Accommodation with relatives on UK trip. Are they bearing cost of expenses?

I am applying for a standard tourist visa to the UK from India. It is a holiday trip with my wife and 2 kids. We will be staying with my cousin and his family who is a British citizen for more than 30 years. So our accommodation and majority of food expenses are taken care of by them. I have the necessary letter and documents from my cousin indicating his willingness to host us and bear these expenses.

For the question in the visa application, "Will anyone be paying towards the cost of your visit" - should I answer YES?? Is my cousin also "paying" towards the cost by hosting us?

I thought NO as I will be paying for the tickets, visa expenses and also have proof of funds for costs incurred towards sightseeing,food, attractions and shopping. Please advise.

For my children's application, I had the question "Their relationship to you" for the person we are staying with. I put UNCLE but it was not one of the standard answer options for this question - is this OK?

Thanks for your prompt response.

Best Answer

As you will be staying with your relative and he will bear a part of the cost, yes, you will have to answer yes on the question: "Will anyone be paying towards the cost of your visit". You will be able to explain who and how much you expect they will spend for you on the form, either in an explanation on this question or in an other part of the form. 'Staying with relative and taking part of our meals there' should do.
Your cousin is not a sponsor to your trip, that would be if he pays part of the travel costs and out of your text I do not get the impression he will do so.

I think the proper UK English version for the relationship of your children with your host will be 'cousin' (second cousin once removed may be the more precise, but as cousin is a wide catch word, I think that alone should do, even when with the different generation 'uncle' seems a more natural way to address.) You can also say 'cousin of parent' if that fits.

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