A near relative is a parent or a partner’s parent (including a biological and step-parent), a brother, a sister, a stepbrother or a stepsister, a child (including a stepchild) who has turned 18 and is not a dependent child, or a child (including a stepchild) who has not yet turned 18 years of age and is not in the applicant’s or the applicant’s partner’s daily care and control.