Dependants under the Student route

Some students can have family members with them in the UK, known as ‘Dependants’, under the Student route. This training session will focus on who meets the definition of being a Dependant and which students can have Dependants join them in the UK. 

This course will help you to:  

• Identify which people with Student route permission can have family members with them in the UK. 
• Locate the Immigration Rules which identify the family relationships which make someone eligible for immigration permission as a Student route Dependant, including the requirements that partners and children must meet. 
• Advise Student route Dependant applicants on how to apply for permission, including financial requirements, when to apply, and where to apply from. 
• Understand what length of permission a Student route Dependant receives and what they can do with that permission, including rights to study. 

This training will include presentations, the opportunity for you to ask questions and share your experience. We will only focus on Dependants under the Student route and will not discuss the Graduate route. 

Our training is grounded in the principles of the #WeAreInternational Student Charter, a student-led document that provides guidance on delivering a world-class international student experience, from pre-arrival to post-graduation.    

This course will provide you with the tools, skills and knowledge to support the implementation of: 

• Principle 4 of the Charter: Monitor and evaluate existing available support and provision for international students on an ongoing basis 
• Principle 5 of the Charter: Make available targeted support for international students in every area of the student experience (Visas and immigration, Making a home in the UK, Academic experience, Physical and mental wellbeing, Careers and employability). 

Who should attend? 

This course is for professionals who have a good understanding of the Student route and currently advise Student route applicants and their family members who wish to come to the UK as Dependants.  

Suitable for: international student advisers; student advisers 

Minimum experience level: good knowledge of the Student route and currently/previously advising Students under the Student route (preferably to have done some UKCISA ‘Student route essentials’ training) 

The full list of courses we currently offer can be found here.