I am a filipina married to british subject and want my daughter to join me

[tomjackie2006]

i would like to hear from anyone who knows the procedure in getting children to join the parents having just been granted ilr in the uk.
And also will i have to adopt because my children are illegitimate,and can anyone tell us what cost will be?
Also will they need a school for their education and the welfare department here do they need to be informed or not?
Please can anyone help on this one?
Thanks...:help1:

please note that i was not married to the original father could not trust anyone to arrange the papers i sent some funds to arrange my daughters passport and nothing was done

[joebloggs]

please note that i was not married to the original father could not trust anyone to arrange the papers i sent some funds to arrange my daughters passport and nothing was done

its makes it a bit easier if you were not married, is the father named on the childs birth certificate?

who's looking after the child since you've been in the uk?

[tomjackie2006]

hello joe,
First of all thankyou for your help so far.
Just to let you know in reply to your questions, that the father is not named on birth certificate.
MY MOTHER LOOKS AFTER HER OCCASIONALLY AND THE FATHER HAS A BAD RECORD WITH THE DSWD IN PHILIPPINES, BECAUSE HAS BEEN VIOLENT TOWARDS MY DAUGHTER, AND I FEEL I NEED TO GO THERE AND SORT IT ALL OUT.

[IainBusby]

hello joe,
First of all thankyou for your help so far.
Just to let you know in reply to your questions, that the father is not named on birth certificate.
MY MOTHER LOOKS AFTER HER OCCASIONALLY AND THE FATHER HAS A BAD RECORD WITH THE DSWD IN PHILIPPINES, BECAUSE HAS BEEN VIOLENT TOWARDS MY DAUGHTER, AND I FEEL I NEED TO GO THERE AND SORT IT ALL OUT.

In that case, if he is not named on the birth certificate then you could as my wife did when filling in the visa application, to the question "Fathers Name", answer "Unknown" just to keep things simple.

[tomjackie2006]

in that case, if he is not named on the birth certificate then you could as my wife did when filling in the visa application, to the question "fathers name", answer "unknown" just to keep things simple.

originally the birth cert of my daughter already has unknown on it.can you tell us which visa app you mean ? Is this the one you apply in philippines or uk? And i think because i already have my ilr i think she will be automatically given ilr too.
The registra agreed with me cos am not married so unknown was put on certificate

[tomjackie2006]

In that case, if he is not named on the birth certificate then you could as my wife did when filling in the visa application, to the question "Fathers Name", answer "Unknown" just to keep things simple.

please can you tell me what visa application you mean the one you fill here in uk or do I file the application while in philippines?
The name of father was refused at the registra as it was not allowed as with me not being married so unknown was put on certificate.
can you get back on this? thanks!

[IainBusby]

please can you tell me what visa application you mean the one you fill here in uk or do I file the application while in philippines?
The name of father was refused at the registra as it was not allowed as with me not being married so unknown was put on certificate.
can you get back on this? thanks!

You will have to apply for a settlement visa for her as your dependant. This has to be applied for at the British Embassy in Manila, although you actually submit the application to VFS Global http://www.vfs-uk-ph.com/ in Manila. It's quite complicated to do if your here in the UK because the visa fee has to be deposited in one of the banks designated by the British Embassy and then the application pack has to be submitted to VFS Global.

[IainBusby]

If you intent to apply for a dependant visa for your daughter you should read this http://filipinaroses.com/showthread.php?t=21989. It tell you the new visa fees and the one for settlement (dependant) is going up by a huge amount.