--- title: Family & dependents after you move description: Bringing a spouse, child, or parent; schools and childcare by destination. Complements visa pages — does not replace them. image: https://migrantiq.com/og/default.png --- Skip to content Advertisement728 × 90AdSense zone Family FAMILY & DEPENDENTS AFTER YOU MOVE Dependents, schools, and childcare by destination — after visa rules, not instead of them. Family hub pages cover dependents, schools, and childcare after a move. Visa eligibility still lives on country visa pages. This hub does not approve applications or invent processing times. Last updated 2026-10-31 Recently verified MigrantIQ Research Desk Author: MigrantIQ Research Desk Publisher: migrantiq.com Last reviewed: 2026-10 Contact: info@migrantiq.com [info@migrantiq.com?subject=MigrantIQ%20guide%20question] Free migration planning guides for a global audience. Informational only — not legal advice, not a visa application, and not a substitute for licensed immigration counsel. Confirm every fee, form, and deadline on the destination government site before you pay anyone. Enriched planning pack with cited sources. Not legal or immigration advice. Research desk [/about/editorial/]Editorial standards [/about/editorial-standards/]Corrections · report an error [/about/corrections/]Contact [/contact/]How we use AI [/about/ai/]How we make money [/about/how-we-make-money/] WHAT THIS HUB IS FOR Moving with family is two problems: who can come (visa rules) and how life works after arrival (schools, childcare, pregnancy timing, household settle tasks). This hub focuses on dependents themes and post-arrival family life by destination. Country visa pages still own eligibility, fees, and processing language. HOW IT DIFFERS FROM VISA PAGES Visa pages answer “Can my spouse, child, or parent apply on this route?” Family hub pages answer “What does bringing them usually involve?” and “What should I know about schools and childcare after we land?” If both pages repeated the same eligibility essay, readers would bounce and search engines would see duplicate intent. Keep visa facts on visa URLs; keep family-life planning here. WHAT YOU WILL FIND Country hubs under `/family/{country}/` and task pages such as bring-spouse, bring-child, bring-parent, schools, childcare, and pregnancy. Copy is planning-oriented. When a rule is unclear or reforms are in flight, the honest move is to say so and link the official page instead of inventing a number. COSTS AND TIMELINES Application fees, biometrics, medicals, and flights are real costs, but they change. This hub does not freeze a fee table that will rot in three months. Use the destination government’s fee finder. The same is true for processing times: cite the official published range when you need a number for planning, and budget slack. SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE Catchment areas, waitlists, and term dates matter more than generic “research schools online” advice. Read the destination’s schools and childcare pages before you sign a 12-month lease far from the area you actually want. Temporary housing near work but far from school is a common first-year mistake. WHAT THIS HUB DOES NOT DO It does not approve applications, invent wait times, place children in schools, or replace immigration counsel on hard cases (prior refusals, adoption, custody). Safe-migration pages cover recognition and safety context for some communities; they are adjacent, not duplicates. SUGGESTED PATH * Confirm dependent eligibility on the relevant visa [/visas/] or country page. * Open the matching Family destination. * Read schools and childcare before you book long-term housing. * Use Settle [/settle/] for tax ID and bank tasks that unlock the household’s first month. HOW IT WORKS 1. Confirm who qualifies as a dependent on the official visa source. 2. Open the Family destination for that country. 3. Read bring-spouse / bring-child / bring-parent as planning notes. 4. Check schools and childcare before you sign a long lease. WHO THIS HELPS * Principal applicants planning to bring dependents * Partners researching schools and childcare after landing * Not a substitute for immigration counsel on hard cases EXAMPLES SPOUSE AFTER A WORK VISA Confirm the dependent route on the visa page, then open Family → bring-spouse for that country for document and timing themes. SCHOOL CATCHMENT Temporary housing far from the school you want can force a mid-year move. Read schools before you sign. PARENTS Parent routes are often stricter than spouse routes. Treat bring-parent pages as notes, not approvals. IN THIS SECTION Family & dependents — United StatesWho you can bring, dependant costs, schools, and childcare timelines. Focus: United States. [/family/united-states/]Family & dependents — United KingdomWho you can bring, dependant costs, schools, and childcare timelines. Focus: United Kingdom. [/family/united-kingdom/]Family & dependents — CanadaWho you can bring, dependant costs, schools, and childcare timelines. Focus: Canada. [/family/canada/]Family & dependents — AustraliaWho you can bring, dependant costs, schools, and childcare timelines. Focus: Australia. [/family/australia/]Family & dependents — GermanyWho you can bring, dependant costs, schools, and childcare timelines. Focus: Germany. [/family/germany/] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS DOES THIS HUB APPROVE FAMILY VISAS? No. It is planning information only. WHERE DO I CHECK IF MY SPOUSE CAN APPLY? On the destination’s official immigration site and on MigrantIQ visa pages for that country. ARE SCHOOL PLACES GUARANTEED? No. Catchment and waitlists are local. HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM /VISAS/? Visas cover eligibility and routes. Family covers dependents themes plus schools and childcare after you arrive. DO YOU INVENT PROCESSING TIMES? No. Use the official published times. SOURCES * GOV.UK — Family visas [https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa] — Checked 2026-10-31. * IRCC — Family sponsorship [https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/family-sponsorship.html] — Checked 2026-10-31. RELATED * Settle [/settle/] * Driving [/driving/] * Money [/money/] * Housing [/housing/] * Planning tools [/tools/] * Countries [/countries/] * My Plan [/plan/] Save to My Plan [/plan/] MigrantIQ publishes free planning information. We are not a law firm, visa agency, or financial adviser. 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