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Dependent Residence Permit - Occupation Permit or Retired Holder

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

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Which family relationships qualify?

Spouse, dependent child (a child, stepchild or lawfully adopted child who is wholly dependent, not over 24, unmarried and not in gainful activity), parent, or other dependant of the permit holder.

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

The principal may hold an occupation permit or a residence permit as a retired non-citizen. The Immigration Act lists a spouse, dependent child, parent or other dependent of either principal as a residence-permit category; for both categories it excludes a young professional principal. The family member’s qualifying relationship and dependency remain subject to the applicable law and application evidence.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured category rule identifies eligible principal statuses but does not itself specify all dependency evidence or any additional sponsor conditions for each family relationship.

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

Answer not available

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

Answer not available

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?

Dependants apply for a residence permit valid for no longer than the main holder's permit; their resident status ceases if the person through whom they obtained it ceases to be a resident or is deprived of that status. The official source does not state work rights or any independent or longer-term route.

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Limits of the record
  • Work rights and any independent or longer-term route are not stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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