Quote Originally Posted by The Wurzel View Post
I did look into the British passport but i been informed it is so much easier to get her a british passport after she arrive here...

the DNA test can be 30 000 peso alone and then its so much additional hassle and waiting with embassy......

Its a one of cost to get family here so I taking the advice of Filipinos in UK thats just get them here then apply in Durham direct and we could have the passport within a week with nothing more than completing the application form and paying the money
We did not need DNA tests and had no hassle to get a passport for our son. With all the evidence you have there should be no problem getting the passport without the need for DNA tests.


Quote Originally Posted by The Wurzel View Post
Its a one of cost to get family here
Would the settlement visa just be for 27 months and the you will need to apply for ILR later?

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/pa...mesexpartners/

If you are subject to immigration control and you are the unmarried/same-sex partner of a British citizen or person who is settled here, you can apply for permission to come to the UK in this category. The relationship may be a heterosexual or same-sex relationship, but you must not be related by blood.
Your settled partner must be:

  • currently living and settled in the UK; or
  • returning to the UK with you to live here permanently.

You must be able to show that:

  • any previous marriage or civil partnership that either of you was in has permanently broken down;
  • you have both been living together as if you were married or in a civil partnership for at least 2 years;
  • you both plan to live together permanently;
  • you can support yourselves and any dependants without help from public funds;
  • you have adequate accommodation where you and your dependants can live exclusively and without help from public funds; and
  • you are both at least 21 years old (or 18 years old if either of you is a serving member of HM Forces).

To find out how to apply, see the Applying from outside the UK page.
If your application is successful, we will give you permission to live and work here for up to 27 months. This is called your probationary period. At the end of the two years, you may apply for permission to settle permanently in the UK (known as 'indefinite leave to remain') as the settled person's unmarried/same-sex partner.
We may be able to give you permission to live permanently in the UK as soon as you arrive, if:

  • you and your partner have been living together for at least four years as if you were married or in a civil partnership;
  • you have spent those four years living together outside the UK;
  • you are both coming to the UK to settle here together; and
  • you have sufficient knowledge of the English language and life in the UK. (You do not need to meet this last requirement if you are aged 65 or over.)