[dill786]

Originally Posted by Gypsy Nirvana

Heya BurnOne!


I have been doing some research and have come to the conclusion that it might take 6 months to gather the required requirements for my wife's visa+ 3 months to process it, so maybe around next Christmas I might be able to get them over to the UK.

I have to show 6 months of bank statements, to show that I am financially secure enough, and my wife/kids won't be a burden on the British tax payer. My wife has to do some sort of English language test, to show she can speak the language, and she can quite well.
I also have to show that I have adequate accommodation to house them, and that shouldn't be a problem since I still have my little apartment in S.London...

you have to be earning a minimum of £19,500 to bring in your spouse from a non EU country. yes she will have to pass the english test, she has to do that once a year if you dont sort the visa out after she passes the test..

your wife is in the philipines, i dunno if you visited any NHS hospitals lately, lots of male and female nurses are from the Philippines, so it might be an idea to ask your wife to do a nursing course, so when she gets to UK she can hit the ground running..

[dill786]

ps.. if youre confused by the spouse visa process, CAB ( citizens advice bureau) will help you with all the paperwork for free

did you register your kids as British citizens,, then you can bring your kids over minus the wife, if youre really missing them...

[RockyMountainHy]

Seldom do the words of Martin Luther King Jr. ring so true; "Free at last; free at last; thank God Almighty we are free at last"

May your future be free and happy my friend.

My sympathies for your incarceration and glad tidings at the great news.

[Gypsy Nirvana]

Yes....my kids are registered British, have UK passports and all, but separating them from their Mum, while she tries for a visa, or for any length of time at their age would not be agreeable to their Mother, or myself right now..

She has taken good care of them since they were born, and you might say that they are inseparable...she would be lost without them, so I don't really have the heart to demand that the kids leave her side...

I'm just resigned to work thru the many visa requirements with my wife, one at a time, and aim for around Christmas time before the possibility of her being granted a family visa might happen.
She also needs to attend this seminar in Manila, and get some sort of certification from her own government/immigration that she is clear to emigrate....an exit visa of sorts.

When you are 'put away'(detained) for a number of years, deported and then return to the free world (Manila-London), and have to sort out alot of stuff thats accumulated to get even part of the life you knew before back on track is heavy enough, add into that being deprived of your family, who are still where they deported you from....when I was in jail, at least the wife/kids could visit, and so I saw them every weekend, but here in the UK I only get to see them on video calls is all....kinda lonesome..

Good idea with the C.A.B....perhaps I'll try and get an appointment, and see if they can give this citizen some good advice.

Originally Posted by dill786

ps.. if youre confused by the spouse visa process, CAB ( citizens advice bureau) will help you with all the paperwork for free

did you register your kids as British citizens,, then you can bring your kids over minus the wife, if youre really missing them...

[gaiusmarius]

wow didnt realize that it was so hard just to bring your wife to your home as a british subject.

best of luck working through all the bs just to get to live with the partner of your choice.

[HashishinReidi]

Yes the new rules thanks to Tory scum, have been in place a few years now gaiusmarius.

[Vnsmkr]

Originally Posted by Gypsy Nirvana

Coming back to 'Civvi Street Reality'....

It's not all 'Wine and Roses' or 'Strongbow Cider & Tomato Baths'....after 2 and a half years (934 days) banged up in some ex-Marcos era death camp in Manila, then being returned to London, England and trying to pick up the pieces of a shattered life.

I went to the bank and I'm nearly a grand overdrawn, the council tax hasn't been paid for most of that time, neither has the flats service charges, and a 400 quid water bill drops thru the letter box just as I arrived a coupla daze ago....Suddenly the capitalista system smacks you in the brain, and you realize that you are several 'K' in debt....

Bummer....I now have to try and earn a living again and pay taxes not just for being able to live here, but also I have to pay taxes on all the time that I was locked up in some SEAsian country.

Welcome home cannabis brother. The above is why I will remain in this SE Asian country for the rest of my natural life. They are like fucking vultures

[DarthFader1]

Wow when i posted yesterday i had not read further into the thread at that point, and then after further reading i am aware of Gypsy's current plights facing him upon return to UK.

I then click the link to the GoFund me page and see 7 donations made in like 16 days. That's a bit of a disgrace to be honest.. I know it's hard to part with cash but i think anyone that has benefited from this website and/or seeds needs to open their hearts (and their wallets) and give a little donation to Gypsy.

I remember 5 years ago when i was in a much different position in life to the one i find myself in currently; and that pack of seeds i received literally saved my life i think.

So here it is, im going to pledge 200 squid to Gypsy which will be paid in the next few days as soon as i put some $$ into my credit card account. Im a man of my word and this will be done.

Im posting this publicly not because i wanted any credit or kudos but moreso in the hope others would read this and actually take an action rather than just thinking yeah that's a nice idea but never following through. If 1000 people donated just 20 pound each that's 20k raised. Power in numbers!!!

All the best Gypsy, 200 squid coming your way soon. I know its just a drop in the ocean but i hope it can still help in some way

peace brother
darth

[gekolite]

pardon my ignorance , I am old and not very computer literate , Where is the go fund me page , and is there a link for sticky for it ? I also feel that any seed bank or breeder that gets a thread on this site is obligated to donate , because of the free advertising .

[miaumiau]

WELCOME BACK!