Parent visa：الهند → المملكة المتحدة
Indian citizens living in the United States need a UK Parent visa — apply online on gov.uk and give biometrics at a UK visa application centre in the United States.
A UK family visa to live in the UK to care for your child, where the child is under 18 and is a British or Irish citizen or settled in the UK. Granted for 2 years and 9 months.
- مدة الصلاحية
- 2 years and 9 months on this visa (an extension grants a further 2 years and 6 months).
- عدد مرات الدخول
- Multiple entry while the visa is valid.
- أقصى مدة إقامة لكل زيارة
- 2 years and 9 months, after which you can apply to extend.
متى تبدأ الإجراءات
ابدأ الإجراءات قبل 30 يومًا – 3 أشهر من تاريخ سفرك.
You can apply to live in the UK to care for your child.
If you apply outside the UK you'll usually get a decision within 12 weeks.
Your child must be under 18 on the date you apply (or have been under 18 when you were first granted leave) and be a British or Irish citizen or settled in the UK.
Unless you are exempt, you must pass at least level A1 on the CEFR scale or hold a degree taught in English.
Complete the online family visa application as a parent and pay the fee.
Book and attend an appointment at a UK visa application centre to provide your fingerprints and a photo. Take your passport — you'll usually get it back the same day.
المستندات المطلوبة
- Passport — Your passport, taken to your biometrics appointment; you'll usually get it back the same day. ✓ موثّق
- Proof of your child's age and status — Evidence your child is under 18 (or was under 18 when you were first granted leave) and is a British or Irish citizen or settled in the UK. ✓ موثّق
- Evidence of your knowledge of English — A pass at level A1 CEFR or above from an approved provider, or a degree taught in English. ✓ موثّق
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التقديم حسب نطاق القنصليةBecause you live in the USA, you apply at a UK Visa Application Centre in the US — not in your home country. There are UK visa application centres in 30+ US cities (including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia and Seattle). Use the official VFS US centre directory (linked below) to find and book the one nearest you.
الحصول على موعد — احجز مبكرًا · وفق إفادات المستخدمين، تم التحقق في 2026-06-13
- تُطرح المواعيد على دفعات دون جدول معلن ثابت — غالبًا في الصباح الباكر بالتوقيت المحلي، وصباح الإثنين، وحول اليوم الأول من الشهر.
- في القنصليات المزدحمة (مثل فرنسا وإيطاليا وإسبانيا في المدن الكبرى) قد تُحجز الدفعة خلال دقائق — سجّل وادخل إلى حسابك قبل البحث.
- تتوفّر مواعيد طوال اليوم بسبب الإلغاءات، لذا تحقّق يوميًا حتى لو ظهر «لا توجد مواعيد».
- لذلك قدّم في أقرب وقت مسموح — حتى ستة أشهر قبل السفر. الانتظار حتى شهر أو شهرين غالبًا يعني عدم توفّر أي موعد.
معلومات مفيدة
- Your child must be under 18 on the date you apply, or have been under 18 when you were first granted leave.
- Applying inside the UK is much slower — it currently takes about 12 months to get a decision, versus about 12 weeks from outside the UK.