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Dependant of a Work, Business, Study or Tier 5 Migrant

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which family relationships qualify?

The partner (spouse, civil partner, unmarried or same-sex partner) or a family member of a migrant with entry clearance in a listed work, business, study or Tier 5 category.

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Limits of the record
  • Rules for dependent children (Part 8, "Children of Relevant Points Based System Migrants") were not read in detail.

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

The main migrant must hold (or be granted at the same time) leave as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur, Tier 5 migrant, Student, Worker Migrant, Worker (ICT) Migrant or Business Migrant.

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  • Student dependants follow Appendix Student rules, which were not read.

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

Unmarried or same-sex partners must show that any previous relationship has permanently broken down, that they are not too closely related to marry, and that they have lived together in a relationship like marriage for at least 2 years. Any relationship must be subsisting, and the couple must intend to live together during the stay.

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  • Evidence rules for children were not read.
  • https://www.gov.im/media/1393769/immigration-rules-from-24-july-2026_compressed.pdf
    (c) An applicant who is the unmarried or same-sex partner of a Relevant Points Based System migrant, Business Migrant, or of a Relevant Worker Migrant (as the case requires) must also meet the following 114 Part 8 requirements— (i) any previous marriage or similar relationship by the applicant or the Relevant Points-Based System Migrant, or the Relevant Worker Migrant, with another person must have permanently broken down, (ii) the applicant and the Relevant Points-Based System Migrant, or the Relevant Worker Migrant, must not be so closely related that they would be prohibited from marrying each other in the Isle of Man, and (iii) the applicant and the relevant Points-Based System Migrant, or the Relevant Worker Migrant, must have been living together in a relationship similar to marriage or civil partnership for a period of at least 2 years. (d) The marriage or civil partnership, or relationship similar to marriage or civil partnership, must be subsisting at the time the application is made. (e) The applicant and the Relevant Points-Based System Migrant, or the Relevant Worker Migrant, must intend to live with the other as their spouse or civil partner, unmarried or same-sex partner throughout the applicant’s stay in the Isle of Man.

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The retained consolidation labelled “Immigration Rules in effect from 24 July 2026” provides the following. Maintenance varies with the principal route. Appendix E requires £285 for a Worker Migrant partner, £315 for the first child and £200 for each further child. For Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur and Entrepreneur principals outside the UK/Isle of Man or resident for less than 12 months, the respective dependent amounts are £1,260 and £1,890; when that branch does not apply, the listed Relevant Points Based System and Business Migrant amount is £630. Tier 1 Exceptional Talent is excluded from those amounts. Funds are additional to those required for the principal and other dependants; investment funds cannot also be counted as maintenance. Appendix E identifies a consecutive 90-day requirement for its listed Business/Tier 1/Tier 5 branch, while the official notices expressly apply a 28-day period to Worker/ICT cases and reject 90 days for them. The evidential period must end no earlier than 31 days before applying. Funds must be in an eligible financial institution; overdrafts do not count. Qualifying A-rated sponsorship/employer certification can instead undertake maintenance and accommodation through the third month, subject to the specified minimum and documentation; sufficient Department for Enterprise funding confirmed in the Business endorsement is another stated alternative. Appendix E(o)–(p) also exempts evidence where the principal qualifies under Appendix C5(b). Student dependants use ST33/ST38: £680 per month for up to nine months or the shorter requested permission, additional to principal/other dependants, normally held for 28 days; qualifying government/international scholarship coverage is an exception. Applicants extending after at least 12 months with permission need not show those Student funds. Under-18 Student children require suitable lawful care and accommodation.

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Limits of the record
  • No universal insurance requirement or independent housing-cost minimum for every category is established. The malformed punctuation in Appendix E(g) is not resolved into a broader holding-period rule beyond the categories expressly listed; the Worker 28-day distinction is separately documented.
  • The official rules index now links a later upload of the July 2026 consolidation. Whether that upload changes these retained clauses has not been established; they are not presented as confirmed current law.
  • https://www.gov.im/media/1393769/immigration-rules-from-24-july-2026_compressed.pdf — AppendixE full family maintenance
    Appendix E – Maintenance (funds) for the family of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Relevant Worker Migrant or Business Migrant In this Appendix, Appendix C and in paragraphs A277A to 319K of Part 8 the following definitions apply: “Relevant Points Based System Migrant” means a migrant granted leave as a Tier 1 Migrant, a Tier 2 Migrant, or a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant with leave in one of the following subcategories: (i) Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Creative and Sporting (ii) Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Charity Worker (iii) Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Government Authorised Exchange (iv) Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) International Agreement (v) Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Religious Worker. “Relevant Worker Migrant” means a Worker Migrant or Worker (Intra Company Transfer) Migrant who has been granted or deemed to have been granted leave under Appendix W of these Rules. “Business Migrant” means a migrant granted leave under Appendix X of these Rules.”. A sufficient level of funds must be available to an applicant applying as the partner or child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Relevant Worker Migrant or Business Migrant. A sufficient level of funds will only be available if the following requirements are met. (aa) Paragraphs 1A and 1B of Appendix C also apply to this Appendix. (ab) Where the application is connected to a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant, the applicant cannot use the same funds to score points for maintenance funds from this Appendix as the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant used to score points for attributes under Appendix A. (ac) Where the application is connected to a Business Migrant, the applicant cannot use the same funds meet the requirements of this appendix as the Business Migrant used to meet the funds requirements under Appendix X. (a) Where the application is connected to a Tier 1 Migrant (other than a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant) who is outside the UK or Isle of Man or who has been in the UK or Isle of Man for a period of less than 12 months, there must be: (i) £1,260 in funds, where the application is connected to a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant; (ii) £1,890 in funds, where the applicant is connected to a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant. (b) Where: (i) paragraph (a) does not apply, and (ii) the application is connected to (1) a Relevant Points Based System Migrant (who is not a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant) (2) [Omitted] (3) a Business Migrant there must be £630 in funds. (ba) [Omitted] (bb) where the application is connected to a relevant Worker Migrant— (1) there must be the following funds: (i) £285 for a dependent partner (ii) £315 for the first dependent child, and 212 Appendix E (iii) £200 for any other dependent child. (c) Where the applicant is applying as the partner of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant or relevant Worker Migrant, the relevant amount of funds must be available to either the applicant or the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant or Relevant Worker Migrant as applicable. (d) Where the applicant is applying as the child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, the child of a Business Migrant or the child of a Relevant Worker Migrant, the relevant amount of funds must be available to the applicant, the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, the Relevant Worker Migrant, or the applicant's other parent who is lawfully present in the Isle of Man or being granted entry clearance, or leave to enter or remain, at the same time. (e) Where the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant or Relevant Worker Migrant, is applying for entry clearance or leave to remain at the same time as the applicant, the amount of funds available to the applicant must be in addition to the level of funds required separately of the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant or of the Relevant Worker Migrant as applicable. (f) In all cases, the funds in question must be available to: (i) the applicant, or (ii) where the applicant is applying as the partner of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, as the partner of a Business Migrant or as the partner of a Relevant Worker Migrant, either: (1) the applicant, (2) the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, (3) the Business Migrant, (4) the Relevant Worker Migrant, or (iii) where the applicant is applying as the child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, the child of a Business Migrant or the child of a Relevant Worker Migrant, either (1) the applicant, (2) the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, (3) the Business Migrant, (4) the Relevant Worker Migrant, or (5) the child's other parent who is lawfully present in the Isle of Man, or being granted entry clearance, or leave to enter or remain, at the same time. (g) Where the applicant is applying as the Partner or Child of a Business Migrant, a Tier 1 Migrant (other than a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant or a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant, the funds in question must have been available to the person referred to in (f) — (i) on the date of the application; and (ii) for a consecutive 90-day period. (h) If the funds in question were obtained when the person referred to in (f) above was in the Isle of Man, the funds must have been obtained while that person had valid leave and was not acting in breach of any conditions attached to that leave; and (i) In the following cases, sufficient funds will be deemed to be available where all of the following conditions are met: (1) the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or Relevant Worker Migrant, to whom the application is connected has, or is being granted, leave as a Worker Migrant, Worker (Intra Company Transfer) Migrant or as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant, (2) the Sponsor of that Relevant Points Based System Migrant is A-rated, and (3) that Sponsor, or Employer, has certified that, should it become necessary, it will maintain and accommodate the dependents of the relevant Points Based System Migrant, or of the Relevant Worker Migrant, up to the end of the third month of the dependent’s leave, if granted, by either: Immigration Rules in effect from 24 July 2026 Appendix E a. endorsing the certification on the Certificate of Sponsorship or Confirmation of Employment, or b. providing the certification in a letter from the sponsor which includes: i. the applicant’s name, ii. the sponsor’s, or Employer’s, name and logo, and iii. details of any limit on the level of the undertaking provided. The undertaking may be limited provided the limit is at least to the relevant level of funds set of in sub- paragraphs (b), (ba) and (bb) of this Appendix. If the relevant Points Based System Migrant, or Relevant Worker Migrant, is applying at the same time as the applicant, points will only be awarded if the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or Relevant Worker Migrant, provides a valid Certificate of Sponsorship reference number, or valid Confirmation of Employment, with his application. (ia) Sufficient funds will not be treated as available to the partner or child unless the specified documents, as set out in paragraph 1B of Appendix C, show that the funds are held in a financial institution to which Appendix Finance applies. (ib) Sufficient funds will be deemed to be available where the application is connect to a Business Migrant, whose Letter of Endorsement confirms that the Department for Enterprise has awarded funding that is at least sufficient to cover: (i) the required maintenance funds for the applicable Business Migrant sub category, (ii) the applicant, (iii) any other dependents, and (iv) any investment funds an innovator is required to have in that category. (j) In all cases the applicant must provide the specified documents as set out in paragraph 1B of Appendix C. (i) [Omitted] (ii) [Omitted] (iii) [Omitted] (iv) [Omitted] (k) Where the funds are in one or more foreign currencies, the applicant must have the specified level of funds when converted to pound sterling (£) using the spot exchange rate which appears on www.oanda.com for the date of the application. (l) Where the application is one of a number of applications made at the same time as a partner or child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant or of a Relevant Worker Migrant, (as set out in paragraphs 319A and 319F) each applicant, including the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant or including the Relevant Worker Migrant, if applying at the same time, must have the total requisite funds specified in the relevant parts of Appendices C and E. If each applicant does not individually meet the requirements of Appendices C and / or E, as appropriate, all the applications (the application by the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant or Relevant Worker Migrant, and applications as the partner or child of that Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant or Relevant Worker Migrant) will be refused. (m) The end date of the 90-day and 28-day periods referred to in (g) above will be taken as the date of the closing balance on the most recent of the specified documents (Where specified documents from two or more accounts are submitted, this will be the end date for the account that most favours the applicant) as set out in paragraph 1B of Appendix C, and must be no earlier than 31 days before the date of application. (n) [Omitted] (o) Where the applicant is applying as the Partner or Child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or 214 Appendix E Relevant Worker Migrant who, is applying for entry clearance or leave to remain at the same time as the applicant, and is not required to provide evidence of maintenance funds because of the provisions in paragraph 5(b) of Appendix C, the applicant is also not required to provide evidence of maintenance funds. (p) Where the applicant: (i) is not applying at the same time as the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or at the same time as the Relevant Worker Migrant, and (ii) in the application which led to his most recent grant of entry clearance or leave to remain, the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or the Relevant Worker Migrant, was not required to provide evidence of maintenance funds because of the provisions in paragraph 5(b) of Appendix C, the applicant is also not required to provide evidence of maintenance funds. (q) Overdraft facilities will not be considered towards funds that are available or under an applicant’s own control. Immigration Rules in effect from 24 July 2026 Appendix ECAA: Extension of Stay
  • https://www.gov.im/media/1393769/immigration-rules-from-24-july-2026_compressed.pdf — Student ST31–40 full dependent conditions
    ST31 Student course requirement for a dependent partner or dependent child of a Immigration Rules in effect from 24 July 2026 Appendix Student Student (1) Unless they are a child who meets the requirements in ST 31(2), the applicant must be the partner or child of a person who is — (a) a Student who has received a scholarship or sponsorship from a Government for study in the Isle of Man and has, or is applying for, permission to study on a full-time course of 6 months or longer; or (b) a full-time Student who has, or is applying for, permission to study a postgraduate level course of 9 months or longer at a higher education provider with a track record of compliance and, if the course start date is on or after 1 January 2026, the provider has confirmed the course is a PhD or other doctoral qualification, or a research-based higher degree; or (c) NOT USED (d) a Student who has, or had within the last 3 months before the date of application, permission to study on a full-time course of 6 months or longer, and is now applying for permission to study a full-time course of 6 months or longer where either: (i) the partner or child already has, or had within the last 3 months before the date of application, permission as a dependent partner or dependent child of the Student; or (ii) the child was born since the last grant of permission to the Student, where the Student and partner or child are applying at the same time. (2) If the applicant is a child who does not meet the requirement at ST.31(1), they must instead meet one of the following requirements — (a) the applicant must have been born during the Student’s current period of permission to study a full-time course of 6 months or longer and they are applying for permission during that period; or (b) where the Student has permission to re-sit examinations or repeat a module of a full- time course of 6 months or longer, the applicant must have been born either — (i) during the Student’s original period of permission; or (ii) during the period of permission granted for re-sitting examinations or to repeat a module; or (c) the applicant must have been born no more than 3 months after the expiry of the Student’s most recent permission and must be making an application for entry clearance within 6 months of the expiry of their parent’s most recent permission. ST32 Relationship requirement for dependent partner of a Student (1) The applicant must be the partner of a Person (P) where one of the following applies — (a) P has permission to stay on the Student route; or (b) P is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance or permission to stay on the Student route. (2) The requirements of Appendix Relationship with Partner must be met. (3) NOT USED (4) NOT USED (5) NOT USED (6) NOT USED 716 Appendix Student ST33 Financial requirement for dependent partner of a Student (1) If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been living in the Isle of Man 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. (2) If the applicant is applying for entry clearance or permission to stay, where they have been in the Isle of Man less than 12 months, the applicant or their partner (who must be a Student or applying at the same time as a Student) must have £680 per month for a total of 9 months, or for the period of permission applied for by the applicant, whichever is the shorter. (3) The funds must be in addition to the funds required for the Student to meet the financial requirement, and the funds required to meet the financial requirement for any dependent child who is applying at the same time, or is already in the Isle of Man as a dependent child of the Student. (4) Unless the applicant is relying on financial sponsorship from a Government or international scholarship agency that covers the living costs of the applicant and the Student, they must show that they have held the required level of funds for a 28-day period and as specified in Appendix Finance. (5) Unless the applicant is applying at the same time as the Student and ST 22(1) applies, the applicant must show that they have the required funds as specified in Appendix Finance. (6) If the funds held in the applicant’s account on the date of decision fall substantially below the level of funds required at ST 33(2), the decision maker must be satisfied that the spent funds have been used to pay a deposit for accommodation or other costs associated with the proposed period of permission in the Isle of Man. ST34 Relationship requirement for dependent child of a Student NOT USED ST35 Care requirement for a dependent child of a Student NOT USED ST36 Age requirement for a dependent child of a Student NOT USED ST37 Requirements for a dependent child of a Student (1) The applicant must meet the following requirements for a dependent child. (2) Where the application is for entry clearance or permission to stay, the applicant must be the child of a parent (P) where one of the following applies — (a) P has entry clearance or permission to stay on the same route the applicant is applying for; or (b) P is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance or permission to stay on the same route the applicant is applying for; or (c) P is settled or has become a British citizen, providing P previously had permission to stay on the same route the applicant is applying for and the applicant had permission as P’s child at that time or was born since P’s last grant of permission and before P settled; or (d) P is settled or has become a British citizen, providing P had permission on the Isle of Man, UK or Channel Islands ancestry route (paragraph 186 to 193 of these Rules) when they settled and the applicant is applying on this route. (3) The applicant’s parents must each be either applying at the same time as the applicant or have permission to be in the Isle of Man (other than as a Visitor) unless — Immigration Rules in effect from 24 July 2026 Appendix Student (a) the parent applying for or with entry clearance or permission to stay is the sole surviving parent or has sole responsibility for the child’s upbringing; or (b) the parent who does not have permission — (i) is a British citizen or a person who has a right to enter or stay in the Isle of Man without restriction; and (ii) lives, or intends to live, in the Isle of Man; or (c) the decision maker is satisfied that there are serious and compelling reasons to grant the applicant entry clearance or permission to stay with the parent who is applying for or has entry clearance or permission to stay or who is covered by ST36(3)(b). (4) If the applicant was born in the Isle of Man and is the child of a person with permission or their partner, the applicant must provide a full Isle of Man birth certificate showing the names of their parent(s). (5) If the applicant is under the age of 18 on the date of application, there must be suitable arrangements for the child’s care and accommodation in the Isle of Man which must comply with relevant Isle of Man law. (6) The applicant must be under the age of 18 on the date of application unless (7) applies. (7) The applicant may be aged 18 or older on the date of application if the applicant was last granted entry clearance or permission to stay as the dependent child of their parent or parents, and the entry clearance or permission to stay is valid on the date of application or expired no more than 14 days before the date of application, except that where paragraph 39E (exceptions for overstayers) applies that period of overstaying will be disregarded. (8) The applicant must not be leading an independent life. ST38 Financial requirement for dependent child of a Student (1) If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been in the Isle of Man 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. (2) Where the applicant is applying for entry clearance, or permission to stay and they have been in the Isle of Man less than 12 months on the date of application, the applicant or their parent must have the funds specified in the table below, for a total of 9 months, or for the period of permission applied for by the applicant, whichever is the shorter. Place of Student’s study Funds required for a dependent child Studying in the Isle of Man £680 per month (3) The funds must be in addition to the funds required for the Student to meet the financial requirement, and the funds required for any dependant of the Student, who is applying at the same time as the applicant or is already in the Isle of Man as a dependant of the Student. (4) Where ST 38(2) applies, unless the applicant is relying on financial sponsorship from a Government or international scholarship agency that covers the living costs of the Student and the applicant, the required level of funds must have been held for a 28-day period and as specified in Appendix Finance. (5) If the funds held in the applicant’s account on the date of decision fall substantially below the level of funds required at ST 38(2), the decision maker must be satisfied that the spent funds have been used to pay a deposit for accommodation or other costs associated with the proposed period of permission in the Isle of Man. 718 Appendix Student ST39 Decision on an application as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Student (1) If the decision maker is satisfied that all the suitability and eligibility requirements for the dependent partner or dependent child of a Student are met, the application will be granted, otherwise the application will be refused. ST40 Period and conditions of grant for a dependent partner or dependent child of a Student (1) A dependent partner will be granted permission which ends on the same date as the Student’s permission. (2) A dependent child will be granted permission which ends on the same date as whichever of their parents’ permission ends first. (3) The grant will be subject to all the following conditions: (a) no access to public funds; and (b) work (including self-employment and voluntary work) is permitted except: (i) where the dependant meets the requirement at ST 31(1)(d) and the Student has been granted less than 9 months’ permission, unless that is to continue a course of study where they had previously been granted at least 9 months’ permission; or (ii) where the dependant meets the requirement at ST 31(1)(d) and the Student is studying a course below degree level; or (iii) no employment as a professional sportsperson (including as a sports coach); and (c) study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS (if the study will commence when the partner or child is aged over 18). (d) NOT USED Immigration Rules in effect from 24 July 2026 Appendix Tuberculosis
  • https://www.gov.im/categories/travel-traffic-and-motoring/immigration/latest-immigration-rules-and-associated-policy-notices/ — 31 May policy clarification, full numbered paragraphs
    ## Worker Migrant Policy Clarifications Released 31 May 2026 1. Any CoE received before 12:01am on the 1 June 2026 to be processed under the pre 1 June 2026 rules. Any CoE issued before the 1 June 2026 to support a visa application received after 12:01am on the 1 June 2026 will be processed under the pre 1 June 2026 rules. Any CoE received after the 1 June will be processed under the new rules in operation from 1 June 2026 2. Continue to apply the current Isle of Man Health and Care visa application fee-reduction position. Workers using new SOC codes for health and care roles remain entitled to the reduced fee where the role remains eligible in our Confirmation of Employment Guidance. Do not treat UK removal of an equivalent SOC code as automatically removing Isle of Man eligibility for the visa application fee-reduction 3. Apply the 12-month restriction to the first 12 months on an Isle of Man-issued entry clearance Worker Migrant visa. For people switching from a UK visa into Isle of Man further leave, apply the restriction from the Isle of Man grant of leave unless further policy direction says otherwise. Do not reset the restriction on ordinary further leave where the person has already completed the initial 12-month period with the employer. Escalate exceptional cases 4. The CoE Policy uses the terms 'responsible person', 'key contact' and 'reporting officer'. The Sponsor Policy uses 'Authorising Officer' and 'Key Contact'. The Employer Compliance Policy refers to 'key personnel'. For operational purposes, these terms should all be read as referring to the person or role within the employer's organisation responsible for managing the migrant worker and dealing with employment or immigration-related reporting duties. Companies use different terminology and reporting structures, so the responsible person may reasonably be the worker's manager, HR lead, director, owner, sponsor contact, Authorising Officer, Key Contact, reporting officer, key personnel, or authorised representative. The requirement is that both the employer and the worker know who that person is. The employer should have a documented internal policy assigning responsibility to a specific person or role 5. Staff must apply the maintenance funds requirement as follows. For applications submitted before 8 April 2026, applicants must show the required funds were held for 28 days. For applications submitted from 8 April 2026 until the making of Statement of Changes No. 4, applicants only need to show that they held the required funds at the date of application, unless the evidence relied on is a bank letter, where the relevant evidential holding period still applies. From the making of Statement of Changes No. 4, the 28-day holding requirement applies again. Staff do not apply a 90-day holding period to Worker Migrant or Worker ICT Migrant applications [Back to the top](https://www.gov.im/categories/travel-traffic-and-motoring/immigration/latest-immigration-rules-and-associated-policy-notices/#top)
  • https://www.gov.im/media/1393769/immigration-rules-from-24-july-2026_compressed.pdf — AppendixC1B full evidence provisions including dependent Worker28-day bank letter
    1B. In all cases where Appendix C or Appendix E states that an applicant is required to provide specified documents, the specified documents are: (a) Personal bank or building society statements which satisfy the following requirements: (i) The statements must cover a consecutive 90-day period of time, if the applicant is applying as a, Tier 1 Migrant, a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant, or the Partner or Child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, in any of these categories. (ii) The most recent statement must be dated no earlier than 31 days before the date of the application; (iii) The statements must clearly show: Immigration Rules in effect from 24 July 2026 Appendix C (1) the name of: i. the applicant, ii [Omitted] iii. the name of the Relevant Points Based System Migrant or Relevant Worker Migrant or Relevant Worker (Intra Company Transfer) Migrant, if the applicant is applying as a Partner or Child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or as a Partner or Child of a Relevant Worker Migrant or Relevant Worker (Intra Company Transfer) Migrant, or iv. the name of the applicant’s other parent who is legally present in the Isle of Man, if the applicant is applying as a Child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or applying as a Child of a Relevant Worker Migrant or Relevant Worker (Intra Company Transfer) Migrant, (2) the account number, (3) the date of each statement, (4) the financial institution’s name, (5) the financial institution’s logo, (6) any transactions during the specified period, and (7) that the funds in the account have been at the required level throughout the specified period; (iv) The statements must be either: (1) printed on the bank’s or building society’s letterhead, (2) electronic bank or building society statements, accompanied by a supporting letter from the bank or building society, on company headed paper, confirming the statement provided is authentic, or (3) electronic bank or building society statements, bearing the official stamp of the bank or building society on every page, (v) The statements must not be mini-statements from automatic teller machines (ATMs); or (b) A building society pass book which satisfies the following requirements: (i) The building society pass book must cover: (1) a consecutive 90-day period of time, if the applicant is applying as, a Tier 1 Migrant, a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant, or the Partner or Child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, in any of these categories, or (2) [omitted] (3) [Omitted] (ii) The period covered by the building society pass book must end no earlier than 31 days before the date of the application; (iii) The building society pass book must clearly show: (1) the name of: i. the applicant, ii [Omitted] iii. the name of the Relevant Points Based System Migrant or Relevant Worker Migrant, if the applicant is applying as a Partner or Child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or as a Partner or Child of a Relevant Worker Migrant or Relevant Points Based System, or iv. the name of the applicant’s other parent who is legally present in the Isle of Man, if the applicant is applying as a Child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or as a Child of a Relevant Worker Migrant. 190 Appendix C (2) the account number, (3) the building society’s name and logo, (4) any transactions during the specified period, and (5) that there have been enough funds in the applicant’s account throughout the specified period; or (c) A letter from the applicant’s bank or building society, or a letter from a financial institution regulated by the Financial Services Authority or, for overseas accounts, the official regulatory body for the country in which the institution operates and the funds are located, which satisfies the following requirements: (i) The letter must confirm the level of funds and that they have been held for — (1) a consecutive 90-day period, if the applicant is applying as a Tier 1 Migrant, a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant, or the Partner or Child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, in any of these categories; or (2) a consecutive 28-day period, if the applicant is applying as a Tier 4 Migrant, Worker Migrant, Worker (Intra Company Transfer) Migrant, or the partner or child of a Relevant Worker Migrant or Tier 4 Migrant; (ii) The period covered by the letter must end no earlier than 31 days before the date of the application; (iii) The letter must be dated no earlier than 31 days before the date of the application; (iv) The letter must be on the financial institution’s letterhead or official stationery; (v) The letter must clearly show: (1) the name of: i. the applicant, ii [Omitted] iii. the name of the Relevant Points Based System Migrant or Relevant Worker Migrant, if the applicant is applying as a Partner or Child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or as a Partner or Child of a Relevant Worker Migrant or Relevant Worker (Intra Company Transfer) Migrant, or Relevant Points Based System Migrant Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or iv. the name of the applicant’s other parent who is legally present in the Isle of Man, if the applicant is applying as a Child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or as a Child of a Relevant Worker Migrant or Relevant Worker (Intra Company Transfer) Migrant, (2) the account number, (3) the date of the letter, (4) the financial institution’s name and logo, (5) the funds held in the applicant’s account, and (6) confirmation that there have been enough funds in the applicant’s account throughout the specified period. (d) [Omitted]

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

The retained consolidation labelled “Immigration Rules in effect from 24 July 2026” provides the following. Part 8 partner and child applicants need entry clearance before arrival. A partner’s limited leave normally ends with the principal’s; where the qualifying principal has settled or become British, the stated further grant is three years. A child’s leave normally ends with the first-expiring parent; where both parents have settled or become British, the stated grant is three years. Conditions prohibit public funds and employment as a professional sportsperson or coach, rather than all employment. Partner settlement normally requires five continuous years with the same partner, continuing genuine cohabitation and permanent-life intention, qualifying principal settlement, required immigration status, KoLL and suitability/no unspent convictions. The pre-19-November-2012 continuous-leave legacy branch uses two years. The five-year branch normally limits absence from the UK and Islands to 180 days in any 12 months, excluding evidenced humanitarian/environmental-crisis absences and absences during leave granted under pre-29-October-2019 rules; lawful UK, Guernsey and Jersey periods count. Child settlement instead has parent-status, dependency, care and accommodation requirements; both parents must be lawfully present other than as visitors or receiving permission, subject to sole-surviving-parent, sole-responsibility or serious/compelling-care exceptions; KoLL applies from age 18. Student dependants are governed separately by ST31–40: partner permission ends with the Student’s, child permission with the earlier parent expiry, no public funds, and work including self-employment/volunteering is permitted except professional sport and specified ST31(1)(d) cases involving a below-degree course or less than nine months’ permission (with the stated continuing-course exception). Study is subject to ATAS where applicable.

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  • No automatic independent status or Student-dependent direct settlement route is established. The precise operational application/replacement process and exhaustive post-settlement loss rules are not established in these route provisions.
  • The official rules index now links a later upload of the July 2026 consolidation. Whether that upload changes these retained clauses has not been established; they are not presented as confirmed current law.
  • https://www.gov.im/media/1393769/immigration-rules-from-24-july-2026_compressed.pdf — Part8 partner entry clearance
    319B. All migrants arriving in the Isle of Man and wishing to enter as the partner of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or of a Relevant Worker Migrant, must have a valid entry clearance for entry under this route. If they do not have a valid entry clearance, entry will be refused. Requirements for entry clearance or leave to remain
  • https://www.gov.im/media/1393769/immigration-rules-from-24-july-2026_compressed.pdf — Part8 child entry clearance
    319G. All migrants arriving in the Isle of Man and wishing to enter as the child of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or of a Relevant Worker Migrant, must have a valid entry clearance for entry under this route. If they do not have a valid entry clearance, entry will be refused. Requirements for entry clearance or leave to remain
  • https://www.gov.im/media/1393769/immigration-rules-from-24-july-2026_compressed.pdf — Part8 319D–E partner duration/settlement
    319D. Period and conditions of grant (a) (i) Entry clearance or limited leave to remain will be granted for a period which expires on the same day as the leave granted to the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or to the Relevant Worker Migrant, or (ii) If the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or the Relevant Worker Migrant, has indefinite leave to remain as a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or a Relevant Worker Migrant, or is, at the same time being granted indefinite leave to remain as a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant or as a Relevant Worker Migrant, or where the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant or where the Relevant Worker Migrant has since become a British Citizen, leave to remain will be granted to the applicant for a period of three years. (b) Entry clearance and leave to remain under this route will be subject to the following conditions: (i) no recourse to public funds, and (ii) [Omitted], (iii) [Omitted] (iv) [Omitted] (v) no employment as a professional sportsperson (including as a sports coach). Requirements for indefinite leave to remain 319E. To qualify for indefinite leave to remain as the partner of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant or of a Relevant Worker Migrant, an applicant must meet the requirements listed below. If the applicant meets these requirements, indefinite leave to remain will be granted. If the applicant does not meet these requirements, the application will be refused. Requirements: (a) The applicant must not fall for refusal under the general grounds for refusal, and must not be an illegal entrant. (b) The applicant must be the spouse or civil partner, unmarried or same-sex partner of a person who: (i) has indefinite leave to remain as a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or as a Relevant Worker Migrant; or (ii) is, at the same time being granted indefinite leave to remain as a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or as a Relevant Worker Migrant, or (iii) has become a British Citizen where prior to that they held indefinite leave to remain as a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or as a Relevant Worker Migrant. (c) The applicant must have, or have last been granted, leave as the partner of the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or of the Relevant Worker Migrant, who: (i) has indefinite leave to remain as a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or as a Relevant Worker Migrant; or (ii) is, at the same time being granted indefinite leave to remain as a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or as a Relevant Worker Migrant, or (iii) has become a British Citizen where prior to that they held indefinite leave to remain as a Relevant Immigration Rules in effect from 24 July 2026 Part 8 Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or as a Relevant Worker Migrant. (d) The applicant and the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or the Relevant Worker Migrant, must have been living together in the Isle of Man in a marriage or civil partnership, or in a relationship similar to marriage or civil partnership, for at least the period specified in (i) or (ii): (i) If the applicant was granted leave as: (a) the Partner of that Relevant Points Based System Migrant, or (b) the spouse or civil partner, unmarried or same-sex partner of that person at a time when that person had leave under another category of these Rules under the Rules in place before 19 November 2012, and since then has had continuous leave as the Partner of that Relevant Points based System Migrant, the specified period is 2 years. (ii) If (i) does not apply, the specified period is a continuous period of 5 years, during which the applicant must: (a) have been in a relationship with the same Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or with the same Relevant Worker Migrant, for this entire period, (b) have spent the most recent part of the 5 year period with leave as the Partner of that Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or of that Relevant Worker Migrant, and during that part of the period have met all of the requirements of paragraph 319C(a) to (e), and (c) have spent the remainder of the 5 year period, where applicable, with leave as the spouse or civil partner, unmarried or same-sex partner of that person at a time when that person had leave under another category of these Rules. (d) not have been absent from the UK and Islands for more than 180 days during any 12-month period in the continuous period, except that— (1) any absence from the UK and Islands for the purpose of assisting with a national or international humanitarian or environmental crisis overseas shall not count towards the 180 days, if the applicant provides evidence that this was the purpose of the absence, and (2) any absence from the UK and Islands during periods of leave granted under the Rules in place before 29 October 2019 shall not count towards the 180 days. Any time spent lawfully in the United Kingdom, the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey shall be deemed to be time spent in the Isle of Man. (e) The marriage or civil partnership, or relationship similar to marriage or civil partnership, must be subsisting at the time the application is made. (f) The applicant and the Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or the Relevant Worker Migrant, must intend to live permanently with the other as their spouse or civil partner, unmarried or same- sex partner. (g) The applicant has demonstrated sufficient knowledge of the English language and sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom and Islands, in accordance with Appendix KoLL. (h) The applicant does not have one or more unspent convictions, and (i) The applicant must not be in the Isle of Man in breach of immigration laws except that where paragraph SUI 13.1 (exceptions for overstayers) of Part 9A (Part Suitability) of these Rules applies, any current period of overstaying will be disregarded.
  • https://www.gov.im/media/1393769/immigration-rules-from-24-july-2026_compressed.pdf — Part8 319I–J child duration/settlement
    319I. Period and conditions of grant (a) Entry clearance and leave to remain will be granted for: (i) a period which expires on the same day as the leave granted to the parent whose leave expires first, or 120 Part 8 (ii) where both parents have, or are at the same time being granted, indefinite leave to remain, or have since become British citizens, leave to remain will be granted to the applicant for a period of 3 years. (b) Entry clearance and leave to remain under this route will be subject to the following conditions— (i) no recourse to public funds, and (ii) [Omitted], (iii) [Omitted] (iv) no employment as a professional sportsperson (including as a sports coach). Requirements for indefinite leave to remain 319J.To qualify for indefinite leave to remain under this route, an applicant must meet the requirements listed below. If the applicant meets these requirements, indefinite leave to remain will be granted. If the applicant does not meet these requirements, the application will be refused, unless the applicant qualifies for leave to remain by virtue of paragraphs 33E and 33F. Requirements: (a) The applicant must not fall for refusal under the general grounds for refusal, and must not be an illegal entrant. (b) The applicant must be the child of a parent who has, or is at the same time being granted, indefinite leave to remain as: (i) a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant, or a Relevant Worker Migrant, or (ii) the partner of a Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant or the partner of a Relevant Worker Migrant. (c) The applicant must have, or have last been granted, leave as the child of or have been born in the Isle of Man to the Relevant Points-Based System Migrant, or to the Relevant Worker Migrant, or the partner of a Points Based System Migrant, or Relevant Worker Migrant, who is being granted indefinite leave to remain. (d) The applicant must not be married or in a civil partnership, must not have formed an independent family unit, and must not be leading an independent life, and, if he is over the age of 16 on the date the application is made, he must provide the specified documents and information in paragraph 319H-SD to show that this requirement is met. (e) Both of an applicant’s parents must either be lawfully present (other than as a visitor) in the Isle of Man, or being granted entry clearance, limited leave to remain, or indefinite leave to remain at the same time as the applicant, unless— (i) The Relevant Points Based System Migrant, Business Migrant or Relevant Worker Migrant is the applicant’s sole surviving parent, (ii) The relevant Points Based System Migrant parent, Business Migrant parent, or to the Relevant Worker Migrant parent has and has had sole responsibility for the applicant’s upbringing, or (iii) there are serious and compelling family or other considerations which would make it desirable not to refuse the application and suitable arrangements have been made for the applicant’s care. (f) The applicant has demonstrated sufficient knowledge of the English language and sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom and Islands, in accordance with Appendix KoLL, unless he is under the age of 18 at the date on which the application is made. (g) If the applicant is a child born in the Isle of Man to a Relevant Points Based System migrant, Business Migrant, or to a Relevant Worker Migrant, and their partner, the applicant must provide a full Isle of Man birth certificate showing the names of both parents. (h) All arrangements for the child’s care and accommodation in the Isle of Man must comply with relevant Isle of Man legislation and regulations. (i) The applicant must not be in the Isle of Man in breach of immigration laws except that where Immigration Rules in effect from 24 July 2026 Part 8 paragraph SUI 13.1 (exceptions for overstayers) of Part 9A (Part Suitability) of these Rules applies, any current period of overstaying will be disregarded.
  • https://www.gov.im/media/1393769/immigration-rules-from-24-july-2026_compressed.pdf — Student ST31–40 full dependent conditions
    ST31 Student course requirement for a dependent partner or dependent child of a Immigration Rules in effect from 24 July 2026 Appendix Student Student (1) Unless they are a child who meets the requirements in ST 31(2), the applicant must be the partner or child of a person who is — (a) a Student who has received a scholarship or sponsorship from a Government for study in the Isle of Man and has, or is applying for, permission to study on a full-time course of 6 months or longer; or (b) a full-time Student who has, or is applying for, permission to study a postgraduate level course of 9 months or longer at a higher education provider with a track record of compliance and, if the course start date is on or after 1 January 2026, the provider has confirmed the course is a PhD or other doctoral qualification, or a research-based higher degree; or (c) NOT USED (d) a Student who has, or had within the last 3 months before the date of application, permission to study on a full-time course of 6 months or longer, and is now applying for permission to study a full-time course of 6 months or longer where either: (i) the partner or child already has, or had within the last 3 months before the date of application, permission as a dependent partner or dependent child of the Student; or (ii) the child was born since the last grant of permission to the Student, where the Student and partner or child are applying at the same time. (2) If the applicant is a child who does not meet the requirement at ST.31(1), they must instead meet one of the following requirements — (a) the applicant must have been born during the Student’s current period of permission to study a full-time course of 6 months or longer and they are applying for permission during that period; or (b) where the Student has permission to re-sit examinations or repeat a module of a full- time course of 6 months or longer, the applicant must have been born either — (i) during the Student’s original period of permission; or (ii) during the period of permission granted for re-sitting examinations or to repeat a module; or (c) the applicant must have been born no more than 3 months after the expiry of the Student’s most recent permission and must be making an application for entry clearance within 6 months of the expiry of their parent’s most recent permission. ST32 Relationship requirement for dependent partner of a Student (1) The applicant must be the partner of a Person (P) where one of the following applies — (a) P has permission to stay on the Student route; or (b) P is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance or permission to stay on the Student route. (2) The requirements of Appendix Relationship with Partner must be met. (3) NOT USED (4) NOT USED (5) NOT USED (6) NOT USED 716 Appendix Student ST33 Financial requirement for dependent partner of a Student (1) If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been living in the Isle of Man 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. (2) If the applicant is applying for entry clearance or permission to stay, where they have been in the Isle of Man less than 12 months, the applicant or their partner (who must be a Student or applying at the same time as a Student) must have £680 per month for a total of 9 months, or for the period of permission applied for by the applicant, whichever is the shorter. (3) The funds must be in addition to the funds required for the Student to meet the financial requirement, and the funds required to meet the financial requirement for any dependent child who is applying at the same time, or is already in the Isle of Man as a dependent child of the Student. (4) Unless the applicant is relying on financial sponsorship from a Government or international scholarship agency that covers the living costs of the applicant and the Student, they must show that they have held the required level of funds for a 28-day period and as specified in Appendix Finance. (5) Unless the applicant is applying at the same time as the Student and ST 22(1) applies, the applicant must show that they have the required funds as specified in Appendix Finance. (6) If the funds held in the applicant’s account on the date of decision fall substantially below the level of funds required at ST 33(2), the decision maker must be satisfied that the spent funds have been used to pay a deposit for accommodation or other costs associated with the proposed period of permission in the Isle of Man. ST34 Relationship requirement for dependent child of a Student NOT USED ST35 Care requirement for a dependent child of a Student NOT USED ST36 Age requirement for a dependent child of a Student NOT USED ST37 Requirements for a dependent child of a Student (1) The applicant must meet the following requirements for a dependent child. (2) Where the application is for entry clearance or permission to stay, the applicant must be the child of a parent (P) where one of the following applies — (a) P has entry clearance or permission to stay on the same route the applicant is applying for; or (b) P is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance or permission to stay on the same route the applicant is applying for; or (c) P is settled or has become a British citizen, providing P previously had permission to stay on the same route the applicant is applying for and the applicant had permission as P’s child at that time or was born since P’s last grant of permission and before P settled; or (d) P is settled or has become a British citizen, providing P had permission on the Isle of Man, UK or Channel Islands ancestry route (paragraph 186 to 193 of these Rules) when they settled and the applicant is applying on this route. (3) The applicant’s parents must each be either applying at the same time as the applicant or have permission to be in the Isle of Man (other than as a Visitor) unless — Immigration Rules in effect from 24 July 2026 Appendix Student (a) the parent applying for or with entry clearance or permission to stay is the sole surviving parent or has sole responsibility for the child’s upbringing; or (b) the parent who does not have permission — (i) is a British citizen or a person who has a right to enter or stay in the Isle of Man without restriction; and (ii) lives, or intends to live, in the Isle of Man; or (c) the decision maker is satisfied that there are serious and compelling reasons to grant the applicant entry clearance or permission to stay with the parent who is applying for or has entry clearance or permission to stay or who is covered by ST36(3)(b). (4) If the applicant was born in the Isle of Man and is the child of a person with permission or their partner, the applicant must provide a full Isle of Man birth certificate showing the names of their parent(s). (5) If the applicant is under the age of 18 on the date of application, there must be suitable arrangements for the child’s care and accommodation in the Isle of Man which must comply with relevant Isle of Man law. (6) The applicant must be under the age of 18 on the date of application unless (7) applies. (7) The applicant may be aged 18 or older on the date of application if the applicant was last granted entry clearance or permission to stay as the dependent child of their parent or parents, and the entry clearance or permission to stay is valid on the date of application or expired no more than 14 days before the date of application, except that where paragraph 39E (exceptions for overstayers) applies that period of overstaying will be disregarded. (8) The applicant must not be leading an independent life. ST38 Financial requirement for dependent child of a Student (1) If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been in the Isle of Man 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. (2) Where the applicant is applying for entry clearance, or permission to stay and they have been in the Isle of Man less than 12 months on the date of application, the applicant or their parent must have the funds specified in the table below, for a total of 9 months, or for the period of permission applied for by the applicant, whichever is the shorter. Place of Student’s study Funds required for a dependent child Studying in the Isle of Man £680 per month (3) The funds must be in addition to the funds required for the Student to meet the financial requirement, and the funds required for any dependant of the Student, who is applying at the same time as the applicant or is already in the Isle of Man as a dependant of the Student. (4) Where ST 38(2) applies, unless the applicant is relying on financial sponsorship from a Government or international scholarship agency that covers the living costs of the Student and the applicant, the required level of funds must have been held for a 28-day period and as specified in Appendix Finance. (5) If the funds held in the applicant’s account on the date of decision fall substantially below the level of funds required at ST 38(2), the decision maker must be satisfied that the spent funds have been used to pay a deposit for accommodation or other costs associated with the proposed period of permission in the Isle of Man. 718 Appendix Student ST39 Decision on an application as a dependent partner or dependent child of a Student (1) If the decision maker is satisfied that all the suitability and eligibility requirements for the dependent partner or dependent child of a Student are met, the application will be granted, otherwise the application will be refused. ST40 Period and conditions of grant for a dependent partner or dependent child of a Student (1) A dependent partner will be granted permission which ends on the same date as the Student’s permission. (2) A dependent child will be granted permission which ends on the same date as whichever of their parents’ permission ends first. (3) The grant will be subject to all the following conditions: (a) no access to public funds; and (b) work (including self-employment and voluntary work) is permitted except: (i) where the dependant meets the requirement at ST 31(1)(d) and the Student has been granted less than 9 months’ permission, unless that is to continue a course of study where they had previously been granted at least 9 months’ permission; or (ii) where the dependant meets the requirement at ST 31(1)(d) and the Student is studying a course below degree level; or (iii) no employment as a professional sportsperson (including as a sports coach); and (c) study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS (if the study will commence when the partner or child is aged over 18). (d) NOT USED Immigration Rules in effect from 24 July 2026 Appendix Tuberculosis

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