We are trying to secure a partner Visa for my girlfriend, who is married but separated. Part of the criteria is that we must: "Previous relationship has broken down permanently" This is from: "Family life (as a partner or parent), private life and exceptional circumstances Version 15....

Obie has linked directly to the specific provision of law on this point. I'd just point out that nationality law (and indeed other categories of law) can have their own unique and different set of definitions for the same point/topic/person. So it is likely that the child will not be a British citi...

You need to tread carefully as well, under British nationality law, the father of a child is the man that the mother is married to at the time of the child's birth. That is a good point. That means that the child will not be a British citizen, as its father will be the current husband of your girlf...

Obie wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 02, 2021 5:40 pm

You need to tread carefully as well, under British nationality law, the father of a child is the man that the mother is married to at the time of the child's birth.

Can you provide a source for this information because I can't find a definitive answer?

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My girlfriend and I live together, and she is on a Student Visa until 2024, whereby she is doing a PHD. She is married to a man in the Philippines, but they are separated and have been since she moved here in Jan 2020. You cannot get a divorce in the Philipines, and her moving back could mean she wo...