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Appendix Child Relative (Sponsors with Protection): caseworker guidance

🇬🇧 United KingdomFamily Reunification1 recorded versionLast change 12 Aug 2026
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Current rules

The caseworker guidance has been updated to include instructions on issuing a Form for Accompanying an eVisa (FAV).

Overview

The Home Office has updated its caseworker guidance concerning children seeking to join or stay with relatives holding protection status in the UK. Key updates involve new instructions for eVisa accompanying forms (FAV) and revisions to align with recent Immigration Rules changes, including the transition from Part 9 to Part Suitability for general refusal grounds and updates under Appendix CNP, with changes taking effect on various dates up to 12 August 2026.

Who is affected by the latest change

  • Children under 18
  • Children joining a close relative with UK protection status
  • Children staying with a close relative with UK protection status
  • Close relatives sponsoring eligible children
  • Applicants requiring a FAV to accompany an eVisa

What changed in the latest version

Before

The guidance did not previously include specific instructions on how to issue a Form for Accompanying an eVisa (FAV).

After

The guidance for staff now includes instructions on how to issue a Form for Accompanying an eVisa (FAV).

This update matters because it gives specific instructions to staff who decide immigration applications. These instructions explain how to issue a Form for Accompanying an eVisa (FAV). An FAV is a form that helps people get a digital visa. This applies to applications from children who want to join relatives with protection status in the UK. This clarity helps to make sure that these cases are processed in a consistent and correct way. This is especially important for the digital visa system. For people applying, this means that staff will have clear guidance on how to help with their travel documents. This could make the process for eVisa accompanying forms smoother. The update makes clear an operational part of the immigration process for relevant staff.

Explained simply

Imagine if a kid wants to live with an aunt or uncle in the UK because their parents can't care for them, and that aunt or uncle is a refugee. This new rulebook helps the people who decide if that kid can come. It tells them how to deal with new digital travel permits and updated reasons why someone might not be allowed in, making sure everything is fair and follows the latest rules.

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Version history

  1. v2Effective 12 Aug 2026EffectiveMedium impact
    Appendix Child Relative (Sponsors with Protection): caseworker guidance

    The UK Home Office updated its guidance called 'Appendix Child Relative (Sponsors with Protection): caseworker guidance' on 12 August 2026. This update adds instructions for staff who decide immigration applications. These instructions are about how to issue a Form for Accompanying an eVisa (FAV). This form helps people get a digital visa. The guidance applies to staff who review applications from children who want to live with a close relative who has protection status in the UK. This change is an internal update about eVisa documents.

Timeline

  1. Takes effect

    12 Aug 2026

    The caseworker guidance has been updated to include instructions on issuing a Form for Accompanying an eVisa (FAV).

  2. Announced

    12 Apr 2023

    The Home Office has updated its caseworker guidance concerning children seeking to join or stay with relatives holding protection status in the UK. Key updates involve new instructions for eVisa accompanying forms (FAV) and revisions to align with recent Immigration Rules changes, including the transition from Part 9 to Part Suitability for general refusal grounds and updates under Appendix CNP, w

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