Immigration Rules: Immigration Rules Appendix Family Reunion Sponsors With Protection
gov.uk change note: Changes made in line with Statement of Changes HC 1333.
Headline
Multiple immigration rule references have been reformatted from paragraph text to bullet points, with extensive spacing adjustments throughout the Family Reunion Sponsors With Protection rules.
Changes in detail
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Throughout the document — All deleted rule references (FRP 1.2, FRP 1.3, FRP 4.1, FRP 5.1, FRP 6.1, FRP 6.2, FRP 9.2, and FRP 10.1) have been reformatted from regular paragraph text to bullet point format, preceded by a dash and indented.
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Spacing throughout — Significant formatting changes with additional blank lines added before and after various section headings and rule references, creating more white space in the document layout.
Practical implications
These changes appear to be purely formatting adjustments with no impact on the substance of the rules. Practitioners should not expect any change to application requirements, processing procedures, or client advice. All the substantive rules remain deleted as before, and the transitional provisions remain unchanged.
Administrative changes
The entire diff consists of formatting changes: converting deleted rule references to bullet point format and adding spacing throughout the document. No substantive legal content has been altered — all rules that were previously deleted remain deleted, and the transitional provision in FRP 11.1 is unchanged.
Diff
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ UK. + There is a separate route under Appendix Child Relative (Sponsors with Protection) for a child to stay with or join a close relative, for example a sibling, who has protection status in the UK. + There is a separate route under Appendix FM: family members for a partner or child to join a sponsor who has protection status, is settled or a British Citizen in the UK on the basis of their family life. @@ -12,22 +14,22 @@ ## Validity requirements for Family Reunion + FRP 1.1. DELETED. + + + + +- FRP 1.2. DELETED. + -FRP 1.2. DELETED. +- FRP 1.3. DELETED. - - - - - -FRP 1.3. DELETED. - @@ -38,7 +40,9 @@ ## Suitability requirements for Family Reunion + FRP 2.1. The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part Suitability. + FRP 2.2. DELETED. @@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ ## Identity requirement for Family Reunion + FRP 3.1 DELETED. @@ -59,11 +64,11 @@ ## Relationship requirements for a partner applying for Family Reunion - -FRP 4.1. DELETED. +- FRP 4.1. DELETED. + @@ -74,10 +79,9 @@ ## Relationship requirement for a child applying for Family Reunion - -FRP 5.1 DELETED. +- FRP 5.1 DELETED. @@ -86,18 +90,16 @@ ## Family life requirements for a child applying for Family Reunion - -FRP 6.1. DELETED. +- FRP 6.1. DELETED. - -FRP 6.2. DELETED. +- FRP 6.2. DELETED. @@ -106,7 +108,9 @@ ## Eligibility under Article 8 of the Human Rights Convention + FRP 7.1. DELETED. + FRP 7.2. DELETED. @@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ ## Decision on an application for Family Reunion + FRP 8.1. DELETED. @@ -123,14 +128,15 @@ ## Period of grant for Family Reunion + FRP 9.1. DELETED. - -FRP 9.2. DELETED. +- FRP 9.2. DELETED. + @@ -141,10 +147,9 @@ ## Conditions of grant for Family Reunion - -FRP 10.1. DELETED. +- FRP 10.1. DELETED. @@ -153,4 +158,5 @@ ## Transitional provisions + FRP 11.1. Applications made before 1500 on 4 September 2025 by a partner or child of a person with protection status will be decided under the Appendix Family Reunion (Sponsors with Protection) rules in force on that date. In any other case, the partner or child of a person with protection status must apply under Appendix FM to stay with or join that person until further notice.