Falkland IslandsFamily
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The applicant must be a family member of, or another person with a close personal relationship with, the person who needs care.
(iii) is a family member of, or other person with a close personal relationship with, the person who needs care;
The person who needs care must have a right of abode in the Falkland Islands and, at the date of application, be under 18, or be over 18 and need substantial personal care on a regular basis because of a disability or other health condition.
(b) the person who needs care has a right of abode in the Falkland Islands and at the date of the application — (i) is under the age of 18 years; or (ii) is over the age of 18 years and needs substantial personal care on a regular basis because of a disability or other health condition; and
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the evidence needed to prove the family relationship.
The care must be provided without remuneration, and the application may be refused if the applicant would likely become a substantial charge on public funds because of their own medical or healthcare needs. The official source does not state an accommodation or insurance requirement.
(c) the care is provided without remuneration.
(4) An application for a carer permit may be refused if it appears likely that, if it were granted, the applicant would be or become a substantial charge on public funds because of the applicant’s own medical or healthcare needs.
The applicant must be over 18 and not eligible for any other type of permit. The Principal Immigration Officer, with the Governor's consent, may issue a carer permit for a limited period not exceeding four years from issue, on conditions the Governor directs. The holder may enter, remain, leave and re-enter, work for another person or on their own account, and volunteer without pay. Extension is possible if the Governor so directs, within the four-year total. The official source does not state a route to independent or longer-term status.
(a) the applicant is — (i) over the age of 18 years; (ii) is not eligible for any other type of permit; and
(3) The Principal Immigration Officer may with the consent of the Governor issue a carer permit for such limited period, not exceeding four years from the date of issue, and subject to such conditions as the Governor may direct.
(5) During the period of validity, the permit holder may — (a) enter and remain in the Falkland Islands; (b) depart from and re-enter the Falkland Islands; (c) work, whether for another person or on their own account; and (d) voluntarily provide services of any kind without remuneration.
(6) The period of validity may be extended if the Governor so directs, provided the total period of validity does not exceed four years from the date of issue of the permit.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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