Hi all ..Bruce here the husband ..
We have waited for so long eh to be together for the rest of our lives ..I have often visited the Philippines ..several times a year but it was heart crunching to say bye to my wife and son (step-son) ..so decided the only route to take was to get them here ...well try at least ..I just could not find work out there and my savings were getting very low and I was not getting any younger!!!
We submitted our applications on the 14th Nov 2011 ..we have only just heard ..you can imagine my pain and my wife's pain when our sons was denied ..how could they approve hers but not my step-sons? what do they think we are going to do with him ??
I know the father of my step-son Jelly ..I personally made it my responsibility to get to know him..I will say he has never wanted custody or responsibility and been happy to just make the odd visit ..he was fine when we spoke to him about England but did ask if he could stay in touch from time to time ..of course I told him that would be fine..
We get him to sign a legal document stating the Mother had full responsibly and custody of Jelly and that he was happy for Jelly to reside in England with us ...also on that statement it stated that he wanted to remain in touch and visit Jelly on occasions while we were still in the Philippines ...I thought this would be fine and meet all the Embassies requirements ...apparently NOT ..they stated because he wanted to remain in contact he still shared responsibility?? and that our application was one-sided ..
Nothing more I can add really ...so happy my wife has been granted a visa ..this means all must be well this end ..but so sad my step-son was denied ...
If my wife does not fly here for a while will this have any implications on her visa ? ..she has it for 2 years does this mean she does not have to fly for 2 years ?
Thanks to all ..
