Paragraph 11 Persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse and their childrenF1

Northern Ireland

(1)

A person who—

(a)

has been granted indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom under any of the following provisions of the immigration rules—

(i)

paragraph VDA 9.1 of the Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse; or

(ii)

where such leave was granted before the coming into force of the Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse—

(aa)

paragraph 289B (victims of domestic violence);

(bb)

paragraph D-DVILR.1.1 of Appendix FM (victims of domestic abuse); or

(cc)

paragraph 40 of Appendix Armed Forces (victims of domestic violence: partners of members of the armed forces);

(b)

has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and the Islands since the person was granted such leave; and

(c)

is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom on the course start date.

(2)

A person who—

(a)

has been granted indefinite leave to enter or remain;

(b)

(i)

is the child of a person granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse; and

(ii)

on the leave application date, was the child of the person granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse;

(c)

was under 18 on the leave application date;

(d)

has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and the Islands since the person was granted such leave; and

(e)

is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom on the course start date.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (2), “leave application date” means the date on which a person granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse made an application to remain in the United Kingdom on those grounds under the immigration rules.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2 para. 11 substituted (1.9.2025) by The Agriculture (Student Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/112), regs. 1, 6