John - Thanks. We are both really happy about the baby and the passport also. In regards to the spouse visa - that was exactly the plan. Effectively do nothing and let it lapse as with the Spanish passport my wife is legally allowed to stay. Greenie confirmed that I did not need to advise UKBA of th...

John - I am hoping you can guide me in my below query which is similar to some of the above, but also slightly different. Me and my wife(from south-america) got married(civil) one year and 11 months ago in the UK. As a result she successfully obtained a two year spouse visa. Prior to our marriage sh...

Greenie,

Thanks again for your detailed responses. The information you have provided is really helpful.

Regards

Thanks for your detailed response. She has resided in the UK for 1 year 11 months now (the spouse visa expires at the end of August). Is there any value in applying via Form Eaa1 to gain a residence card? Surely having a Spanish passport will allow my wife to do everything she needs to in the UK? or...

Hi All, Me and my wife(from south-america) got married(civil) one and a half years ago in the UK. As a result she successfully obtained a two year spouse visa. Prior to our marriage she had been in Spain for several years and was then awaiting her spanish citizenship(Spanish passport). The reason we...

Filling in form C2 I wanted to know the below; 1) On form C2 it asks for a countersignature to sign one the photos stating that it is a true likeness of the child. Unfortunately we do not know any British citizens in her country. It says on the form that the signature should be from someone who has ...

Hi, Me and my wife will be applying for a first child passport. I am a British citizen (BC) otherwise than by descent. She is south-american (currently on a uk spouse visa). She is planning to have our child in south-america, and when the child is born we will then apply for passport for him/her. I ...

Can you confirm we do this via the below

We need to complete Form C2 to acquire the passport?

If we complete Form C2 then we DO NOT need to register the birth with the local Embassy to obtain a consular birth registration?


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Yes I'm a native British citizen, born and lived the whole of my life in England.

Hi, I am married with a south-american woman (holder of a spanish passport). I am an British passport holder living in England with my her. My wife has recently become pregnant and would like to return to south america to have our baby. My questions are 1) if my wife returns to South america to have...

Thanks for all your comments - very helpful.

Hi, I am a british citizen and my wife is south-american. We were married in a civil ceremony last year and she is here on a settlement/marriage visa (2 year) We are planning this year to have a religious (christian wedding) and would like to invite her parents from southamerica. Apart from the obvi...

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:04 pm Post subject: Family/Wedding Visa Documents Query -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, I am a British Citizen who is married(civil) with my south american wife. She is currently on a two year spouse visa. We are plannin...

batleykhan - Thanks for your advice. I guess Ill put as much down in regards to them as possible.

sushdmehta - apologies for that. I put this in the wrong forum.

Hi, I am a British Citizen who is married(civil) with my south american wife. She is currently on a two year spouse visa. We are planning this year to have a religious wedding and plan to invite four members of her family from South America (2 parents, Sister and young son) Her parents are retired -...

Hi, Just wanted to check on whether we can claim Child Benefit. I am a uk citizen, and my wife (who is southamerican) is on a two year Settlement/Spouse Visa. We are married and currently live in the UK. We are planning to have a baby. I just wanted to check will we be able to claim Child Benefit du...