Help on Family Visitor Visa for my mother

[gWaPito]

Hello,

I'd like to ask for help and advice on Family Visitor Visa requirements for my mother.

I have some information on the documents required. But i also need to understand what else can i provide for the application to have greater probability of getting approved.

I came here to UK on my Spouse Visa in March 2011. I gave birth to my baby boy Jonathan in June 16, 2011. We applied domestic helper visa for my Filipina nanny to be here with us in July 2011 and got denied. We hired a barrister and appealed and thank God we won. :-)

Now, I am 5 months pregnant. I am due in Febuary 2013. I would like to have my mom here with me before i give birth. It's different to have a mother by my side in this important event of my life.

My mom is working right now but we decided for her to retire this December 2012 on her 60th birthday. She can't take 6 months leave to be here and we thought it's time for her to stop working and just focus on her kids. I am her 2nd child. I still have younger sisters (2 - ages 22 and 24) who needs her guidance and her presence in Manila. She works in the Province (Samar) right now and when she retires, she'll be joining my sisters in Manila. My husband and I are financially supporting my sisters in Manila. One sister is still studying in College (BS Accountancy) and the other one just graduated. So, we think it's time for my mom to join my sisters in Manila after she retires. We also want her to be here for 6 months starting January 2013, a month before i give birth.

Does anyone know if my mom has a high probability of getting the family visit visa? What else do we submit in order to succeed?

Your advice would be soo much appreciated.

Thank you.

I've just done one of these for my mother in law...going by what you have posted you have every chance of success if the jigsaw is put together properly.

Unlike a settlement visa which in my experience is straight forward compared to this visa being, you have to show without a shadow of a doubt that your mother well go back home on or before here visa expires.

I tell you, that's easier said than done...property and business alone wasn't going to be enough in our case, according to our solicitor to secure a visa....solid family ties also had to be proven by way of certified ID's, photos and supporting letters from those family members.

You also got to convince the authorities in your invitation that your mother wont be used to care for your children....again, ideally if you are not working, easily proven with submission of your NI Number coupled with a healthy bank balance should suffice that one.

Your mother's age is of benefit as well...she's hardly going to do a runner.

What we did to obtain this visa was to employ a visa specialist costing us in the region of £400.....the requirements were too vague unlike a settlement...an experienced hand was what was needed.

Yes, cost of this visa way cheaper than a settlement but much more time consuming.

Really, I wouldn't worry...you tick all the boxes.

Good Luck

[Lois_Lane]

Thank you so much for your advice. Appreciate it much. :-)

We are deciding not to hire a barrister or solicitor to help us. Especially getting advice here. :-)

I am not currently employed and I have a nanny, a filipina as well (with domestic worker visa). So, i think that's good. It's really emotional support that I need from my mother and my kids love to be around my mother and playing with her and sharing things with her. My husband and I want to take advantage of the opportunity that I'm the only one married in my family and our kids need to experience more of my mom too. Not to mention that, I miss my mom so badly. :-) Anyway, we are really excited to get her here. :-)

Thanks again for all your advice. :-)

[gWaPito]

Thank you so much for your advice. Appreciate it much. :-)

We are deciding not to hire a barrister or solicitor to help us. Especially getting advice here. :-)

I am not currently employed and I have a nanny, a filipina as well (with domestic worker visa). So, i think that's good. It's really emotional support that I need from my mother and my kids love to be around my mother and playing with her and sharing things with her. My husband and I want to take advantage of the opportunity that I'm the only one married in my family and our kids need to experience more of my mom too. Not to mention that, I miss my mom so badly. :-) Anyway, we are really excited to get her here. :-)

Thanks again for all your advice. :-)

I'll be more than glad to help .....why spend your hard earned money when you can get it for free here ...ive been helped on here at the expense of other members paying for it, I should return the complement to others....like I said, Ive recently got one of these family visit visas so know exactly what they want to read.....especially the content in the invitation letter...really important.

Still, when you are ready I'll answer your questions.

[Lois_Lane]

Thank you so much. :-)

I need advice on the content of the invitation letter. I will probably be asking more later about other things...

What a great help. Blesss you!!! :-)

[gWaPito]

Thank you so much. :-)

I need advice on the content of the invitation letter. I will probably be asking more later about other things...

What a great help. Blesss you!!! :-)

Sure thing...going by what you've said I'll write it up over weekend.

[Terpe]

Thank you so much. :-)

I need advice on the content of the invitation letter. I will probably be asking more later about other things...

What a great help. Blesss you!!! :-)

Hi Lois_Lane,

Unfortunately gWaPito was unable to get that example invitation letter done.
This weekend time just ran out too fast for him. They were real busy preparing for their Philippine holiday trip.
He's very sorry for that and although he'll be on holiday until November 28 he told me he'll get it done for you when he gets back if it helps.

I'm know if it was possible he would have gotten it finished for you, but I'm pretty sure you'll know just how time runs out so fast with other things when you're preparing for a family trip like this.
With 2 small children it's a big operation to have everything planned out for the journey.

Hope you can understand.

[Lois_Lane]

Thanks so much for letting me know Terpe. :-)

I appreciate so much Gwapito's help. Will wait on that.

Another thing came up. I'd like my sister to come with my mom here for a family visit too. She graduated from college in March 2012. She is not employed. How do we increase her probability of getting her visa approved when it comes to having a good reason to come back to Philippines aside from my other sister studying and a brother in Manila. She is 22 years old. If we get a house rental agreement for 2013 starting in August 2013, will that support the fact that she needs to come back? We may plan to enroll her in a short course in Manila too in 2013, will that help too? Also, if she is undergoing private voice lessons with someone in the Philippines and she has say an agreement with her taking lessons in second half of 2013, will that also help? Any suggestions?

Thanks so much for all your helpful advice. :-) Blessings to you! :-)

[Lois_Lane]

Hello Terpe and Gwapito,

I would like to ask again if you could help me with my invitation letter for my mother's family visit visa application.

We are about to submit it in the next 2 days and I remembered, i need some guidance and help. Sorry for the rush.

I hope you could help me. Thanks.

Best Regards,
Lani

Hi Lois_Lane,

Unfortunately gWaPito was unable to get that example invitation letter done.
This weekend time just ran out too fast for him. They were real busy preparing for their Philippine holiday trip.
He's very sorry for that and although he'll be on holiday until November 28 he told me he'll get it done for you when he gets back if it helps.

I'm know if it was possible he would have gotten it finished for you, but I'm pretty sure you'll know just how time runs out so fast with other things when you're preparing for a family trip like this.
With 2 small children it's a big operation to have everything planned out for the journey.

Hope you can understand.