UK Visa and Passport (for a newborn baby) advice :)

@jayson.

i trust you are aware that --although you financed a house in the filis---its never yours ?

Oh cool, even cheaper on Luzon - buy one, take two!

I am aware of this, yes.

Obviously I know nothing about this law, but from the description you have given me... I have not been disloyal to the man, I never swore loyalty to him to start with,,, Similarly he was never in my confidence so how could I abuse his confidence? I have had no dealing with him for which to defraud him, and I have not had false pretences I have been 100per cent honest about everything... How, pray, would they have a case against me?

Of course not, I was thinking of a weekend away at the beach resort..

Well, so far the plan of action is thus. My partner has been using her networking skills, to get all available support from anyone close to her husband. She has enlisted her daughter, sisters, brother, his sister, and brother in law, both sets of parents and anyone else she could think of to message, phone or speak directly to him. At the end of the day, no-one wins from an adultery complaint being filed, except in the smallest way possible he might get a sense of revenge...And it impacts directly on his kids futures if he does so. We are hoping that this initiative works to at least buy us some time in regards to the lawsuit not being filed against us. As we feel that it is not a good idea for him to have this potential threat hanging over us for the years to come, for him to use against us anytime we disagree on something or he just wakes up in a bad mood, my wife is trying to arrange a family meeting of all above mentioned family members, including his kids, to try and talk him into agreeing to an annulment. If we are successful, this should in the long term solve most of our problems, except as mentioned by some people, the potential of a drive by shooting! My partner, who knows him better than most people perhaps, feels this is not really in his nature and doesn't take with much seriousness the possibility of his doing such a thing. She doesn't really feel he would go ahead with the adultery lawsuit, but it is too much of a risk for us to leave open as an option. We also plan to seek the advice of a lawyer here in Lucena, just so we can be sure we know the law inside out and any possible things we could do to help our situation.

So I am staying put for the short term, until the baby has arrived at least. Once he or she has made his / her appearance, we shall push to get all the paperwork sorted, and it is our plan to apply for a 6 month visitor visa for my partner and our baby. For one thing, my family and friends in the UK will be eager to meet the new addition to my family, as well as my partner. Prior to this I shall be returning to the UK to sort out possible accommodation for us if the visa application is successful, amongst other things. During this time my wife will be having the family meetings and personal meetings with him to try to secure agreement on the annulment.

In the long term, should our plan for annulment be successful, we shall attempt to see about getting married and getting her settlement in the UK.

I know there are many posts here regarding visitor visas, but they all seem to be regarding individual circumstances. I wondered, seeing as the wonderful people here are so knowledgeable and happy to share their experiences, does anyone have any advice for what to put on the forms to try to increase our chances of a success Visitor Visa application, based on my circumstances? Of course, any comments or thoughts on our other plans are gratefully received also. Also, is it possible, and if so easier, to get my son / daughter an UK passport from the UK, assuming we get rights to visit? Many thanks.

Hi -- I appreciate it's probably obvious but when you refer to your partner as "wife" I'm assuming this is a term of endearment and not illustrative of the pair of you having actually undergone a (what would be an illegal / bigamous) ceremony?

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@jayson

I wondered, seeing as the wonderful people here are so knowledgeable and happy to share their experiences, does anyone have any advice for what to put on the forms to try to increase our chances of a success Visitor Visa application, based on my circumstances?

explain in her application, you are now living in the filis and have a permanent home there---but want to have a holiday in the UK with your partner so she can meet your family and they can see the baby. then you will all return to the filis. certainly do NOT mention anything about the situation with the husband---too many red flags there.
i wouldnt mention a 6 month stay----but the visa will be for 6 months anyway.

'Also, is it possible, and if so easier, to get my son / daughter an UK passport from the UK, assuming we get rights to visit? Many thanks'.

It's where the baby was born that is the governing factor.

You need to look at the Passport Office website (Children born abroad/overseas) for the current documentation requirements.
Of course you can post off the docs from the UK, but that won't affect the way the application is treated, if the child is just in the UK on a visit visa.

Current time to process such a passport is a year or more, assuming all the documentation is present and correct.

My boy's application was submitted last July. Still waiting patiently.

Yes, sorry I tried to remember she is not legally my wife. I mean, she is my wife, in every sense, aside from a legal one.. Sometimes I forget!!

Great thanks. Will I be required to attend an interview in the Philippines as part of her application? How about the money side of things? Will print outs of my ISA account showing £10,000 be acceptable? And how about place to live in the UK? My parents ahve a fairly large 4 bedroom house with only 3 ppl living there, we will have a good sized room to ourselves... Would my parents need to have phone chat or something with the authorities to confirm they agree to us staying?

Do you foresee any problems with the baby coming over on a Philippines passport? Are there any issues to consider regarding getting him/her a visitors visa?

Where did they serve their time?

Good news is, which I forgot to mention when I replied to this earlier, is when they're (finally) ready to issue the passport... they ask you to submit a more recent photo (no need to certify again)!

for a visit visa--you arent really involved at all. she needs to show money in the bank to cover her stay. there are no hard and fast rules about that. as regards accommodation--a letter from your parents inviting her to stay there should suffice.

the main thing she has to do is show convincing and compelling reasons to return home.

but expect to be refused first time. most are. its a sort of unofficial tax. but--at least you will be given the reason for refusal---and you can reapply straight away if you can overcome the reason.

compared to the overall cost of a settlement visa---the visit visa fee is small change.

to take this further---our situation.

we met here in the UK--in 2011--she was on a 4 year student visa. she returned home in 2012.

in 2013 she applied for a visit visa--i had no involvement with that--at all. she used a local fixer. she was refused--some cock up with her bank.

unbeknownst to me--she applied again--saying she would be staying with her sister who is already settled here ( old rules ). she was successful.

first i knew of it was a facebook message--asking me to pick her up at heathrow on saturday !

so you see--i really wasnt involved in her visit visa app--at all !

Does the money have to be in her bank? I guess it would with us not being married. A letter is no problem, providing reasons for her to return is likewise easy, she has a relatively expensive property in her name, kids, a couple of businesses etc etc. We also know someone how works in immigration so we can get help regarding filing all the paperwork etc. Thanks for the info regarding the frist refusal, we would have been discouraged if we hadn't known.

Can u clarify the certified part again? Is that where I need a solicitor who has known me for 2 years? Coz that would be a problem as I don't know any solicitors.. Suggestions for getting round this are appreciated.

Aaah... that's something I'd been wondering about (re-certifying).
Thanks for the info.

One of the last things we did before I headed for home this month, was to have a new set of passport photos of our baby boy taken. Some left in the Phils, some brought home with me.

I suggest you look at the Passport Office website. It's all there.