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

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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.

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.

Speak to a immigration lawyer.

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration

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.

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.

You might be able to get advice here.

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

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

What? what is wrong with you?

What a dickish thing to say.

How, do tell?

Where does it say partner is male? But regardless, what would you do that no-one else has thought about it managed to achieve.

Reported. Just go away and stop hassling the OP.

As suggested find an immigration lawyer.

If you could bring them over, they would have no recourse to public funds, so no benefits, no housing, no healthcare. You would need to prove that you and your partner earn enough to rent them somewhere to live, pay all their bills, pay for their healthcare etc.
Or they could come on a tourist visa for up to 6 months, to see if things settle down at home for them. I know this is unlikely, but just a suggestion.
Do his mum or sisters have any valuable skills, such as being a dr, nurse etc, where they could get a highly skilled visa?

Are they in a situation where they can escape the village at all? It may not be possible if the village is surrounded? Like already suggested here, you need to speak with an immigration lawyer, or perhaps a charity can point you in the right direction, like the Red Cross. They may know what a good place to start is.

No!

Very unlikely. He would have to be the one applying for them to come here, not you as you are not married. It will depend on his status, income etc etc etc. It is NOT easy.

Agree with others to seek advice from an immigration lawyer.

That's really good advice

Also good advice