Fiance with dependant children

[bjones]

Hello
I am a British citizen, my fiance is from the US that has two young children (the father is no longer with us).
My question is if we apply for a fiance visa do we apply for the children at the same time, I know they need separate visa's but do I have to wait for my fiances to be approved first?
On a slight side note, do I need to send all my original copies to my fiance in the US so they can be included in the application?
Thanks for any info
Brian

[Lucapooka]

the father is no longer with us

Does that means he is dead or estranged? If it's the latter then the mother must be able to show sole-responsibility as defined in the UKBA child-settlement guidance.

Yes, the children can apply at the same time. Yes, she needs original paperwork but not three times. One original and two copies for the kids in a bundled application package will suffice.