That's what these forums are all about, helping each other through the challenges and difficulties that often arise when making visa applications. It often becomes more stressful and frustrating when you waste time and money phoning over-stressed, busy call centres, when you cannot find the required...
After much frustration of being told to call the advice line and spending so long on hold, I found out that you can also email UKBA to let them know if a letter is missing. AppointmentExceptions@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk Seems as though forgetting to send a letter for the Dependants is not such an uncom...
Go figure..... of course I know that she requires full biometrics, that was not my question. My question was regarding a possible missing notification letter. Apparently letters going missing in the post is a very rare occurance, but fate has bestowed Murphys Law upon us and indeed my stepdaughters ...
Does anyone know if dependants under the age of 16 get their own Biometrics Notification Letter? We received Biometrics Notification Letters on Sat 14th July for my wife and 18yr old stepson but nothing yet my 8yr old stepdaughter. I checked with the Post Office helpline and was advised that she doe...
My wife is due to apply for her ILR after her 2 year qualifying period. Applying for her 8yr old daughter seems straight forward enough, but her soon-to-be 18 year old dependant son, will not have met the 2yr residancy rule, as he will have only been here 6 months when his visa expires. Where do we ...
Thanks for your feedback. Yes, the use of certain phrases and words was ill-advised and we got the balance completely wrong of trying to demonstrate a sense of maturity by my stepson, whilst maintaining that he is a dependant. We actually appealed and re-wrote our case, making the situation much cle...
I was also trying to suggest we have a sense of responsibility by indicating that while my step-son will be living with us, we want him to do a couple of part-time college courses including ESL to help him adjust to life here while doing some part-time or casual work to give him a sense of responsib...
Sorry, I may not have made this very clear, but my wife has been the sole provider to her 3 children since she separated from her husband 7 yrs ago and part of the reason for her getting her marriage annulment 2 yrs ago was that the father was not and has not supported his children. I did state in t...
My step-sons dependant visa was just refused. My Filipino wife and 7 yr old step-daughter came here a year and a half ago and now we are finally in a position to support my step-sons application, but was shocked at the tone and reason for refusal, which stated as follows: You are 17 y/o and turn 18 ...
My understanding is that in the Philippines legal custody of any child under the age of 7 yrs automatically goes to the mother, therefore any case involving a child over the age of 7 or where the father has been grantedy custody by the court, it should state in the court's 'Decision' papers where th...
To all you perspective applicants, there is hope. :D :D :D We got visas for my Filipina wife and her 6-yr old daughter. Now get this, we are both unemployed and I had less than £10,000 in savings. Custody of children under the age of 7 is automatically given to the mother, but we obtained consent f...
Who should sponsor my 6-yr old stepdaughter for her settlement visa? Me as the British Citizen or the biological mother, my Filipino wife who will be applying for her settlement visa at the same time?
