UK visa application checklist about family members remaining in home country
On the checklist for the UK visa application, there's a provision stating the following:
Additional Information: Evidence of family members remaining in your home country whilst you travel.
I was wondering what that evidence could be? And I'm not married or have any children, and so the only family members I can mention having are my parents and my sister, none of whom are traveling with me. Do I even need to include anything for this, or would that be risky to my application?
Best Answer
As a visa applicant, your task is to convince the UKVI examiner that you will return to your home country after your visit to the UK. The examiner will look for "ties" to your home country — things that would motivate you to return home — rather than violating the term of your visa, staying in the UK, and going underground in order to remain.
Things that suggest you would return home include (but aren't limited to) owning a home, having a continuing good job, having a spouse or children in the home country, having relatives in the home country, having investments or a business there, and so on.
You can't create a spouse or children, but family ties have some weight. The existence of your parents and other close relatives there should be included in your application. If you have no relatives in the UK, I'd mention that as well.
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How do you prove family ties to home country?
To substantiate your professional roots in your home country, you can use the following evidence:How do I prove family ties for UK visa?
Suitable evidence can include birth certificates or family books. It can also be useful to include letters from family members in support of an application setting out the family relationship, the contact that the applicant has with the family member and any other way in which the family members rely on the applicant.What documents are required for family visa in UK?
Documents Required to Apply for UK Family Visa- Valid passport or another travel ID. The passport should have at least one blank page.
- Proof relationship.
- Old passports.
- Proof of finances.
- Proof of English knowledge.
- Tuberculosis test results (if you are coming from a country for which this test is required).
Can I bring my relatives to UK?
Your family member can visit the UK for up to 6 months. If your family member isn't from the EU, EEA or Switzerland, they might need to pay for a visa to visit the UK. If your family member is in this situation, they're known as a 'visa national'. You can check if your family member is a visa national on GOV.UK.UK Family Visit Visa for Parents, Brother, Sister, relatives Checklist to make Good Visa Application
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