Information Needed For Visa

[Burbonizer]

Hi there,

Firstly can i ask is scouser around to help on this matter as he helped my brother alot, i would appreciate any help.

I am going to apply for a visa for my girlfriend to come over to the UK in september so we can get married. I have spoken to her and told her to get all paperwork in order for the interview but she is having real problems getting hold of some stuff.

She got married when she was 20 after she found out she was pregnant. This man (Thai) then waited for the baby to be born then took the child off her. She then got divorced to him. 5 Years later she meet someone else and again got pregnant. The Thai man found out and did a runner. She then brought this child up by herself. A few months ago he turned up and took the baby back.

I have told her that she needs certain paperwork for the visa. She said she can get the birth certificate for the first baby and the divorce certificate not a problem. But she said that she can not get the birth certificate of the second baby as the farther will not give it to her. I have told her to go to the office and get a duplicate but the office will not give it to her also.

Can i ask for some advice here as this man is holding up everything. She is getting to the point now that she thinks she will never be able to get this Visa.

Please help as i can't do anything here, only advise her on further actions to take.

I do not want any negative feedback for this post as the choice of "forget her" is not an option in my eyes.

Burbonizer

[GU22]

Unless she is applying for a visa for the children to accompany her, there is no need to supply their birth certificates.

She should, however, give their details on the form, where requested, in case she and you wish to apply for visas for them at some stage in the future.

Be prepared to be asked why she is not applying for the children at this time. In fact, a brief letter explaining the situation, as you have above, would be a good idea.

She will need to provide divorce certificates to show that she is free to marry. It's not clear from your post, was she married to the second man? If not, then no divorce certificate required, of course.

[the scouser]

The embassy does like to see the birth certificates of all associated children, but this is to ensure that someone doesn't "invent" a few more kids should they subsequently decide to apply for them to go to the UK.

If you and your fiancée have no intention of taking the kids to the UK at any time, then the children's birth certificates have little relevance to the current application. In such a situation, you can explain the circumstances in your covering letter.

Cheers,

Scouse.

[Burbonizer]

The embassy does like to see the birth certificates of all associated children, but this is to ensure that someone doesn't "invent" a few more kids should they subsequently decide to apply for them to go to the UK.

If you and your fiancée have no intention of taking the kids to the UK at any time, then the children's birth certificates have little relevance to the current application. In such a situation, you can explain the circumstances in your covering letter.

Cheers,

Scouse.

Cheers for that. The only reason why i was aksing was the fact that the form states to show all birth certificates. I suppose if i explain the situation then it should be ok as i do not intend in bringing any children over this time maybe later on yes. Which by then i am sure that would have sorted something out.

Cheers for your help Scouser. Big spuds (my brother) was right about you.

[Burbonizer]

Unless she is applying for a visa for the children to accompany her, there is no need to supply their birth certificates.

She should, however, give their details on the form, where requested, in case she and you wish to apply for visas for them at some stage in the future.

Be prepared to be asked why she is not applying for the children at this time. In fact, a brief letter explaining the situation, as you have above, would be a good idea.

She will need to provide divorce certificates to show that she is free to marry. It's not clear from your post, was she married to the second man? If not, then no divorce certificate required, of course.

Thanks for the response GU22. Sorry i did not make it clear did i. The second man she was not married to. So a divorce certificate is not needed for that. That is the man that is creating all the hassle though.

If i do want to get the baby over here in a year or so how hard is it. Sure we would have to sort out all certificates and all but is it as hard as a adult visa?

[GU22]

Not really that hard, provided that you can afford to support and accommodate the child without recourse to public funds.

Your fiance (presumably wife by then) will have to show that she has sole custody. If the father is dead then his death certificate is all that is required (not suggesting anything here, BTW!) However, assuming he is still alive then she will need a sole custody document. If he cooperates then it's a simple matter of them both attending the Ampur and signing a few forms. If he wont then it's court, I'm afraid.

My wife had to go to court, and due to her ex's stubborn refusal to cooperate it took over a year. Mainly because he just wouldn't show up to the hearing and they kept adjourning to give him another chance to attend. They finally lost patience with him and the case was heard in his absence.

This was in Bangkok, things may be a little different further afield.