Child visitors visa to the UK

severino · #1 08-03-2009, 03:52 PM

My husband has applied for his son who lives in the Dominican Republic to come to visit us here in the UK, just wondered if anyone had any experience of this and how likely he is to get it, as i heard they dont give visa's to visit that easily.

AnnaC · #2 08-03-2009, 03:55 PM

Hi and welcome to DR1. How old is your step son and how long has your husband been living in the UK?

severino · #3 08-03-2009, 03:59 PM

Hello, he is 12 and my husband has been here 10 years in October, we have been married 8 years and have 3 children of our own. They have visited the visa office twice and we have sent all the documents to them, and we are just waiting now.

JC171 · #4 08-04-2009, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by severino

Hello, he is 12 and my husband has been here 10 years in October, we have been married 8 years and have 3 children of our own. They have visited the visa office twice and we have sent all the documents to them, and we are just waiting now.

Hey I dont think It should be too hard especially considering Your Husband has been there so many years.I know several people who have applied and all have been successful at obtaining the visa..Best of luck &

Keep us posted

Black Dog · #5 08-04-2009, 03:49 PM

Severino
I can't help but I wanted to wish you luck. We don't hear enough from mixed marriages like yours. I have a lot of english friends, male and female who have Dominican husbands or wives and are very happy! I wish more of them would post on DR1 to provide a balance to all the negative stories. Best of luck with your step son!!

severino · #6 08-04-2009, 04:09 PM

Thanks everyone, we received an email today to say they need to make more enquiries and that it could take another 10 days before they can process, so we will continue to wait, at least we know that they have looked at it now.

Matilda · #7 08-04-2009, 04:40 PM

I wish you the best of luck. I (english) went to the Uk nearly 3 years ago with my dominican husband and 2 stepsons. They got visas, but as we all live here it was easy to prove that we were coming home.

That is what you will have to prove that he will definitely be coming home to DR and that he will not be working in UK. Often Visas are turned down for mothers of Dominicans in UK as it is thought that they will not come back here and they will work as au pairs for the family.

Prove he will be there for a short holiday and prove he will come back here.

Matilda

AnnaC · #8 08-04-2009, 04:51 PM

Matilda would they really worry about a 12 year old boy staying to work in the UK?

Black Dog · #9 08-04-2009, 04:55 PM

We used to send them up the chimneys to sweep the soot out but I don't think that's allowed any more LOL

Eddy · #10 08-04-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Dog

We used to send them up the chimneys to sweep the soot out but I don't think that's allowed any more LOL

You don't have any idea how difficult it is for me to let that one slide by. LOOOOL