Quote Originally Posted by Jenky View Post
Iain.

I just married my wife in the Philippines in January and am in the process of applying for settlement visa for her and my stedaughter. We also have our own daughter who has both a British and Filipino passport so fortunately she does not need a visa. My wifes passport is in her maiden name but my stepdaughters passport is in her fathers name as it is on her Filipino BC.

I enquired with the attorney in the Phil who handled our annulment case about what had to be done to change the surname on her BC. But like you I was told that the only practical way was for me to adopt her which if i did it in the Phil would take a very long time indeed!! She said better to adopt her in your own country so I left it at that. But as you are much further along the road then we are maybe it is worth a phone call to the Phil embassy asking that if you were to legally adopt your stepdaughter in the UK and not in the Phil then would that be recognised by the Phil authorities and would it then allow you to ammend the surname on her Fil BC.
I suppose it's worth a try, I'll give them a call.
Iain.