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Your children seem to be in an extremely vulnerable position. Are there any remaining, close relatives in S.A.? Depending on all the circumstances, you may have a case for Exceptional Leave to enter based on compassionate grounds.
Your rights would be stronger as a British Citizen, do you intend to naturalise? It sounds as if you may be currently eligible to apply. (As an EU citizen you would gain additional rights.)
It is worth your while consulting with a immigration specialist.
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John01 Wrote:Your children seem to be in an extremely vulnerable position. Are there any remaining, close relatives in S.A.? Depending on all the circumstances, you may have a case for Exceptional Leave to enter based on compassionate grounds.
Your rights would be stronger as a British Citizen, do you intend to naturalise? It sounds as if you may be currently eligible to apply. (As an EU citizen you would gain additional rights.)
It is worth your while consulting with a immigration specialist.
Moemfie, once again I would stress that this is sound advice as your case is clearly a complex one and there may be several avenues for you to explore.
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John01 Wrote:Your children seem to be in an extremely vulnerable position. Are there any remaining, close relatives in S.A.? Depending on all the circumstances, you may have a case for Exceptional Leave to enter based on compassionate grounds.
Your rights would be stronger as a British Citizen, do you intend to naturalise? It sounds as if you may be currently eligible to apply. (As an EU citizen you would gain additional rights.)
It is worth your while consulting with a immigration specialist.
John,
Yes, I do intend to naturalise. Which way do I go for this Exceptional leave. I do have family in SA but that is just the problem. They are living with family and was told the other day that she intends trowing them out as "they do not contribute enough to the household". I have also found out that they got my eldest to buy a house with them. He is paying the full mortage of R5000 per month and still have to pay R2000 board and lodging on top of that as well as work for her husband in his free time "to pay his keep". The younger one has to pay all his weekly wages to them as well for board and lodging. It is worse than I thought. :bigcry:
Will this Exceptional Leave help though as I only brought them up from toddlers 2 and 3 years old and did not legally adopt them?
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mcamp999 Wrote:Moemfie, once again I would stress that this is sound advice as your case is clearly a complex one and there may be several avenues for you to explore.
Hi thanx for the help. Which avenues is this. I am so desperate now that I will do anything to get them here and I do mean ANYTHING. So, if you have any idea for me to try, please just name it and I'll get the info on it.
Thanx again
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Moemfie,
In this day and age and with the current state of affairs in this country it really is worth looking at the proper channels in order for them to come over. Nothing would be worse than you pay for the airfares and they get turned away at immigration.
As it has been said before the best advice anyone can give you is to contact the professionals who are able to have exact information and will give you advise on which is the most appropriate avenue to explore.
Good Luck
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Moemfie Wrote:Will this Exceptional Leave help though as I only brought them up from toddlers 2 and 3 years old and did not legally adopt them?
Moemfie
Granting compassionate leave is at the Home SecretaryÂ’s discretion. You are closely related to these children, the fact that you brought them up, will objectively point towards a close emotional bond. Again, it is worthwhile and probably not that expensive to take at least one appointment with an immigration solicitor, who will advise you on the merits of the case. For the mean time, is it not possible for your children to join financial and emotional forces, find themselves another place to share and leave. I really hope this works out for you all.
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lols Wrote:Moemfie, what I suggest is that you contact a visa company like
breytenbachs they will probably advise you on the course of action to take.
Moemfie, I urge you to take this advice.
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mcamp999 Wrote:Moemfie, I urge you to take this advice.
Hi everyone,
Would like to thank you all for your support and advise. I have contacted Breytenbachs and they will be able to help me with student visas for them. :cloud9:
Things are really going bad for my kids there. I had a call the weekend and was told that my eldest who is 23 was beaten up by this man. The younger one who is 21 was told that when he gets back to their place he will be beaten as well coz as per the people they live with, they were naughty coz they went to visit another family member after they were told they were not allowed to go out and they had to get "hidings". :bigcry:
They can't move out as they have nowhere else to go. This family member they went to visit lives in a one bedroom flat and can not accomodate them, so they will just have to wait. There is nothing more I can do but to hope and pray that my kids get here in one peace and not scarred for life. They can't go and live on their own coz they would have to pay deposits and all sorts to move into a place and they are due to come over at the end of May so it's no point really.
Thanx again for all your help and support through this tough time in my life. I really appreciate all the input and advise.
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