Question: Given there is a UK Residence Order why has the child spent her whole life in India?

Answer :

(1) At first the child could not be brought here straight away because we needed her passport. There were issues in getting the child's first passport in India. The Indian system is very complicated and bureaucratic, when it comes to a British Solo Parent applying for a child's passport. We only got the child's Indian passport in September 2013 and straightaway applied for UK Visa in October 2013.

(2) Secondly, we knew that the UK Visa rules will definitely demand a 'sole responsibility' and for that a UK Residence Order was needed. This was only achieved 18 months ago.