Guidance

Parent of a child student: caseworker guidance

UK Visas and Immigration guidance on applications for parent of a child student visas.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
1 December 2020
Last updated
11 November 2025 — See all updates

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Details

The guidance contains details on:

  • types and levels of funding UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) considers when assessing an application from a parent of a child student
  • how UKVI considers an application for a parent of a child student where one parent has already been granted this visa
  • considerations about the age of the student
  • how UKVI treats applications for successive periods of leave as the parent of a child student

Updates to this page

Published 1 December 2020
Last updated 11 November 2025 show all updates

  1. References to paragraph 39E exceptions for overstayers and Part 9: grounds for refusal, were replaced with Part Suitability: Exceptions for Overstayers, and Part Suitability.

  2. Guidance updated in line immigration rules changes of 06 April 2021.

  3. First published.

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