Bringing my wifes child to the UK

[mistermatty]

Just want to gain some insights and any ones recent experience of the process of bring there wifes child to settle in the UK .

My wife came here on a spouse visa in 2009 and left behind her child with her mom n dad to look after my wife now has dual UK / Filipino citizenship and has been a UK citizen since Jan 2014 and know wants to bring her 6 year old daughter to settle with us in the uk .

Does the fact that the child has been living with mom and dad count against us even though we can prove evidence of remittance support etc

As far as i can make out we need to apply for a " to join family living permanently in the UK "

Any help greatly appreciated.

[grahamw48]

Your wife is going to have to show (with proof) that she has had sole responsibility for the child.

What about the child's father ? Is his name on the birth certificate ?

[mistermatty]

Your wife is going to have to show (with proof) that she has had sole responsibility for the child.

What about the child's father ? Is his name on the birth certificate ?

Unknown is the best answer and no name on the B.C.

[Terpe]

Just want to gain some insights and any ones recent experience of the process of bring there wifes child to settle in the UK .

My wife came here on a spouse visa in 2009 and left behind her child with her mom n dad to look after my wife now has dual UK / Filipino citizenship and has been a UK citizen since Jan 2014 and know wants to bring her 6 year old daughter to settle with us in the uk .

Does the fact that the child has been living with mom and dad count against us even though we can prove evidence of remittance support etc

As far as i can make out we need to apply for a " to join family living permanently in the UK "

Any help greatly appreciated.

Yes, " to join family living permanently in the UK " is the best starting point.
Here's the link:-

https://www.gov.uk/join-family-in-uk/eligibility

May I also suggest you review this guidance too:-
Children: SET07

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...children-set07

Review carefully, there's a good amount of key information.

Better to also refer to the specific Immigration Rules here:-
Look under Children

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigrat...family-members


Probably demonstrating 'Sole Responsiblity' is going to be the key issue.

Once you've reviewed the links feel free to ask specific questions needing clarification.

[alesypalsy]

Sports direct got some super size bags on sale right now ,, could get her in one of them and make a little hotel room inside for the flight

Just kidding of course mate, i hope you can get the little one over soon , will make you complete

[Washy]

Does someone know if IELTS is required for an 8 year old? I swear when I was doing my wife's application in August last year I saw he wouldn't need it, but now I can't see any advice saying he won't need it? I've been looking and looking.

We're in a similar situation to mistermatty - my wife is his mother and we support him (well the whole family) and no father recorded on the birth certificate, does that provide any issue?

[andy222]

As far as I am aware the kid does not have to pass the IELTS test. And being as there is no father recorded on the birth certificate there should be no problem.

[mistermatty]

Yes, " to join family living permanently in the UK " is the best starting point.
Here's the link:-

https://www.gov.uk/join-family-in-uk/eligibility

May I also suggest you review this guidance too:-
Children: SET07

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...children-set07

Review carefully, there's a good amount of key information.

Better to also refer to the specific Immigration Rules here:-
Look under Children

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigrat...family-members


Probably demonstrating 'Sole Responsiblity' is going to be the key issue.

Once you've reviewed the links feel free to ask specific questions needing clarification.

Thanks for the links Terpe , A minfield of info and am struggling to get my head round some of it , my wifes spouse visa in 2009 was a walk in the park compared to this ....

One question as my wife is the applicant her OWN salary needs to be £22,400 or can that be a combined income with my salary on top ?