Live Abroad with Your Spouse, Children, and Parents

One of the biggest reasons people go abroad is to give their families a better standard of living. The Dependent Visa is a powerful tool created by countries to help families live together. It allows professionals, students, permanent residents and others to bring their family that is in a different country to their new home country. The dependent visa allows professionals, students, permanent residents and others to bring their family that is in a different country to their new home country.

There Are Two Types of Dependent Visas (Temporary and permanent)

1. Temporary Visas for holders of the following visas
- Work, intra-company transfer, Student, Fiancé

2. Permanent Visas are for spouses or children below the age of 18-21 years old
- Immigration dependents

Spouses/partners on temporary Dependent Visas are allowed limited work rights based on their visa validity in most countries, except the US.

Dependents granted Permanent Residence Visas have the right to live, study, and work for as long as they remain permanent residents.

What is a dependent certificate?

This certificate establishes the dependent status of the citizen for all legal and official purposes. It is a record provided to the citizen of any country. It is provided by that nation’s government approving and affirming that a person is a dependent. Dependents also mean persons who are not themselves earners but depend on a person – be it a spouse, parent, or any other close relative, for food, shelter, and all other basic needs.