Spouse Settlement Visa

[chinee]

Lodged April 28th

Been apart for almost 6 months now. It's good that I managed to get my 5 year old daughter a British passport. She's been missing daddy and we really want to join him in the UK soon...

[Arthur Little]

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!

[chinee]

Hi Arthur, thanks. I really hope that my child's citizenship would help... I just worried now because school here in the Philippines will start next month so i'm not sure if I still need to enroll her. Another thing is my husband is unemployed but we never ever claim for benefit. We do have money and properties all over so hopefully it will suffice the requirements.

[chinee]

Update! Consulate called 7:55 am! I was unprepared because the call woke me up. Now I'm really nervous. I overstayed in the UK for 3 years before I went back home to Manila with my husband and daughter. Its been 4 years since then. He asked me why I overstayed and if I intend to work if I get my visa. I really do hope that it will be granted. Keeping my fingers crossed. It's just so hard to be away from each other especially if you have a child missing her dad so much!

[andrew12345678]

HI I would appreciate if someone could help me with this matter.
Firstly I live in Hongkong and sometime in the Philippines my wife and my 3 kids are also living in the Philippines since my lids are in the University in the Philippines .I have other 2 kids who had finish their studies and had moved to Hongkong since they are also HK resident because of me. The question is that I,m holding a British passport my daughter who is 22 and my son who is 26 both single working in hongkong now want to move to UK it's it possible for my 2 kids to get a british passport since I have a British passport if yes How?

[chinee]

A decision on your Visa application reference number: 000000000000 has been made by the British Embassy.
Your application has been received at the UK Visa Application Centre and is ready for collection.

[Jamesstott]

We submitted our application on April 12, then of course you had Holy Week, then of course they are doing 3 weeks of consular training.

However we heard today (20th May) "Your visa will be despatched shortly. Passports can normally be collected from the Visa Application Centre after 3 days."

[chinee]

2 more sleepless nights before I can lay my hands on that envelope containing the decision. If I only knew I would receive that text on a Friday, I would have opted to have my documents couriered....

[chinee]

Got my visa today!

[Ladybug_sim]

Congratulation chinee ... its a great news on here

Now you need to start packing up the things for your trip soon

[Arthur Little]

Got my visa today!

... MARVELLOUS news! No more sleepless nights ... NOR any need to enrol your child at school in the Phils after all! Congratulations!

[Arthur Little]

Now you can change your pseudonymn to "Chin-up" ... instead of Chinee!

[chinee]

Thanks!

[alanp]

Thats Great news Chinee
congratulations

Alan

[chinee]

Congratulations!!!Chinee. Happy trip
More power!!!

MaricrisJohn

Thanks so much!

[chinee]

Thats Great news Chinee
congratulations

Alan

Thanks alan!

[chinee]

Lodged April 28th

Been apart for almost 6 months now. It's good that I managed to get my 5 year old daughter a British passport. She's been missing daddy and we really want to join him in the UK soon...

Finally! Collected 23rd of May... 3 weeks that is!

[tone]

Thats absolutely brilliant - Big Congratulations.
Tone

[andrew12345678]

Great news chinee best of luck

[alanp]

so Chinee when will you be flying to the uk?
I just booked the tickets for my Jen and her daughter they fly out on the 17th june and arrive in the uk on the 18th.

[chinee]

Im not sure when to book alan. Loads of stuff to sell. But I need to get there before the 24th coz it's my friends wedding. Which airline did u use? We always use Emirates, $1525 for me and my daughter one way....

[alanp]

i booked with gifto travels here the flight is with Etihad airways tickets were £369 (about $590) each as jens daughter is 12 so adult fare for her as well. its only a two and half hour stop over i thought it was a good deal

[DaveUK]

Congratulations!

[chinee]

i booked with gifto travels here the flight is with Etihad airways tickets were £369 (about $590) each as jens daughter is 12 so adult fare for her as well. its only a two and half hour stop over i thought it was a good deal

Thats a greAt deal! Definitely! Im planning to book on the 9th, wasnt expecting selling our stuff will be quick, my neighbors took most of them, now i just need to use up my ticket to boracay. Will be in lOndOn in a couple of weeks. Are they landing in lhr?

[chinee]

Congratulations!

Thanks dave

[alanp]

Thats a greAt deal! Definitely! Im planning to book on the 9th, wasnt expecting selling our stuff will be quick, my neighbors took most of them, now i just need to use up my ticket to boracay. Will be in lOndOn in a couple of weeks. Are they landing in lhr?

yes they leave manila on the 17th and will land at heathrow on the 18th June about 7.30 am

[chinee]

Booked and now packing! Flying to london on sunday!

[kate_th]

Update! Consulate called 7:55 am! I was unprepared because the call woke me up. Now I'm really nervous. I overstayed in the UK for 3 years before I went back home to Manila with my husband and daughter. Its been 4 years since then. He asked me why I overstayed and if I intend to work if I get my visa. I really do hope that it will be granted. Keeping my fingers crossed. It's just so hard to be away from each other especially if you have a child missing her dad so much!

did u say ur going to work when they ask?

[kate_th]

alleluyahhhhh

[chinee]

Hi kate, yes i said i intend to and he said well of course your money's not gonna last forever right?