My Ukrainian fiancee wants to bring her daughter to UK

[tumbledee]

Hi,

I'm an EEA citizen and live and work in the UK.
My fiancee is Ukrainian. She is here with me.
She has a 6 month fiancee visa.
We will marry before the 6 months is up and then she can apply for a 2 year spouse visa.
Her daughter lives with her dad in Ireland (both Ukrainian).
We have applied for my fiancees daughter to come to the UK as a dependant child but just in case it gets refused.......can my fiancee's daughter come to the UK under my fiancee's spouse visa?

Thanks

[vinny]

Hi,

I'm an EEA citizen and live and work in the UK.
My fiancee is Ukrainian. She is here with me.
She has a 6 month fiancee visa.
We will marry before the 6 months is up and then she can apply for a 2 year spouse visa.

After marriage, if you have permanent residence, then she may switch to FLR(M). Else, she may apply under the EEA regulations if you are a qualified person.

Her daughter lives with her dad in Ireland (both Ukrainian).
We have applied for my fiancees daughter to come to the UK as a dependant child but just in case it gets refused.......can my fiancee's daughter come to the UK under my fiancee's spouse visa?

Thanks

See also SET7.16 Is there provision for children of fiance(e)s/proposed civil partners? and sole responsibility.

It may be easier to apply for child under the EEA regulations.

[Casa]

Tumbledee, you say you are an EEA citizen. What nationality do you hold?

[tumbledee]

Hi Casa, I am Irish

[tumbledee]

Hi Vinny,

Once my fiancee and I are married, we will do the switch as you have mentioned. I assume it is then that we can apply under EEA regulations?

What would be the application process I should follow under EEA Regulations?

[vinny]

She has to choose which route to follow, either EEA regulations or UK immigration.

[tumbledee]

So if I go down the UK Law route (which I have) and get refused, can I then try the EEA route?

[vinny]

Yes,

if you are a qualified person.