'Visa error' mother must leave child in UK

[sars_notd_virus]

Not enough info here, married 20yrs, spent 18 months in Bristol, then returned to the uk 3yrs ago - on what visa, visit visa??, left the UK to go to the Phils and needed a visa to return ,

You would have thought if she had been given a visit visa you would have noticed and contacted the Embassy who could have changed it to a settlement visa, unless she applied for a visit visa

I agree, not much info even in this link:

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/600-joi...ail/story.html

Restrictions are written in the visa she can ''extend'' but she cannot ''change'' from visitors to settlement.

[joebloggs]

I agree, not much info even in this link:

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/600-joi...ail/story.html

Restrictions are written in the visa she can ''extend'' but she cannot ''change'' from visitors to settlement.

Your link explains a bit more ..

Although they married in Bristol in 1995, lived here for over a year and travelled all over the world, the couple faced problems when Mae wanted to return to UK after visiting her family in the Philippines in 2011.

As she wanted to be able to regularly return to the country to see her father she claims that the UK Border Agency in Manilla advised her to apply for a visitor visa.

A series of problems which delayed the visa followed – including two applications rejected because authorities did not think she would return to the Philippines and Mrs Draper catching dengue fever.

As they've travelled the world they must have applied for many visas and knew about the different types

Maybe UKBA did tell her that , but did she explain that her husband and daughter lived in the UK and she wanted to live there permanently? Because if she did, they wouldn't be telling her to apply for a visit visa.

2 refused visit visas should have rang some alarm bells

2yrs? Where do they get that number from? At the most, 6 months - if that

Her visa ran out over 1yr ago. Time they went by the rules, and I'm sure they know the difference btw a visit visa and a settlement visa