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Key definition

Appendix FM definition

What does Appendix FM mean? Appendix FM is the part of the UK immigration rules used in practice for family-route applications: entry clearance, further leave and settlement based on family life. Introduced on 9 July 2012 (and regularly amended), it sets eligibility and suitability criteria for applications as a partner (spouse, civil or unmarried partner, fiance(e)/proposed civil partner), parent, child, bereaved partner, victim of domestic abuse and adult dependent relative. Core features include the financial requirement (minimum income or savings), adequate accommodation, English language, and specified evidence cross-referenced in Appendix FM-SE. It provides five-year and ten-year routes to settlement and contains exceptions and...

Children under the UK Immigration Rules (Part 8 and Appendix FM): defining ‘parent’, age and dependency; ‘present and settled’; evidence (including DNA); adoption and surrogacy; British citizenship checks

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Practice notes

The meaning of key terms in the Immigration Rules in relation to eligibility

This Practice Note examines the main terms appearing in the Immigration Rules on eligibility for applications by children under Part 8, paras 296–316F, and within appendix fm, Family life as a child of a parent with limited leave as a partner or parent. The terms covered include:

parent
under 18
unmarried, not living independently and not having formed an independent family unit
'present and settled' and 'being admitted for settlement'—these definitions apply solely to applications by children of settled persons under Part 8 of the Immigration Rules and are not cited in Appendix FM

Relevant evidence and common pitfalls are addressed in this Practice Note, which should be read alongside the following Practice Notes where relevant:

Children applying for indefinite leave under Part 8 and Appendix FM: eligibility tables
Children of a parent with limited leave as a partner: entry clearance—eligibility tables
Children of a parent with limited leave as a partner: leave to remain—eligibility tables

The following topics are dealt with in separate Practice Notes:

sole responsibility and serious and compelling family...

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