Hi,
I am bringing my wife (and my new born kid) after she has been there in India for about 6 months straight. We decided to have the delivery in India and so.
She came to UK last year and stayed with me for 11 months and at teh end of 11 months she flew to India for delivery. She had to fly well before delivery date because the airlines would not allow her to fly to India after a particular number of weeks of pregnancy.
When we come back to the UK, would she have any issues - i.e. would we be asked why we decided to have the baby delivered in India, etc.
The main reason was the medical facilities in India is excellent (UK cannot even come close to it) with doctors personal attention, etc (having paid huge indian currency on doctor fees). Also she will have the 24/7 (literally) care from our parents and relatives. In UK, its just me and her and we have no relatives. Its just two of us and i work full time (contracting
), she being alone at home (House wife).
So we decided we will have the delivery in India, but we decided for her to be there for 6 full months (ultimately since it was not a natural delivery as well).
I have got all the BT bills where it records i have been in constant touch with my wife - direct BT international call records.
Plus, there is a doctors certificate advising that she had to take rest for at least 3 months after delivery/operation (since the baby was a couple of weeks pre-mature as well).
I have Indian entry/exit immigration entries in my British passport when I visited my wife and family for at least once in 2 months in the 6 months period
I also have photographs from Baby naming ceremony function etc. during these visits.
I have visited my wife and child 3 times in the past 6 months.
Recently, we had also sent across to British HC, our photos of being together in India (when in my visits) with our new born baby, when we applied for our daughter's british passport.
I guess, if we walk-in with all these documents ready to hand, entry should be smooth for my wife into UK even if she had been away from UK for 6 months!!! Her Spouse/Marriage visa is still active and goes upto next April.
Any comments/thoughts invited.
Thanks.