukproblem]

So I do not meet for the ILR.