Validity requirements for a dependent partner or dependent child on the Innovator route

INN 23.1. An application as a dependent partner or dependent child on the Innovator route must be made online on the gov.uk website on the specified form as follows:

1. INN 23.2. An application for entry clearance or permission to stay as a partner or child of an Innovator must meet all the following requirements:
   1. (a) any fee and Immigration Health Charge must have been paid; and
   2. (b) the applicant must have provided any required biometrics; and
   3. (c) the applicant must have provided a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality; and
   4. (d) the applicant must be applying as partner or child of a person (P) who:
      1. (i) has made a valid application for entry clearance or permission to stay on the Innovator route that has not been decided; or
      2. (ii) has entry clearance or permission to stay on the Innovator route; or
      3. (iii) is settled or has become a British citizen, providing that P had permission on the Innovator route when they settled and the applicant either had permission as their partner or child at that time, or the applicant is applying as a child of P and the applicant was born in the UK before P settled.

INN 23.3. A person applying as a dependent partner must be aged 18 or over on the date of application.

1. INN 23.4. A person applying for permission to stay must be in the UK and must not have, or have last been granted, permission:
   1. (a) as a Visitor; or
   2. (b) as a Short-term Student; or
   3. (c) as a Parent of a Child Student; or
   4. (d) as a Seasonal Worker; or
   5. (e) as a domestic worker in a private household; or
   6. (f) outside the Immigration Rules.

INN 23.5. An application which does not meet all the validity requirements for the Innovator route is invalid and may be rejected and not considered.

Suitability requirements for dependent partner and dependent child on the Innovator route

INN 24.1. The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: grounds for refusal.

1. INN 24.2. If applying for permission to stay the applicant must not be:
   1. (a) in breach of immigration laws, except that where paragraph 39E applies, that period
      of overstaying will be disregarded; or
   2. (b) on immigration bail.

Eligibility requirements for a dependent partner and dependent child on the Innovator route

Entry requirement for a dependent partner and dependent child on the Innovator route

INN 25.1. A person seeking to come to the UK as a partner or child must apply for and obtain entry clearance as a partner or child before they arrive in the UK.

INN 25.2. A person applying for entry clearance as the partner or child of an Innovator must, if paragraph A39 and Appendix T of these rules apply, provide a valid medical certificate confirming that they have undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in them.

Relationship requirements for a dependent partner on the Innovator route

1. INN 26.1. The applicant must be the partner of a person (P) and one of the following must apply:
   1. (a) P has permission on the Innovator route; or
   2. (b) P is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) permission on the Innovator route; or
   3. (c) P is settled or has become a British citizen, providing P had permission as an Innovator when they settled, and the applicant had permission as P’s partner at that time.

INN 26.3. The relationship between the applicant and their Innovator partner must be genuine and subsisting.

INN 26.4. The applicant and their Innovator partner must intend to live together throughout the applicant’s stay in the UK.

Relationship requirement for a dependent child on the Innovator route

1. INN 27.1. The applicant must be the child of a person (P) or of P’s partner and one of the following must apply:
   1. (a) P has permission on the Innovator route; or
   2. (b) P is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) permission on the Innovator route; or
   3. (c) P is settled or has become a British citizen, providing P had permission as an Innovator when they settled and the applicant either had permission as their child or the child of P’s partner at that time, or is applying as a child of P or of P’s partner and was born in the UK before P settled.

Care requirement for a dependent child on the Innovator route

INN 28.1. If the applicant is aged under 18 on the date of application there must be suitable arrangements for the child’s care and accommodation in the UK, which must comply with relevant UK legislation and regulations.

Age requirement for a dependent child on the Innovator route

INN 29.1. The applicant must be under the age of 18 at the date of application, unless they were last granted permission as the dependent child of their parent or parents.

INN 29.2. If the applicant is aged 16 or over at the date of application, they must not be leading an independent life.

Financial requirement for a dependent partner or dependent child on the Innovator route

INN 30.1. If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been living in the UK with permission for 12 months or longer on the date of application, they will meet the financial requirement and do not need to show funds.

1. INN 30.2. If the applicant is applying for entry clearance, or has been in the UK for less than 12 months on the date of application, funds of at least the amount required in INN 30.2A must be held collectively by one or more of the following:
   1. (a) the applicant; and
   2. (b) the Innovator (P); and
   3. (c) if the applicant is applying as a dependent child, their parent who is lawfully present in the UK or being granted entry clearance, or permission to stay, at the same time.

1. INN 30.2A. The funds required are:
   1. (a) £285 for a dependent partner in the UK, or applying for entry clearance; and
   2. (b) £315 for the first dependent child in the UK, or applying for entry clearance; and
   3. (c) £200 for any other dependent child in the UK, or applying for entry clearance.

INN 30.3. The funds held must be in addition to any funds required by the Innovator to meet the financial requirement or any dependants in the UK or applying at the same time.

INN 30.4. If INN 30.2. applies, the required level of funds must have been held for a 28-day period and as specified in Appendix Finance.

Decision on application for a dependent partner and dependent child on the Innovator route

INN 31.1. If the decision maker is satisfied that all the suitability and eligibility requirements are met for a dependent partner or dependent child on the Innovator route the application will be granted, otherwise the application will be refused.

INN 31.2. If the application is refused the person can apply for an Administrative Review under Appendix AR: Administrative Review.

Period and conditions of grant for a dependent partner and dependent child on the Innovator route

1. INN 32.1. A partner will be granted permission which either:
   1. (a) ends on the same date as their partner’s permission on the Innovator route; or
   2. (b) for 3 years’ if the partner was (or is being) granted settlement on the Innovator route.

INN 32.2. A child will be granted permission which ends on the same date as whichever of
their parents’ permission ends first unless both parents have (or are being granted) settlement or British Citizenship, in which case the child will be granted permission for 3 years.

1. INN 32.3. The grant will be subject to all the following conditions:
   1. (a) no access to public funds; and
   2. (b) work (including self-employment and voluntary work) permitted; except for employment as a professional sportsperson (including as a sports coach); and
   3. (c) study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS; and
   4. (d) if Part 10 applies the applicant will be required to register with the police.