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Ascension - Accompanying Dependant Visa

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaFamily

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Which family relationships qualify?

The qualifying relatives are the accompanying spouse, partner or dependent children under the age of 18.

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    An Accompanying Dependant visa is only for the accompanying spouse, partner or dependent children under the age of 18, of a person who has been issued (or is applying in tandem for) an Employment visa, or a person that is an AIG employee.

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

The connecting person is the holder of an Employment visa who holds an accompanied status contract of employment, or an AIG employee; the supporting evidence is the principal Employment visa and confirmation of the accompanied status contract, or a letter of employment confirmation from AIG.

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    When applying for an Accompanying Dependant visa, appropriate evidence should be submitted in support, such as the principal Employment visa and confirmation that the holder of the Employment visa holds an accompanied status contract of employment, or in the case of an accompanying dependant of an AIG employee, a letter of employment confirmation from AIG.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the evidence needed to prove the family relationship.

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Limits of the record
  • Read Annex A section 7) Accompanying Dependant in full and Annex B. The policy lists only evidence about the principal's employment (the Employment visa, the accompanied status contract, an AIG letter). It states nothing about proving the marriage, partnership, parentage, custody or dependency itself. That employment evidence is already the sponsor answer, so it is not repeated here.

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

Permission may be cancelled if the person it was granted to is unable to show financial means to adequately maintain and accommodate themselves (including medical emergencies) and any accompanying dependants for the duration of their intended stay, and to pay for their repatriation.

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Limits of the record
  • This is the general 'Adequate means of support' ground in Annex B, expressed as a responsibility of the person holding the permission rather than a rule written for the Accompanying Dependant visa alone.
  • No insurance sum or maintenance figure is stated.
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    Entry clearance or permission held by a person may be cancelled if the person to whom it was granted is unable to show that they have financial means to adequately maintain and accommodate themselves (including medical emergencies) and any accompanying dependants for the duration of their intended stay, and to pay for their repatriation.

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?

Once on island the employee and any accompanying dependants obtain an Employment or Accompanying Dependant Stamp from an Immigration Officer, and the visa allows multiple entries to Ascension up to the end date to which their employer's obligations apply to them in accordance with the Employment Ordinance 2022. The official source does not state an independent or longer-term status for the dependant.

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Limits of the record
  • The passage sits in Annex A section 6) Employment and describes the principal's Employment visa, naming the accompanying dependants' stamp within it.
  • No independent status and no longer-term residence direction are stated for the dependant.
  • chars 24576-24988
    It allows an employee and any accompanying dependants, once on island, to obtain an Employment or Accompanying Dependant Stamp from an Immigration Officer. It allows for multiple entries to Policy on Entry Control to Ascension | Annex A – Categories of Visas 9 Ascension up to the end date to which their employer’s obligations apply to them, in accordance with the Employment Ordinance 2022.

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

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