Spouse Visa Applying in Manila

Haha my husband just started work so I feel bad stressing him about it.. I try my best to ask helpful people like you give us best info. Thank you all really. I will collate the documents now and try to make the payment online because that’s where I stopped in the application.

At the end of the process there will be a list available on the system telling you what are mandatory documents and what are useful to supply.
All are scanned so they will appear as screenshots to UKBA
However I suggest you take with you the originals of
Payment confirmation page
Your passport
Marriage certificate
Your Birth certificate
Supply by way of hubby
Bank statements
Proof of living accomadation either rental agreement or mortgage statements
Proof of savings
Proof of genuine relationship
Copy of his passport biometric page
Copy his birth certificate
SU07
Appendix 2 (savings route)
English language yours
Tb test yours

At the end of the application there are 2 forms out of 3 you need to print and he signs one is third party disclosure and and the other I forget the name but it wont be thd self employment one but when you read them you will know which ones

This is helpful Mattecube thanks! But wait you mean husband has to sign something at the end? But he’s in the UK.

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it's third party disclosure he must sign it the other one (not the self employment one ) you both sign
Suggest you print off scan e mail he signs then scan e mail and you print off

Oh okay so it does not have to be original..whew! I got worried there, so scanned copy is fine. Thanks Mattecube

Hello again, I just collected facebook screenshots of our relationship from 2011 to 2020 and I got 148 photos! Is that too much???

Your married that's pretty good proof however I suggest you put in about 12 photos over the 9 years.

photos of you both together--maybe also with family, ideally in recognisable places.

dating and a caption is also worthwhile.

Thanks bigmac, I’ll surely put date and caption on each photo. Does it need to be really from 2011? Or I can skip months and choose photos with recognisable places?
Also I dont have tenancy contract or bills to prove we lived together last 2012-2014 because we were in Abu Dhabi. Will that be a problem?

i simply typed up a timeline of our relationship covering the 5 years of our relationship up to the time of her visa application. it was one a4 page. we were apart for over 2 thirds of the time. its just about showing you are in a genuine lasting relationship. there are no hard and fast rules.

Hello guys, as we’re all experiencing the worrying times of pandemic, my application was caught by the lockdown of Manila. It’s tough being away from family uncertainly. Now that the British Embassy have announced VFS Manila will be opening by 6th July, I am hopeful of the way things are continuing to move forward. My problem is my TB test certificate was done Dec 23, 2018 so it’s more than 6months now, do I really need to do that again? And do I also need this test for my almost 2 yr old son (NZ passport holder) whom I’m planning to take with me to the UK? (Plan for him is to enter on a visa on arrival and then apply for his British Citizenship while already in UK)

i think you mean the tb test was done in 2019!
either way--its now expired.

Yes bigmac! It was done Dec 2019, exactly 6 months ago. Okay I will book it asap! Thank you.

Your tb certificate was valid at the point of application there is no need to get another test done.

I have not submitted the application yet Mattecube, sorry for the confusion. Just when I was about to complete the online application, lockdown in Manila was announced.

Ah then you will need a new one also make sure the bank statements and wage information is within dates

Noted with thanks Mattecube!

Whilst im not familiar with what New Zealand passport holders are entitled to, Im not entirely sure they are automatically entitled to British citizenship these days , (prior to 1983 yes that was the case) without having parenthood of a British subject.. Im sure someone more knowledgable will carify this.. sorry to be a spoilsport but it would be a big problem for your son to be refused admission.. I just know that some Speedway riders from Australia/New Zealand need work permits or visas these days, but im unsure about the British citizenship that you have mentioned.. indeed if it is the case as i suspect, then i think you might need to do a visa application for your 2 year old son to come to this country, I hope im wrong about this..

@Nnohaj
Please clarify where the biological father is and his citizenship however
Some thoughts
A Tuberculosis Test is not required if you are applying for a UK visitor visa. ... In cases where a person tests positive for Tuberculosis, they will not be issued with a certificate. The person will not be able to apply for a UK visa until they can show that they are TB free.
I assume your son has been in the Philippines over 6 months if so he needs a TB test as you want the child to stay longer than 6 months.

New Zealand passport holders(your son) may generally enter the UK for six (6) months without a visa on a visa waiver if they are here for a holiday. ...
However, you will still need to satisfy a Border Force officer when you arrive that you meet the requirements of your visitor category, and aren't in the UK for any other purpose.
And whilst New Zealander's generally do not need a visa before entering the UK on holiday, there are circumstances when you may need to obtain one before you travel.
Is the childs father a New Zealander and in the UK? is this how your son got a NZ passport By his biological father? As a NZ passport holder he can come to the UK without a visa however it is going to look very very odd to UKBA (mum travelling on a settlement visa and child on visit visa)
You may be eligible to apply for citizenship if:

• you have a British parent
• you have another type of British nationality
• you're stateless
• you previously gave up (renounced) your citizenship

If you're a Commonwealth citizen
You may be eligible to apply for citizenship under the Windrush Scheme if both:

• you or one of your parents arrived in the UK before 1973
• you've lived in the UK and not been away from it for more than 2 years

If your parent arrived in the UK before 1973, you must have either:

• been born in the UK
• arrived in the UK before you were 18

Some Commonwealth citizens have 'right of abode' in the UK. This means you can live or work in the UK without immigration restrictions. Check if you can apply to prove you have right of abode in the UK.

This link may help
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_nationality_law

Need help pls! I’m completing my online application on gov.uk and I’m at the IHS

Hi heathen and mattecube! Hope all is well. I know it might be a
risk bringing my son with me to the UK on visa on arrival but I guess that’s the only way to go now since he doesn’t have a Philippine passport. It’s really complicated since he was born in Dubai and we got him an NZ passport because his father is born in NZ but has British Citizenship by descent(his parents are both born and living in UK). We have never been in NZ!