Short answer
Prepare the refusal letter, application form, sponsor status, relationship evidence, care needs evidence, medical records, care availability and affordability evidence, accommodation and maintenance papers, appeal or review papers and urgent deadlines.
Quick checklist
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Start With The Refusal And Application Pack
Put the refusal letter, application form, submitted evidence and any appeal, administrative review or pre-action correspondence at the front. Mark the date of decision and any deadline clearly.
Explain whether the applicant is outside the UK, applying to extend existing permission or already involved in an appeal or public-law challenge.
- Home Office refusal, decision date and service evidence.
- Application form, cover letter and uploaded evidence list.
- Sponsor status, passport, settled-status or protection-status evidence.
- Relationship documents, birth certificates and family history.
- Appeal, review, pre-action or tribunal papers and deadlines.
Evidence Care Needs And Overseas Care Position
The evidence should address the applicant's long-term personal care needs and the practical position in the country where they are living. Avoid relying only on family statements if medical or care-provider records exist.
Separate medical diagnosis, functional care needs, available local care, affordability, family support and accommodation evidence.
- Medical reports, prescriptions, hospital letters and care assessments.
- Daily living tasks requiring help and who currently provides care.
- Evidence about care availability, cost and suitability overseas.
- Sponsor income, accommodation and ability to maintain and care.
- Translations and explanation of any missing records.
Scope The Immigration Advice Request
The request may ask for advice on refusal reasons, evidence gaps, appeal grounds, a witness statement, review of fresh evidence or hearing preparation. Immigration advice and services must be provided by an appropriately authorised person.
Submitting an enquiry does not lodge an appeal, extend status or stop any Home Office or tribunal deadline.
Source note: source-checked against GOV.UK Adult Dependent Relative family visa guidance, Appendix Adult Dependent Relative and Appendix FM-SE on 29 September 2026. Eligibility, medical evidence, overseas care availability, sponsor evidence, appeal route, human rights arguments and immigration advice authorisation need specialist immigration review before publication.
Claim and official-source ledger
- GOV.UK family visa guidance says an adult dependent relative route is for adults coming to be cared for by a relative and includes application and evidence information.
- Family visas: apply as an adult coming to be cared for by a relative — GOV.UK; checked .
- Appendix Adult Dependent Relative states that the route concerns an adult sponsored by a qualifying relative who requires long-term personal care due to age, illness or disability and where care is not available or affordable where they live.
- Immigration Rules Appendix Adult Dependent Relative — GOV.UK / Home Office; checked .
Editorial status: Review required. Sources support the identified claims only. General information; not legal advice.
Adult Dependent Relative Visa Refusal Barrister Evidence Guide FAQs
Can a barrister advise on an Adult Dependent Relative refusal?
An immigration barrister may advise on refusal reasons, evidence gaps, appeal or review route, written submissions or hearing preparation where the work is properly authorised and scoped.
What documents should the sponsor send?
Send sponsor immigration status, relationship evidence, maintenance, accommodation and documents explaining how care would be provided in the UK.
Does this guide confirm eligibility?
No. Adult Dependent Relative eligibility is fact-sensitive. This guide only helps organise papers for a quote request.
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