Regulation 2 Class or description of person to be visited

(1)

A person (“P”) is of a class or description prescribed for the purposes of section 88A(1)(a) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (entry clearance), if—

(a)

the applicant for entry clearance (“A”) is a member of the family of P; and

(b)

P’s circumstances match those specified in regulation 3.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1), A is a member of the family of P if A is the—

(a)

spouse, civil partner, father, mother, son, daughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, brother or sister;

(b)

father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law;

(c)

son-in-law or daughter-in-law; or

(d)

stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister;

of P.

(3)

For the purposes of paragraph (1), A is also a member of the family of P if A is the partner of P.

(4)

In this regulation, A is the partner of P if—

(a)

A and P have been in a relationship that is akin to a marriage or civil partnership for at least the two years before the day on which A’s application for entry clearance was made; and

(b)

such relationship is genuine and subsisting.

(5)

In this regulation—

(a)

“father-in-law of P” includes the father of P’s civil partner;

(b)

“mother-in-law of P” includes the mother of P’s civil partner;

(c)

“brother-in-law of P” includes the brother of P’s civil partner;

(d)

“sister-in-law of P” includes the sister of P’s civil partner;

(e)

“son-in-law of P” includes the son of P’s civil partner;

(f)

“daughter-in-law of P” includes the daughter of P’s civil partner;

(g)

“stepfather of P” includes the person who is the civil partner of A’s father (but is not A’s parent);

(h)

“stepmother of P” includes the person who is the civil partner of A’s mother (but is not A’s parent);

(i)

“stepson of P” includes the person who is the son of A’s civil partner (but is not A’s son);

(j)

“stepdaughter of P” includes the person who is the daughter of A’s civil partner (but is not A’s daughter);

(k)

“stepbrother of P” includes the person who is the son of the civil parent of A’s parent (but is not the son of either of A’s parents); and

(l)

“stepsister of P” includes the person who is the daughter of the civil partner of A’s parent (but is not the daughter of either of A’s parents).