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State the circumstance. It is difficult to help in hypothetical cases.Chipper wrote:Hello everyone,
Apologies first for my question, I am sure all of you will have heard this a hundred times, please be kind
In the circumstance of someone who does not have legal status in this country.
Am I correct in thinking that by having a child, a woman will automatically gain the right to stay in the UK?
How does this work in practice?
When the child is born, does the woman have to declare herself or apply?
Hope you can help me, although I prefer not to go into detail.
Many thanks.
Chip
No, not where the mother and the father are not settled. The UK does not have an anchor baby policy.Chipper wrote: In the circumstance of someone who does not have legal status in this country.
Am I correct in thinking that by having a child, a woman will automatically gain the right to stay in the UK?
You are not the only one facing similar circumstance.Try and be open and provide the answer to the questions that have been posed .Chipper wrote:Apologies, the father is British.
Mother has no legal right to be in the country.
Is the mother allowed to stay as carer of the child?
Not sure how much detail I want to go into, seeing as I;m new to this.
Thanks very much for your replies thus far.
By the sounds of it you are thinking of bringing a child into this world just to gain ILR under Human Rights? All because your girlfriend cannot get a visa?Chipper wrote:Thought I had given sufficient info, my mistake, ok, here goes, a little more of my story.
I met my girlfriend five years ago.
Her tourist visa expired after six months.
We applied for ILR after two years on the strength of our relationship, but failed to give a strong enough case, it was refused.
As far as the authorities are concerned she has gone home.
She has found casual work around the country since, and our feelings for each other have endured.
Its clear that no further application would be any good.
We would both love to start a family, as we both had bad experience from our past lives.
Hence my question, I have no idea how this process works, how it would play out with the authorities. Are we going to get a knock onthe door?
Would they deport mother and baby?
Hope tht helps. Thanks to all for your replies.
If you have no contribution, order than judgemental, please save it to yourself. No one should be made to feel uncomfortable posting on this forum, except of cause they are using the forum to commit criminal activity, which is not the case here.Highly_Skilled wrote:By the sounds of it you are thinking of bringing a child into this world just to gain ILR under Human Rights? All because your girlfriend cannot get a visa?Chipper wrote:Thought I had given sufficient info, my mistake, ok, here goes, a little more of my story.
I met my girlfriend five years ago.
Her tourist visa expired after six months.
We applied for ILR after two years on the strength of our relationship, but failed to give a strong enough case, it was refused.
As far as the authorities are concerned she has gone home.
She has found casual work around the country since, and our feelings for each other have endured.
Its clear that no further application would be any good.
We would both love to start a family, as we both had bad experience from our past lives.
Hence my question, I have no idea how this process works, how it would play out with the authorities. Are we going to get a knock onthe door?
Would they deport mother and baby?
Hope tht helps. Thanks to all for your replies.
Have you considered marriage if you are in love? You'd have a greater chance at obtaining a Marriage visa.
At the time of this application. Was your status British? And did the ILR got refused because of Co-habitation? Why were they not satisfied?Chipper wrote:We applied for ILR after two years on the strength of our relationship, but failed to give a strong enough case, it was refused.
Obie wrote:If you have no contribution, order than judgemental, please save it to yourself. No one should be made to feel uncomfortable posting on this forum, except of cause they are using the forum to commit criminal activity, which is not the case here.Highly_Skilled wrote:By the sounds of it you are thinking of bringing a child into this world just to gain ILR under Human Rights? All because your girlfriend cannot get a visa?Chipper wrote:Thought I had given sufficient info, my mistake, ok, here goes, a little more of my story.
I met my girlfriend five years ago.
Her tourist visa expired after six months.
We applied for ILR after two years on the strength of our relationship, but failed to give a strong enough case, it was refused.
As far as the authorities are concerned she has gone home.
She has found casual work around the country since, and our feelings for each other have endured.
Its clear that no further application would be any good.
We would both love to start a family, as we both had bad experience from our past lives.
Hence my question, I have no idea how this process works, how it would play out with the authorities. Are we going to get a knock onthe door?
Would they deport mother and baby?
Hope tht helps. Thanks to all for your replies.
Have you considered marriage if you are in love? You'd have a greater chance at obtaining a Marriage visa.
its all stuff from this forum thats made me look into it... and like i say, after coming here, at least my wife can now work (whether she does is up to her... its just at least she CAN)Chipper wrote:Obie
Thanks for you kind words. I find internet forums a touch foreboding at the best of times.
Wiggsy
I will defo look at the Irish route, trying to get my head around it.
You are a diamond, thanks
- trust me, its been hard on us with the uncertainty... 
