update--wife's sons application--at vfs

Oh yay! That’s amazing! How was the process? Was it hard! I really want this to work smooothly! I want them to be here before I’m due in May! How long did you have to wait?

he will need TB check but does not need to do the English Test, when you get the visa he will need to do the CFO seminar for 13 to 19 year olds its called the PDOS. Is the process hard no its the same as when you applied for your spouse visa only a bit more info. Do exactly the same documents as you did for your visa just add his birth certificate your annulment papers. You may need a letter of consent from the biological father,you will have to provide last known contact details. We waited about a month for our response.

Ah Brilliant definitely sounds like the settlement one just loads of paperwork. That’s where it comes in though, we have lost in contact with the Dad for years and has never been part of the family or my son’s life growing up? It has always been me and my Parents who raised him so I need loads of proof for that.

Does the TB test comes after the visa application when you got it the visa itself or you can have that done before? Sorry about the questions I really have no one to turn to besides this forum!

the sponsor has to be a settled person. so if your still on the FLR route you cannot be. i am my wife's son's sponsor

allow 4 months from date of application

a childs visa is a settlement visa..the same as yours. just different questions on the online form..plus some of the sponsorship appendix 2 doesnt apply.

he has to get his TB certificate before the application

TB to be submitted as part of the application

Oh I’m on ILR ( valid till 2023) and my husband is British and can stepfather be the sponsor right? I’m unemployed at the moment (we were trying out for a baby ivf treatments).

something i am curious about......is will my wifes son's visa be dated to expire the same time as hers ? she has a year to go to her next FLR.

Ahh thank you! Noted! Before the application. How long does the TB certificate valid though? Hopefully more than 3 months!

yes--one of the vaf4 application questions asks if your (sons) sponsor is married to your ( son) parent.

6 months. must still be valid at the point of application.

Interesting question! But shouldn’t it be different through? I think a year would be enough then we could apply together for citizenship? I should have applied few years ago! (I was under the old rule 3 year one) but I didn’t because I wanted my son here first?

Oh I’ll take note of that thank you! We’re actually applying in Cebu, as I’m from Cebu originally. I remembered myTB test was in Manila. Is it the same thing today? I have to check on that too.

Thanks for that! Yes I know TB certificate is required with settlement visas I just forgot if you can get that earlier before the visa

no it wont, you can look forward to a staggered number of applications over the coming years!

i hope so--or next november could bankrupt me

no it doesnt, it has to be valid within the last six months at the date of application

what I have said holds no hope for you,my response is fact our family has 2 BRP cards current so I am fully aware of the valid too dates. Your bank balence is safe for a while longer

really ? so--doesnt need to be valid at time of application ?

can anyone else add to this ?