Entry Clearance For Leave To Enter To Be Adopted In The UK Under The Hague Convenstion
You can apply for entry clearance as a child to be adopted in the UK by the adoptive parents under the Hague Convention.
Specialist Adopted Child Visa Solicitors
Our expert team of child visa solicitors in London specialise in adopted child visa entry clearance applications. Our specialist child visa solicitors have successfully helped thousands of clients with the child visa entry clearance applications. Our best team of child visa solicitors can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee immigration services concerning your child visa entry clearance application. Ask a question to our expert child visa solicitors for free immigration advice or submit an online request to book an appointment for detailed legal advice for your child visa entry clearance application.
Eligibility Requirements
According to paragraph 316D of the Immigration Rules, the requirements to be satisfied in the case of a child seeking limited leave to enter the United Kingdom for the purpose of being adopted in the United Kingdom under the Hague Convention are that:
- The child is seeking limited leave to enter to accompany one or two people each of whom are habitually resident in the United Kingdom and who wish to adopt him under the Hague Convention (“the prospective parents”);
- The child is the subject of an agreement made under Article 17(c) of the Hague Convention; and
- The child has been entrusted to the prospective parents by the competent administrative authority of the country from which he is coming to the United Kingdom for adoption under the Hague Convention; and
- The child is under the age of 18; and
- The child can, and will, be maintained and accommodated adequately without recourse to public funds in accommodation which the prospective parent or parents own or occupy exclusively.
How Can We Help?
The immigration solicitors at Sunrise Solicitors are experts in dealing with applications for entry clearance for Limited Leave to Enter as a child to be adopted in the UK under the Hague Convention. The quality of our service is self-evident from the clients’ reviews about the service provided by our immigration lawyers. You can contact us if you are seeking legal help from immigration lawyers in London in relation to your Entry Clearance Application for Limited Leave to Enter as a child for adoption in the UK under the Hague Convention and our immigration solicitors will provide you fast, friendly, reliable, honest and professional immigration service.
If instructed to represent you regarding your Entry Clearance application for Limited Leave to Enter as a child to be adopted in the UK under the Hague Convention, the casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors will include the following:
- Taking detailed instructions from you and advising you about the relevant immigration laws and procedures to be adopted by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) in your entry clearance application for Limited Leave to Enter as a child to be adopted in the UK by your prospective adoptive parents under the Hague Convention;
- Discussing your Limited Leave to Enter application in detail with you and advising you about the weaknesses and strengths of your application for Limited Leave to Enter as a child to be adopted in the UK under the Hague Convention;
- Advising you about the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of your entry clearance application for Limited Leave to Enter as a child to be adopted in the UK under the Hague Convention;
- Checking all the relevant documents to ensure that the documents to be submitted in support of the application are in accordance with the Home Office, UKVI requirements;
- Arranging for the property inspection report for the accommodation occupied by the UK sponsor to comply with the Home Office requirement of adequate accommodation;
- Completing the online application form for Entry Clearance for Limited Leave to Enter as a child to be adopted in the UK under the Hague Convention and discussing the same with you;
- Submitting the entry clearance application form online and arranging an appointment for you to hand over your application at a designated application centre;
- Preparing a sponsorship declaration for the UK sponsor to confirm his/her relationship to the applicant and to confirm that the UK sponsor will maintain and accommodate the applicant in the UK without public funds, if necessary;
- Preparing detailed statement of the applicant or the UK sponsor, if necessary, to explain the background of their relationship and covering the potential issues in the case;
- Preparing a cover letter to introduce and support the Entry Clearance application for Limited Leave to Enter as a child to be adopted in the UK under the Hague Convention wherein our immigration solicitors will explain in detail how all the requirements of the rules are being met for Limited Leave to Enter to be granted by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO);
- Liaising with the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO), if necessary, for a timely decision on the Limited Leave to Enter application;
- Protecting your interests while your Entry Clearance application for Limited Leave to Enter as a child to be adopted in the UK is pending with the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) and making further representations in support of the application, if necessary;
- Doing all the follow up work until decision is reached on your Entry Clearance application.
Our Fixed Fee For Entry Clearance For UK Visa As A Child To Be Adopted In The UK Under The Hague Convention
Our fixed fees for entry clearance application as a child with a view to be adopted in the UK under the Hague Convention are as given in the fee table below:
| Our Service | Our Fixed Fees Range |
| Full service for entry clearance as a child with a view to be adopted in the UK under the Hague Convention to cover all our work until decision by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) | From £2,500 To £5,000 (no VAT) |
The agreed fixed fee will depend on the complexity of the child visa visa entry clearance application and the volume of casework involved in the application. In addition to our fixed fee for child visa entry clearance, the applicant also has to pay the Home office UKVI fees for the UK visa entry clearance application.
