Looks like you will need a work visa for the UK - I don't think an aunt will work for a UK family visa: see https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa https://www.gov.uk

Looks like you will need a work visa for the UK - I don't think an aunt will work for a UK family visa: see https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa and https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa This usually means you are a "skilled worker" and usually already have a job offer. There is a lot of pressure in the UK to prove that there is no one already in the UK able to do the work before a visa is possible (from what I understand - not an expert) Your criminal past will be a problem whatever visa you go for though - robbery and selling drugs are not exactly something that is going to work in your favour. Some details here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-record-certificate-requirement https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-record-c... The mood in the UK is quite anti-immigration at the moment. Both from politicians and a large part of the public outside of the major cities (due to Brexit). I am pro-immigration and I can empathise with your position and situation, but I'm sorry to say that even I would personally not be comfortable with someone with your criminal record (who has already been deported from one country because of their criminality) being allowed to come and live in the UK just because you have an aunt that lives here. Good luck.