thats good news indeed. very happy for you guys. really hard to be split from your family for so long.
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Gypsy is finally home
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thats good news indeed. very happy for you guys. really hard to be split from your family for so long.
thats good news indeed. very happy for you guys. really hard to be split from your family for so long.
Yeah man....it's been rough, but there is light at the end of the tunnel, now we have broken the crust of the basket of clearances we still need to obtain....
My wife also has to do some English test as part of her qualifying for a UK family visa, plus the kids getting their exit passes, are on the cards to get done next, before we are in any position to apply for her visa, and have any hope of getting it. All these things are like pulling teeth, and take much time to accomplish before I can be in the position to expect their arrival anytime soon.....Every great journey begins with a single step.
i don't get these laws that stop a wife and or husband living with their partner in either country of origin. as a sovereign man or woman you should be able to marry anyone and bring them to live with you in your home nation. anything else is an infringement on the natural law and basic human rights. bloody ridiculous to put all these hoops in your way, what a waste of resources that you could be using to build a life together.
No shit.
There you have it.
You have about 90 days to get rid of all those pizza boxes and call a cleaning crew.
rotflmao!..
Now that's real funny! Ha-Ha-Ha, I like it. Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction...
gaius: It is what it is, and I have to try and make this happen within the framework of what's required by the immigration authorities, or it's not going to happen. At this stage it's best to try and harbour a positive mental attitude about it, and give it my best shot.
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bluntmassa
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Even in the USA you have to go through a bunch of bullshit when you marry a foreigner for them to legally live here. It's a bunch of bullshit to since we are a nation of immigrant's except for the 1/4th of my heritage that is truly Native American. Probably easier for a refugee to come here than a wife. Lol, They get all up in your business they want to see you make enough money to provide for your wife and a place to live and keep tabs on you for a few years then they finally get their green card it costs a good bit of money to to go through the process.
A refugee gets a check every month foodstamps and project housing for free and have the opportunity to do as good as anyone else not born into a rich family.
Really I think we should not even have borders if I want to walk throughout Europe to Asia and all I should not even need a passport let alone identification of any kind. No man should be able to own land except maybe if they treat it like mine trespass all you like but you steal or litter we will have a problem.
Whatever hoops or hurdles I have to jump thru or over to get my family here, I must do, and so far it's been going fairly well.
During the last couple of months my wife has attended a speaking and listening English test in Manila organized by the British Council, and she says that it was very easy for her. It cost 12,000 pesos (around 200 sterling or 250 bucks), and she has to now organize another trip to Manila to pick up her results, which entails her either driving in or taking the bus from Subic, which takes most all of a day to do, due to the traffic nightmare which that entails. Manila must be one of the worst cities I have ever known for traffic congestion, so it's all quite an expedition for her...and every time she has to go into Manila I worry about other associated risks she might encounter, due to the very high crime rate, the poor state of the roads and the deplorable driving skills of other motorists.
I recently applied for, and received an official copy of the title of my apartment here in the UK from the Land Registry Office, which states that I am the registered owner of the property. This is another requirement for my wife's visa, to show that I do have an adequate home to house my family in here, once/if they do arrive, and that they will not be a burden on the government/council to house, so that's another box I can tick towards getting her a visa.
When she was doing her English test my wife was told by another Filipina that now any one hoping to emigrate to the UK needs to do a TB(Tuberculosis) exam and chest x-ray via some British government accredited doctor/clinic, so we are currently trying to find out about this and get it done, which will involve another trip into Manila, maybe at the same time she can pick up the results for her English test? We are also trying to figure out if the kids also need this test for TB, even though they already have British passports, so don't need visa's.
There is also a Healthcare Surcharge these days to be paid for my wife, because so many foreigners were coming to the UK and using the National Health Service, and they had never paid any National Insurance contributions, so helping to bankrupt the health service for all those who have paid over many years. That costs 200 pounds per year, so 1000 sterling for a 5 year visa. That has to be paid before we apply for her visa, and the number you get issued after payment has to go on her visa application..
Then there is the cost of the actual visa, which is a whopping $1625 that the visa service keeps if you make a mistake, or your application is refused..
At the beginning of October I will finally have 6 months of bank statements for the visa application, to show that my income is sufficient to support my family once they are here, and from what I have managed to earn over the last few months, we should just qualify.
Once I have that 6th bank statement in my possession, we can finally apply for her UK family visa, with a good chance of actually getting it.
With all of these migrants from all over the world gaining access to the UK illegally lately, by sneaking in on trucks, boats and trains, and then being allowed to stay, it does make you kinda bitter that as a British citizen I am having to get all of these costly requirements sorted over all this time just to have my wife/kids reunited with me...
During the last couple of months my wife has attended a speaking and listening English test in Manila organized by the British Council, and she says that it was very easy for her. It cost 12,000 pesos (around 200 sterling or 250 bucks), and she has to now organize another trip to Manila to pick up her results, which entails her either driving in or taking the bus from Subic, which takes most all of a day to do, due to the traffic nightmare which that entails. Manila must be one of the worst cities I have ever known for traffic congestion, so it's all quite an expedition for her...and every time she has to go into Manila I worry about other associated risks she might encounter, due to the very high crime rate, the poor state of the roads and the deplorable driving skills of other motorists.
I recently applied for, and received an official copy of the title of my apartment here in the UK from the Land Registry Office, which states that I am the registered owner of the property. This is another requirement for my wife's visa, to show that I do have an adequate home to house my family in here, once/if they do arrive, and that they will not be a burden on the government/council to house, so that's another box I can tick towards getting her a visa.
When she was doing her English test my wife was told by another Filipina that now any one hoping to emigrate to the UK needs to do a TB(Tuberculosis) exam and chest x-ray via some British government accredited doctor/clinic, so we are currently trying to find out about this and get it done, which will involve another trip into Manila, maybe at the same time she can pick up the results for her English test? We are also trying to figure out if the kids also need this test for TB, even though they already have British passports, so don't need visa's.
There is also a Healthcare Surcharge these days to be paid for my wife, because so many foreigners were coming to the UK and using the National Health Service, and they had never paid any National Insurance contributions, so helping to bankrupt the health service for all those who have paid over many years. That costs 200 pounds per year, so 1000 sterling for a 5 year visa. That has to be paid before we apply for her visa, and the number you get issued after payment has to go on her visa application..
Then there is the cost of the actual visa, which is a whopping $1625 that the visa service keeps if you make a mistake, or your application is refused..
At the beginning of October I will finally have 6 months of bank statements for the visa application, to show that my income is sufficient to support my family once they are here, and from what I have managed to earn over the last few months, we should just qualify.
Once I have that 6th bank statement in my possession, we can finally apply for her UK family visa, with a good chance of actually getting it.
With all of these migrants from all over the world gaining access to the UK illegally lately, by sneaking in on trucks, boats and trains, and then being allowed to stay, it does make you kinda bitter that as a British citizen I am having to get all of these costly requirements sorted over all this time just to have my wife/kids reunited with me...
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Happy to hear you have all your ducks in a row Gypsy.
They really just want to see the application done properly and make sure your relationship is legit. It sounds like your wifes a shoe-in. I can relate to this especially the last paragraph. Thanks for sharing. You're almost there man.
They really just want to see the application done properly and make sure your relationship is legit. It sounds like your wifes a shoe-in. I can relate to this especially the last paragraph. Thanks for sharing. You're almost there man.
The Mrs has booked her appointment with the accredited TB checkers for next Tuesday. The check-up costs 3,500 pesos, and I might have to pay that X3 if the doctor says that the kids will need one too. This is all adding up to be very costly, and I haven't even paid for the visa, or flights, or her Healthcare Surcharge just yet. It's even worse when you consider that I'm constantly sending pounds by money transfers to pay for it all, and the pound has nose-dived against the peso since Brexit.....
Still, it's gotta be done, and will be done....It's already over 3 years since I have been able to live with them.....man, have I missed so much family life over that time.
You are making progress Gypsy!! You will be with your family before you know it! It will all be a bad memory soon enough!
I can't imagine being away from my family and going through what you have. I am glad the end is drawing near and you will be reunited once again.
We are all pulling for you my friend!
Best vibes!
I can't imagine being away from my family and going through what you have. I am glad the end is drawing near and you will be reunited once again.
We are all pulling for you my friend!
Best vibes!
Thanks for the kind sentiments ya'll....
I'm already practicing how to compose myself when they arrive at Heathrow, hopefully sometime in the next coupla months, but I reckon that there will be plenty of eye precipitation, sobs and hugs et al...
It's been hard, even though I have daily online video contact with them. My kids have been crying for me to be with them for over 3 years now, and I regularly have to try and make them smile, through all of their tears, when they call me all upset...
All because of this BS prohibition, mind you there are and have been millions of others worldwide that have suffered, and continue to suffer because of it, and my heart goes out to them, because I can seriously relate after all this.
AeroKush102
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Congrats Gypsy!
For you Sir......
The Clash - should i stay or should i go..
Kick the feet up.
https://youtu.be/BN1WwnEDWAM
The Clash - should i stay or should i go..
Kick the feet up.
https://youtu.be/BN1WwnEDWAM
Good work Gyp
You know over the years I wonder how many people envied the life you lived. While many have toiled at meaningless jobs they watched as you lived the life of a worldly man of some celebrity status.
However, I have always know you were taking a lot of risks to live the way you do, and sometimes, like your detention in the PI, the cost was too high. To me it's worse than the detention to be separated from your young family. I miss my kids while I am at work, and could not imagine being apart from them for more than a few hours. Funny how you change... I used to go to pretty cool places and live a fun lifestyle. Now I do everything with my family in mind..
So anyway, sorry for the long rant. I am glad things are finally turning around for you. I feel you deserve to be with your family as a God given right. Those keeping you apart are in a sense playing God.
A little off topic, I am reading about the Beatles, kind of a history thing. There is a forum called the Beatles Bible, not as popular as Jesus that tells a lot of details about the life they lived. In the 60s the Beatles played two shows in Manila. Imelda Marcos invited the Beatles over for lunch with some select upper crust Filipinos to which the Beatles declined. It was a massive scandal, one certainly worth reading about, where the Beatles were lucky to get out of the PI with their skin intact. They were taxed, robbed and brutalized by the Filipino government for the embarrassment they caused the first family and literally chased out of the country.
You know over the years I wonder how many people envied the life you lived. While many have toiled at meaningless jobs they watched as you lived the life of a worldly man of some celebrity status.
However, I have always know you were taking a lot of risks to live the way you do, and sometimes, like your detention in the PI, the cost was too high. To me it's worse than the detention to be separated from your young family. I miss my kids while I am at work, and could not imagine being apart from them for more than a few hours. Funny how you change... I used to go to pretty cool places and live a fun lifestyle. Now I do everything with my family in mind..
So anyway, sorry for the long rant. I am glad things are finally turning around for you. I feel you deserve to be with your family as a God given right. Those keeping you apart are in a sense playing God.
A little off topic, I am reading about the Beatles, kind of a history thing. There is a forum called the Beatles Bible, not as popular as Jesus that tells a lot of details about the life they lived. In the 60s the Beatles played two shows in Manila. Imelda Marcos invited the Beatles over for lunch with some select upper crust Filipinos to which the Beatles declined. It was a massive scandal, one certainly worth reading about, where the Beatles were lucky to get out of the PI with their skin intact. They were taxed, robbed and brutalized by the Filipino government for the embarrassment they caused the first family and literally chased out of the country.
Yes mate, I have lived 'The Life of Riley' most all of my life, from the gutter to the penthouse and back again a few times over, mainly due to my close association with the plant, and my determination to create, support, and grow the industry around it regardless of what penalties I might have had to pay.
Some might say that I have flown in the face of reason to be able to cultivate, educate and supply the ever growing global community of cannabis enthusiasts, and I've not done this purely for financial gain, but because I felt (and still do) that mine was a noble quest against the evil prohibitionists, who all profit from our misery.
Great risks I have taken in order to pursue my righteous quest, and my reward today is seeing the walls and laws that try to contain us slowly crumbling away as more areas of the planet start to wise-up to the travesty of prohibition and start to decriminalize and even legalize cannabis cultivation and use....
That's a very interesting story about The Beatles and the Marcos's, I hadn't heard of it before, thanks for sharing it.
If you harbour the negative, allowing hate and malice to fester because of what has been done in the past, your present and future will be adversely affected by all of that old poison, so I am always one to not bear grudges, harbouring the negative, and sulking over my past is a waste of time.
Even when I was at my lowest ebb whilst detained I had the mental capability to be able to project my mind beyond those walls if I felt claustrophobic, and that kind of helped even things out in my head. Kept me more balanced at that time, which was surely needed.
As much as things do look brighter these days, and it is a particularly lovely summers day in England right now. I still don't feel that I can enjoy things much at all, until my family finally arrives.
All the same, thank-you for the kind sentiments.
Even when I was at my lowest ebb whilst detained I had the mental capability to be able to project my mind beyond those walls if I felt claustrophobic, and that kind of helped even things out in my head. Kept me more balanced at that time, which was surely needed.
As much as things do look brighter these days, and it is a particularly lovely summers day in England right now. I still don't feel that I can enjoy things much at all, until my family finally arrives.
All the same, thank-you for the kind sentiments.
