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Can I bring my partners Syrian mum and sisters to the UK?

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BA25 · 07/12/2024 19:53

war has broken out, there village is surrounded. Is there any way I can bring them here to keep them safe? My partner is crying non stop. Can I sponsor them? The rules are so confusing.

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Onthesideofthespiders · 07/12/2024 20:57

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What? what is wrong with you?

CatherinedeBourgh · 07/12/2024 20:54

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What, to a war zone? As a civilian? What exactly is he supposed to do other than get killed?

LetThereBeLove · 07/12/2024 20:53

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That is insane advice! It's highly unlikely he could even get a flight there now.

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username299 · 07/12/2024 20:45

You might be able to get advice here.

greenel · 07/12/2024 20:21

I'm a naturalised British citizen and have lived in the Uk for 20 years. However I can't bring my elderly mother over from my home country permanently (despite her living alone) and me being an only child with a high income. While it upsets me greatly that despite being a British citizen now I can't bring family over, I understand why. There's millions of immigrants like me in the UK and if we all brought our families over, it would be chaos. There's a lot of countries at war, people persecuted everywhere, economic strife and everyone wants to get out but sadly when you migrate you accept people get left behind. It's a cruel reality of immigration and for millennia it's how families have been split up as not everyone can move en masse to one place. It doesn't make it any easier so I'm very sorry for your partner. It's worth checking if they qualify for any exemptions but I know many immigrant families have hit this obstacle without success.

User37482 · 07/12/2024 20:05

I don’t know if this is helpful but the Kurds have offered safe refuge to any Syrian. Can they actually get out of their village? I’m sorry for his troubles, he must be extremely worried.

Adventlandonhs · 07/12/2024 20:00

Speak to a immigration lawyer.

YouveGotAFastCar · 07/12/2024 20:00

You’re going to need to talk to an immigration lawyer, really. I’m not sure if there’s a special scheme in place for Syria at the moment, nothing showed up on Google immediately.

Typically, you could bring over child or adult dependents - are they dependent on your partner? But the financial thresholds are high, £29k to sponsor a partner, plus an additional £3.8k for the first child and £2.4k for each subsequent one. I’m also not sure if you not being married would play a part. You can take these with a pinch of salt as there may be a scheme that is better, but they’ll be an idea of how much you’d be looking at to be able to sponsor them.

I’m presuming your partner has British citizenship?

I’m really sorry for the situation they’re in, it’s unimaginable. I hope they’re safe.