Family Visitor visa for mom of Tier 1 General migrant

[igolfer]

Hi,
I am on Tier 1 (general) visa which is expiring in March 2013 and Its due for Indefinite leave(Permanent Residency).

Meanwhile I am thinking to call my mother on Family Visitor visa now (Jan 2013) Is that advisable to apply for family visitor visa now and put a note of Indefinite leave due or wait till Indefinite Leave Granted.

Need some advice on that.

Thanks,
igolfer

[Lucapooka]

General visit visa! You are not settled so can't sponsor a family visit.

[igolfer]

Hi,
I am not sponsoring my mom but she is coming on her own finance so she can come on family visitor right ?

Or she need to apply as General visitor Visa ?

[Lucapooka]

I will re-phrase my previous comment. You are not settled so she is not eligible for a family visit visa. It will have to be general visit visa. You can still sponsor her for that category of visa.

[igolfer]

To come to the UK as a family visitor, you must be able to show that you will be visiting the following family members in the UK:

spouse, civil partner, father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister;
grandfather, grandmother, grandson or granddaughter;
spouse or civil partner's father, mother, brother or sister;
son or daughter's spouse or civil partner;
stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister; or
a person you have been living with in a genuine and subsisting relationship, like marriage or civil partnership, for at least 2 years before the day you apply.
If you want to visit a family member who is not listed above, you should come to the UK as a general visitor.

[Lucapooka]

and two centimeters below that comes:

Additionally the family member you are visiting must :

be a British citizen;
be settled in the UK;
have been granted asylum in the UK; or
have Humanitarian Protection status.

So you can see that she is not eligible as you are not settled or British!

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... uirements/

[igolfer]

Thanks for the information but can she apply for general visitor visa as my visa is expiring in 2 months ? Or she should wait till I get PR.

[Lucapooka]

Yes, she can apply.