to the filipino/uk forum.
... six months IS a long time for a husband and wife to be parted. And I can empathise with your feelings of frustration at the apparent delay. But, there are, unfortunately, a surprising number of couples in the same situation as yourselves. Whilst you may have heard or read about some receiving their visas within a matter of days, the reality is, that many more find themselves waiting several weeks - which, even then, is a vast improvement to what it was ... say, a year or two ago ... when anything up to 3 months was considered normal - especially with applications for Settlement.
Recent tightening-up of Immigration Rules by the UK Government - combined with an ever-increasing volume of visa requests - has resulted in Consular staff undergoing a short period re-training during May ... leading, in turn, to an inevitable backlog of work ... at a time when the Embassy is usually at its busiest. However, having already obtained a British Passport for your child WILL, undoubtedly, simplify matters. So, goodluck!
