adoption and immigration

[johnny11]

ive done some more research and it seems you have pinpointed the most relevant points.
at the moment my niece lives with my in-laws and i support her financially. i think i am ok fulfilling the criteria. also i am the one adopting and i live in the uk.
after the phils. adoption it seems i have to apply for the settlement visa and then they allow 12months stay to complete the adoption through the uk courts.
a person has to be interviewed and screened by the local council adoption centre etc here in the uk

[walesrob]

ive done some more research and it seems you have pinpointed the most relevant points.
at the moment my niece lives with my in-laws and i support her financially. i think i am ok fulfilling the criteria. also i am the one adopting and i live in the uk.
after the phils. adoption it seems i have to apply for the settlement visa and then they allow 12months stay to complete the adoption through the uk courts.
a person has to be interviewed and screened by the local council adoption centre etc here in the uk

Useful information as we're also thinking of adopting Elsa's 2 nieces (she is also god-mother to them).

[joebloggs]

i think this will be a long and costly process

http://www.gov.ph/index.php?option=c...0165&Itemid=40

[darren-b]

My sister-in-law has in the past (probably jokingly...) mentioned we should adopt her children which is why I looked in.

One possible problem is this "has broken all ties with their birth family" - pretty impossible condition to meet if trying to adopt a relative when the birth family and adopting family are the same.

[johnny11]

in my case the birth mother is not on the scene and does not see her daughter. my niece lives with her lolo and lola which is not her birth family so i think we are ok on that point.
the adoption in the phils. is the part i have to try and research now. there's alot of info on inter-country adoption but that seems to be for people who want to adopt children they have never met and not family members.
the cost for uk adoption throught the courts is £140 for the court fees and expect about another 100 or so in incidental costs
the time frame for the authorities here to complete their checks as to whether you are suitable for adopting a child is about 6 mths( i guess thats why they give you 12mths on the visa)