If you have a right to live the in the United Kingdom, your family may join you. Your family is defined as:

• your spouse or civil partner;
• children or grandchildren of you, your spouse or your civil partner who are under 21 years of age or who are dependent upon you; and
• the parents or grandparents of you, your spouse or your civil partner.

If you are a student, only your spouse, civil partner or dependent children are entitled to a right of residence.

Other relatives (including extended family members such as brothers, sisters and cousins) do not have an automatic right to live in the United Kingdom. To be considered, the extended family member must be able to demonstrate that they are dependent on you. If you and your partner are not married or in a civil partnership, you must be able to show that you are in a durable relationship with each other.