How to apply for a Partner/Spouse Visa Under New Rules

There are two ways to get citizenship for a foreign-born child. The first is by registering the birth with the British Embassy and the second (and Foreign Office advised) is by applying for the child's British Passport. The documentary requirements are the same in both cases but a word of warning: you and your girlfriend are going to have to prove your relationship (in documentary form) since you are not married and you will need to prove that the child is yours.

"prospects" haha. Of course any income /pension will just come straight off the Universal credit. In UK now, it's housing that is the killer. On minimum wage, you need to work 2 days just to pay your rent.

I think Filipino passports are quite straightforward if you have the correct Filipino birth certificate (NSO).

So if I can get British citizenship then Filipino passport, I think my son should get to uk

To get british citizenship is automatic, I thought, if one of the parents is a British citizen ( for 2 generations).
I thought, it's just a matter of applying in Philippines and sending the right UK birth certificates and wedding certificates. It costs a lot of money. That's what I read last year.

You - or rather your girlfriend - should apply for his Philippine Passport immediately after birth; it will be required as part of the British Passport application.

Yes, thanks for the warning about proving relationship, yes we can do that, I think.

But it seems to me that if baby has a Filipino passport to travel to UK AND he already has British citizenship, he should be able to travel to UK

But you won't have a UK Birth Certificate - to get one of those, the child would have to be born in the UK - and you're not married.

Yes. Thanks.
And also to get british citizenship, I think he needs a photo certified by 2 Filipinos, 1 of which must be a person "of standing"

Erm, whilst the child is a minor, his mother's written permission will be required and certain DSWD procedures followed.

Right of Abode? More expensive than a Passport ...

Yes indeed but until the child turns 16 he will need DSWD clearance in order to travel out of the Philippines.

ESA benefit is now included in Universal Credit, is all I know. That's a disability benefit, maybe there are others. But I don't get them anyway

Yes, I knew about the DSWD clearance, I think that can be easily dealt with though. Yes, I would have to leave Philippines with the mother and baby

I'm sure it can be Filipinos of equal standing. It doesn't have to be UK citizens. They aren't going to insist UK citizens can vouch for photo of a Filipino baby I think. But I am sure I've read that, Filipinos can sign the photo, 1 must be high standing. Or maybe it's not nessary for a baby

Yes, I've already thought about the DSWD clearance. Thanks
The name of the father on the birth certificate can be a foreigner tourist, I'm sure.

Maybe procedures have changed but when I applied for my two's Passports, I had to send their application packs which included a Declaration which had to be signed by a "professional" British Passport holder who had known me personally for at least 7 years. My solicitor fitted that bill perfectly and she simply needed to see the boys "live" on Skype.

Please read my reply to Oss, immediately above this post, on this very point.