DNA Testing Bookings

Arranging accredited testing where a family relationship needs to be evidenced.

For families whose documentary evidence of a relationship is missing or incomplete.

When a test may help

Birth records are unavailable or were registered late.
The application relies on a parent–child link that documents cannot show on their own.

What to know first
DNA testing is voluntary and should not be arranged before advice. A test proves a biological relationship only — it does not answer questions about parental responsibility, sole responsibility or dependency.

How WLIS can help

1 We check that the route suits your plans and that the matter is a straightforward one within our IAA Level 1 authorisation.
2 We review your eligibility and your documents, and explain plainly anything that needs attention.
3 We give you a document checklist written for your circumstances rather than a generic one.
4 We prepare the application form and supporting documents, and you check and approve the final information before anything is submitted.
5 We help with submission, biometrics or identity steps, and your eVisa and UKVI account after the decision.

What we can and cannot help with

We provide advice and application assistance for straightforward immigration matters within our IAA Level 1 Immigration authorisation. Where a matter falls outside that authorisation — for example because it involves adverse immigration history, a discretionary or human-rights claim, an administrative review, an appeal or tribunal work — we will tell you and signpost or refer you to an adviser authorised at the appropriate level.

If an application is refused, we will explain the decision and whether any further work remains within our Level 1 authorisation. Where an administrative review, an appeal or other higher-level casework is needed, we will signpost or refer you to an appropriately authorised adviser. We do not provide appeal or tribunal representation.

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) makes the final decision on every application. No immigration adviser can guarantee that an application will be approved.

Our IAA regulation How we work Fees

Questions clients often ask

When is DNA evidence actually useful?

Where a biological relationship is central to the application and the documents are missing or incomplete — for example a birth that was registered late. Where the relationship is already well documented, a test adds cost without adding anything to the application.

Does the Home Office require a DNA test?

No. Testing is voluntary, and an application cannot be refused simply because no test was taken. It is a way of proving a relationship when other evidence is thin, and should be a considered decision rather than an assumption that it is expected.

Which tests are accepted?

Tests from an accredited provider, with a documented chain of custody: identity checked at sampling, samples collected by an authorised person, and the report issued directly by the laboratory. A home test kit will not carry weight, however accurate the science behind it.

Official sources we check

We check what we publish against the Home Office's own guidance. These are the GOV.UK pages behind the advice on this site — use them to confirm anything you read here, because the rules change and the official page is always the current one.

GOV.UK content is published by the UK government and is not part of this website.

Talk to us about dna testing bookings

Tell us what you want to apply for, the status you hold now and when your current permission ends. We will confirm whether the matter is within our Level 1 authorisation and offer a suitable appointment.

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