What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?
The parent must intend to live with the child. Unless an exemption applies (12 months' residence, or the child showing funds under CS 10(2)), they need £1,560 per month for up to 9 months, plus £625 per month (up to 9 months) for each other child in their care. They must keep a main home outside the Isle of Man with funds to maintain it, and show the funds were held for 28 days.
See recorded sources
- https://www.gov.im/media/1393769/immigration-rules-from-24-july-2026_compressed.pdf
PC 6.1. The applicant must intend to live with the Child Student during the applicant’s stay in the Isle of Man.
PC 7 Financial requirement for Parent of a Child Student
PC 7.1. 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.
PC 7.2. If both the applicant and the Child Student are applying at the same time for either entry clearance,
or permission to stay where they have both lived in the Isle of Man for less than 12 months on the
date of application, the applicant will meet the financial requirement if the Child Student shows the
level of funds required under CS 10(2).
PC 7.3. If neither paragraph PC 7.1 nor PC 7.2 apply the applicant must —
(a) have funds of £1,560 for each month of their intended stay in the Isle of Man up to a maximum
of 9 months; and
(b) have funds of £625 for each month of their intended stay up to a maximum of 9 months for
any child other than the Child Student who will be under their care in the Isle of Man.
PC 7.4. The applicant must not intend to make the Isle of Man their main home and must have sufficient
funds to maintain their main home outside the Isle of Man, in addition to any other funds required by
these rules.
PC 7.5. The applicant must show that they have held the required level of funds for a 28-day period and as
specified in Appendix Finance.