I would say that unless you can find yourself another Brit, get married or engaged and get a visa to come to the UK yourself, the chances of getting your daughter to the UK are extremely slim.Originally Posted by newracy
I would say that unless you can find yourself another Brit, get married or engaged and get a visa to come to the UK yourself, the chances of getting your daughter to the UK are extremely slim.
I'm sorry to say this, Iain ... but it sounds a rather drastic measure - the young lady "HAVING", as it were, to find another British guy, purely for the sake of her daughter [who's half-English/Scots, or whatever, by blood] being brought-up in the UK. I mean ...... SURELY there must be SOME other way ... although I confess, I DON'T know HOW ... she can fulfill her ambitions for the child's future ...
Hi Arthur, I wasn't really being too serious about her finding another Brit and getting married, I was just trying to make her understand that unless she can find a way to get a visa to come to the UK in her own right, then the chances of her daughter being allowed to come are extremely low. Even if the father was prepared to have her, look after and house her, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't give her a visa because, as they would probably see it, she has someone to care for her in the Philippines.I'm sorry to say this, Iain ... but it sounds a rather drastic measure - the young lady "HAVING", as it were, to find another British guy, purely for the sake of her daughter [who's half-English/Scots, or whatever, by blood] being brought-up in the UK. I mean ...
Hi newracy,
I myself got the same question on how i could get my children to uk so that we can be a complete family but our situation is different as I am already in the uk; i've got my family here and recently been naturalized and still I myself has to go through a very strict procedure. And yeah u are right your daughter deserve better but who doesn't? But like what others said on these forum u will have a slim chance of getting you both here. If her father is supporting her that's great (mind you u are lucky because her father didn't shun on his responsibility) and if it's working that way then why change? It's not all easy here to be honest and like what penny said the benefits is not really great. It pays for some expenses for bringing up a child but not all as the cost of living is very expensive here. *And u will still have to work to enable u to pay for all the bills. And job offers is very rare. Perhaps when she's an adult and she still wants to come and live here she can apply to live here but in my honest opinion if her father is supporting her and you are not in a dire condition then it's best for u to just stay put. I am a mother as well and like you I want what's best for my kids and if only our business would thrive in the phils I wouldn't stay here I will be on the next plane out. **
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Ian..Are you talking about the mother or the child? The child is British so why the need for a visa??
The childs future depends heavily on the fathers future support..Long may it continue..I agree though that he/she is better off here with the mother..
Its a shame the little ones nationality has no bearing on the mothers prospects to live in the UK IMO... I guess another non speaking European took her place by default!
As far as I know, in the US the mother would be given the right of entry to the US, and it seems a tad sad this is not the case in the UK. So in reality a 3yo British born kid can come and live in UK on his own, leaving mummy in the Phil!!Its a shame the little ones nationality has no bearing on the mothers prospects to live in the UK IMO... I guess another non speaking European took her place by default!
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for a mo , i thought you was my wife, you look a lot like her, can't be 2 of her
there is a right for a parent to access a child in the UK - http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/ecg/vis...ntaccessrightsAs far as I know, in the US the mother would be given the right of entry to the US, and it seems a tad sad this is not the case in the UK. So in reality a 3yo British born kid can come and live in UK on his own, leaving mummy in the Phil!!
but the father would have to be looking after the child, you would need money and also more difficult for you to get, you need 'The candidate holds a valid UK entry clearance for entry in this ability'
student visa - cost you a bit.
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As far as I know, in the US the mother would be given the right of entry to the US, and it seems a tad sad this is not the case in the UK. So in reality a 3yo British born kid can come and live in UK on his own, leaving mummy in the Phil!!
So would an airline let A 3 year old British citizen on the plane to the UK without his mum??
Perhaps they would send a non English speaking Afghan to pick him/her up Heathrow..Pretty certain that would be in the childs best interests in the long run..
.Its becoming too damn embarrassing giving advice to British people abroad.. I give up!!
Can you find me Ian?hehehe
If I ever tried to do that I think my wife would remove a very delicate part of my anatomy with a very sharp knife.
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