Overseas British Passport Application (Child) & Spouse Visa

[sars_notd_virus]

I have a wife, a stepson (8years old)

4. My stepson has his fathers surname, and the father is on the birth certificate, but was not married to his mother. The father does not support him and we do not know of his whereabouts. Any potential problems there? What is the right course of action to take on this?

Your stepson has been recognized and acknowledged by his father meaning the father knows he's got a son and UKVI will look for documents like a ''parental consent from the father '' if you plan to take him to UK to settle.

Your wife should know of his whereabouts, not because of financial support, but for the sake of the child and his future.

Option 2:

Your wife can file a petition to the court to change the surname of his son; this is not often granted by the court but might as well give it a go.

[BenRicca]

Your stepson has been recognized and acknowledged by his father meaning the father knows he's got a son and UKVI will look for documents like a ''parental consent from the father'' if you plan to take him to UK to settle.

Your wife should know of his whereabouts, not because of financial support but for the sake of the child and his future.

Option 2:

Your wife can file a petition to the court to change the surname of his son; this is not often granted by the court but might as well give it a go.

My wife does not know his whereabouts, nothing whatsoever.
She has tried, but for 5 years we do not know. He knows where we are as we have not moved since his last contact.

Where do we stand on this? This is worrying me so much. If he is refused, we would have to leave him with his lola, as my biological son must come, as he needs medical treatment, which we must do here in the UK.

There must be others with similar experiences. I have letters from his school, his doctor, our barangay, to say we solely support him..and that they have never seen his father.. photo evidence, school receipts, Western Union money transaction receipts..I don't know what else I can submit to support our application.

We spoke to a solicitor who told us to change his surname is a very lengthy process, he said current estimations it would take years..time we don't have. I had planned to change his name once he arrived here in the UK.

I might post a new thread on this, to reach as many as possible. I had planned to anyway..someone must have experienced this before.

Hope someone can help!

[will1927]

Hi, guys....just a quick update on applying for my children overseas British passports (the new online way)

My children's British passports turned up while I was in the Philippines on Friday December the 20th. They took exactly 9 months and delivered by DHL to our apartment. Did not require to have an interview, I am guessing the British birth certificate issued by the Embassy in Manila had something to do with that. I have posted the key dates below:

We applied online Feb 24th
Documents sent March 19th
Documents received on March 20th at Liverpool Passport Office
Received 2 British child's passports December 20th (9 months)

Will