Uk carer visa for my friend, does it exist

Hi everyone, I have a friend staying with me as a visitor and taking care of me while I deal with a long term illness. I'd like her to stay longer, does anyone have any information regarding this type of visa? I've found the chapter 17 section 2 that seems to deal with this but it doesn't explain what visa form to use. Any help will be much appreciated, thank you.

I’ve just found Chapter 17, Section 2, which relates to issuing visas outside the immigration rules... and the first thing it says is that there is no visa for short-term carers ... which is why you can’t find one.

From the document:

17.1 Entry Clearance
There is no provision in the Immigration Rules for issuing entry clearance on the basis of an applicant coming to the UK to care for a sick family member or friend. A person who wishes to enter the UK to provide short-term care or make alternative arrangements for the long term care of a friend/relative may do so under the Rules relating to general visitors.

The rules relating to general visitors are here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor-rules

It then goes on to say that if the carer does not qualify to enter the UK as a visitor, their case may be referred and they may be granted entry clearance as a carer outside the immigration rules.

In terms of your friend trying to stay longer, it says that if the carer is already in the UK as a visitor, and they are a RELATIVE of the person being cared for, they can apply to extend their stay by up to 3 months but ONLY in the case where they need to arrange for future long-term care by someone who does not need a visa for the U.K.

From Chapter 17, Section 2:

17.3.1. Granting an initial period of leave to remain
Where the application is to care for a sick or disabled relative it will normally be appropriate to grant leave to remain for 3 months on Code 3 (no recourse to employment or public funds) outside the Rules.

The applicant must be informed that leave has been granted on the strict understanding that during this period arrangements will be made for the future care of the patient by a person who is not subject to the Immigration Rules.

The following wording must be added to the grant letter:
‘I must advise you/your client that this leave has been granted exceptionally outside the normal requirements of the Immigration Rules to enable you/your client to make permanent arrangements for the future care of your/his/her relative, by a person who is not subject to immigration control. It is unlikely that any further leave will be granted on this basis’.





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Hi everyone, I have a friend staying with me as a visitor and taking care of me while I deal with a long term illness. I'd like her to stay longer, does anyone have any information regarding this type of visa? I've found the chapter 17 section 2 that seems to deal with this but it doesn't explain what visa form to use. Any help will be much appreciated, thank you.

There is not a carers visa unfortunately.

From the chapter 17, section 2 guidance

17.1 Entry Clearance
There is no provision in the Immigration Rules for issuing entry clearance on the basis of an applicant coming to the UK to care for a sick family member or friend. A person who wishes to enter the UK to provide short-term care or make alternative arrangements for the long term care of a friend/relative may do so under the Rules relating to general visitors.

Reading further, there does seem to be some provision for applications outside the visa rules but those are only usually successful in exceptional circumstances. You would basically have to prove that no other arrangements can be made for your care by someone not subject to immigration control and even then, it would only be on a temporary basis to enable permanent arrangements to be made.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263431/section2.pdf