For Child 7 year visa, you must be able to prove that you’re under 18 and you’ve lived in the UK continuously for at least 7 years, and it would be unreasonable to expect you to leave the UK.
For Child 7 year visa, you must be able to prove that you’re under 18 and you’ve lived in the UK continuously for at least 7 years, and it would be unreasonable to expect you to leave the UK.
The Supreme Court judgement answers when it will be unreasonable to expect a non-British child who has been resident in the UK for seven or more years to leave the UK.
The rule states that the child and/or parents must have lived in the UK for a period of 7 years before their application for leave to remain can be submitted to the Home Office.
A child who is under the age of 18 years old who has lived continuously in the UK for at least 7 years can apply under the private life route, if it can be proved that it is not reasonable to expect that child to leave the UK.
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