hi again everyone! sorry if this has been asked before. but my wife just found out that we need another application form to be filled up for my stepson, is this true? if so do we need another set of documents for him?
i will send other supporting documents that needed for our application on monday, so i need to know asap... please, please, please...
i take it your wife is applying for a spouse visa, so how old is your stepson ?
simple answer is yes, you need to fill in an application form and pay a fee for each person who is applying for a visa. thou they can send their apps together.
you should have evidence that his mother has 'sole responsibility for her son and that you can support them both without recourse to public funds, and some where for them both to live without being overcrowded.
thanks joe.
well, my stepson is 4 years old. we don't have legal documents to prove that she has sole responsibility but since they were never married and my stepson never met his father.. and my wife doesn't know his whereabouts for more than 3 years now. we are hoping that photos, school credentials, certificate of employment of my wife and a letter of support from her and me will do.
is the father named on the childs birth cert ?
Originally Posted by joebloggs
yes, and he is using his father's name. but he never support him financially even when my wife gave birth. they had limited communication during my stepson's 1st year but after that the father's totally gone.
to jta, 'acknowleged by father or not is still ok', not always true, if the child has contact with the father, then there could be problems,the last thing the embassy want is to be 'piggy in the middle' btw 2 parents.
courts have recognised that where a parent has not made any contribution to a child's life, s/he may be seen to have abdicated responsibility and cannot possibly be considered to have "sole responsibility"
so you shouldn't have a problem, but small chance, be prepared for an interview, just in case they ask you about his father.
http://www.iasuk.org/C2B/document_tr...ID=398&CatID=1
hi adam & chryss,
no problem about your stepson just explain in additional information sheet of the application form why u need to bring the kid here...i manage to bring my 2 kids here and no other set of documents needed just their birthcertificate. acknowleged by father or not is still ok...goodluck!
thanks jta, gave us a big hope
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