Does a UK Student visa dependant need IELTS?

A partner shows a marriage or civil partnership certificate, or evidence of an unmarried partnership; a child shows a birth certificate, that they are not married or in a civil partnership, and that they live with you unless in full-time education elsewhere.

Each dependant needs money on top of yours: £845 a month for courses in London or £680 a month outside London, for up to 9 months, held for 28 days in a row. They do not need to show it if they have been in the UK with a valid visa for 12 months. For applications to extend or switch inside the UK, gov.uk says each person pays £558 plus the healthcare surcharge.

The student must meet the Student route's own English rule: B2 at degree level, which for a PhD can be a university assessment. See IELTS for the UK Student visa. Dependant visas end on the same date as the student's. Immigration rules change, sometimes at short notice. Confirm the current rule on the gov.uk Student visa page before you book a test or apply. This guide is general information, not legal or immigration advice.