trying to bring a long term friend to the u/k

[darren-b]

emigrate

Or buy/rent somewhere over there and partially emigrate for a year. Then bring the carer back to the UK on a overseas domestic visa.

"You have been working as a domestic worker in the same house as your employer for at least one year immediately before your application, or you have been working in a household that your employer uses regularly for themselves for at least one year immediately before your application, and you can show that there is a connection between you and your employer. "