UK-born children of Graduate-route holders become eligible to apply as dependants

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited Kingdom

Operative dateAugust 3, 2026

CategoryPost-study work / graduate route / family dependants

Policy toolStatement of changes to the immigration rules

Affected groupChildren born in the united kingdom during a parent's current graduate-route permission

Policy effect

Created a dedicated provision allowing a child born in the UK during a parent’s Graduate route permission to apply in-country as a dependant and obtain permission aligned with that parent.

Conditions and exceptions

Recorded validated scope: The child must have been born in the United Kingdom during the parent's current Graduate permission; the child's permission is aligned with the parent's.

Official source excerpt

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This amendment will allow a child born in the UK during a parent’s current grant of Graduate route permission to apply as a dependant, and be granted permission in line with the parent. … The following paragraphs shall take effect on 3 August 2026: • 1.1 • 5.1 to 5.6 • 8.5 and 8.6 • 11.1 to 11.3 • 13.1 and 13.2 • APP AR1 • APP HMAF1 to APP HMAF5 • APP AFI1 to APP AFI3 • APP ECAA1 and APP ECAA2 • APP FM1 to APP FM13 2 • APP V1 to APP V3 • APP ST1 and APP ST2 • APP CS1 • APP PC1 • APP GR1 to APP GR4 … “(d) they must be a child born in the UK to a Graduate who holds existing permission to stay in the Graduate route.”. … APP GR3. After GR 9.4A(c), insert: “(d) they must be a child born in the UK to a Graduate who holds existing permission to stay in the Graduate route.”.

UK Home OfficeStatement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 259 and explanatory memorandum, effective 3 August 2026Open official source

Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-259-9-july-2026/explanatory-memorandum-to-the-statement-of-changes-in-immigration-rules-hc-259-9-july-2026-accessible

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

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UK-born children of Graduate-route holders become eligible to apply as dependants

Policy effect

Conditions and exceptions

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other United Kingdom changes operative in 2026