Introduction/Advice needed.

[joebloggs]

Hi to everyone who is a member here.
My name is Steve Im 37 and Im from Liverpool. I got married over three years ago to my beautiful wife Amy. My wife is from Davao and has been living here since Sept 06. We also have a 2yr daughter together and she is a real beauty.

The advice I am after is that my wife has a 12yr old daughter who is still currently living in the Philippines with her grandparents and I am wanting to adopt her as my own. An visa application has already been placed with the embassy for her to join us both here. (we are now just waiting an answer)

I am just after any information about the way to go about adopting my step daughter and the possible fee's involved.

Thanks
Steve

Another scouser
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i don't know if i can offer any help to a scouser after last weeks game



why do you want to adopt her ? could be a costly, lengthy and a difficult process in the phils, once here she could change her name by deed poll.

probably better if you really want to adopt her here in the uk,

http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....light=adoption

like scouser Keith has said, i would wait til your stepdaughter is here as you've already applied for her visa, what evidence did you supply that your wife has 'sole responsibility' for her daughter ?