Some UK Ancestry Dependants Can Settle Sooner Than You May Think

In this article 'person with UK Ancestry' means a person who has UK immigration permission under the UK Ancestry route, or who has British citizenship or is settled in the UK following on from holding such permission.

There are a number of reasons why dependants of persons with UK Ancestry are in a more favourable position than dependants in most other immigration categories:

• Unlike for other routes, the partner of a person with UK Ancestry is not required to complete a qualifying period of five years as a partner dependant before becoming eligible for settlement;