Refugee Family Reunion Application

What is Refugee Family Reunion?

The Refugee Family Reunion policy allows the immediate family members to join individuals who have been granted refugee status in the UK. The Refugee Family Reunion route has been designed to address the consequences of conflict and persecution by reuniting families who have been torn apart.

Can my family members join me in the UK under the Family Reunion Scheme?

If you meet the following requirements then your family members may be eligible to join you in the UK as part of the family reunion scheme.

• You currently have protection status in the UK.
• Your family members do not have criminal convictions or pose danger to the UK.
• Your family member must be your partner with whom you have formed a family unit before you left the country of your mutual residence in order to seek protection.
• If you are not married or in a civil partnership with to your partner, you must show that you have been living with your partner for atleast 2 years before you left the country of your former habitual residence in order to seek protection.
• You must have been in a genuine and subsisting relationship with your partner and must not be within the prohibited degree of relationship. Your family member can also be your child who is under the age of 18 at the date of the application.
• If your child is over the age of 18, the decision maker must be satisfied there are exceptional circumstances, and your child must not have formed an independent life.
• You must show that your child was conceived or born before you left the country of your habitual residence in order to seek protection.