Pitcairn IslandsFamily
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The family pathway is for a person who has a close family member (spouse/partner, child, parent or sibling) lawfully residing on Pitcairn.
a. Family pathway – where a person has a close family member (spouse/partner, child, parent or sibling) lawfully residing on Pitcairn; and
The applicant must have a close family member lawfully residing on Pitcairn. The official source does not state what citizenship or immigration status that family member must hold.
c. They have a close family member residing on Pitcairn or they have relevant skills which will contribute to the Pitcairn community; and
a. Family pathway – where a person has a close family member (spouse/partner, child, parent or sibling) lawfully residing on Pitcairn; and
The settlement visa application form asks family-pathway applicants to list their close family member(s) currently on Pitcairn and their relationship to them. The official source does not state documentary evidence of the relationship, such as marriage or birth certificates.
If you are applying under the Family pathway, please list the close family member/s on Pitcairn currently and your relationship to them:
Applicants must provide either evidence of sufficient funds genuinely available to meet their reasonable maintenance and accommodation costs for the duration of the visa, or proof of sponsorship by a suitable person, organisation or Government agency in the form of a written undertaking for their maintenance and accommodation. They must also meet the character, health, travel and medical insurance, and financial capacity requirements, unless waived by the Governor.
8.1 All applicants for visas must provide either: a. Evidence that the applicant has sufficient funds genuinely available to them to meet their reasonable costs of maintenance and accommodation for the duration of their visa to the Pitcairn Islands, taking into account any accommodation that has been pre-paid; or b. Proof of sponsorship by a suitable person, organisation, or Government agency in the form of a written undertaking for the maintenance and accommodation of the applicant.
d. They meet the character, health, travel and medical insurance, and financial capacity requirements in sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this Policy, unless waived by the Governor;
Applications are made on the completed approved form with the application fee, unless waived by the Governor. A settlement visa expires two years after issue. A holder who has lawfully resided on Pitcairn for more than 18 months and has not been absent for more than four months during the visa may apply for permanent residence before the visa expires; permanent residence cannot be granted until more than two years of lawful residence, but processing may start on an application made after 18 months. The official source does not state the holder's rights, such as work.
12.1 Applications for settlement visas must be: a. Made by completing in full the approved application form; and b. Accompanied by the requisite application fee, unless waived by the Governor.
12.6 A settlement visa expires two years after issue.
12.7 The holder of a settlement visa who has lawfully resided on Pitcairn for more than 18 months, and who has not been absent from Pitcairn for more than four months during the currency of their visa, may apply for permanent residence by completing the approved application form and paying the requisite fee prior to the expiry of their visa.
Permanent residence cannot be granted until a person has lawfully resided on Pitcairn for more than two years (refer section 14.3(b)), but the processing and assessment of an application may commence upon application made after 18 months.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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