Current general guidance provides for sons under 25, unmarried daughters and children with special needs. Apply this framework together with the sponsor’s residence category and the specific conditions of the application.
Students and holders of certain special residence categories may have other routes. The government’s study guidance, for example, describes continued parental sponsorship for male students over 25 with evidence of higher education.
Check the sponsor’s valid residency, relationship evidence, housing, and financial and medical requirements. A job change, residence cancellation or child’s marriage may require action; age is only one part of the assessment.
A practical next step
Before expiry or a change in circumstances, assemble passports, the sponsor’s permit, relationship documents and study evidence for the appropriate assessment.