You need to show that you have sole custody of your son and he needs to be sponsored by your husband meaning the financial requirement hast be met.

 

Thank you Nyclon.

My husband will sponsor my son. Which form do we need to make an application?

 

Is this the form?

APPENDIX 1 (VAF4A JULY 2018) FAMILYSETTLEMENT&FAMILY REUNION

 

Can anyone confirm if this is the correct form?

Thank you

 

It is but the online version of it, which is similar but not identical.

 

Thank you, Joppa

Do we make the application through the Visa Office in Beijing or in the UK? My son is living with his grandmother in China at the moment.

 

To be absolutely clear in our minds, do we complete the online version or the paper version?

Thank you

 

Online version and apply in China.

 

Thank you, Joppa.

 

Question: Should the registration be in my son's name. I think, yes.

This is the online form for application outside the UK.

https://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/home/welcome

It says

Welcome to the Visa4UK service, you can apply for a UK visa using this service if you’re an applicant who is not currently in the UK.

Register for an account using the 'Register an Account' button below to begin your application.

Thank you

 

If someone else is applying for a visa at the same time, such as a parent, registration can be in the adult's name but otherwise it has to be in your son's.

 

Thank you, Joppa

We will register in my son's name.

 

My husband will travel to Beijing. All applications from North East China are processed in Beijing. My son is applying for a passport.

Question: Is there also a paper appendix that my husband will have to take to the Beijing Visa Office?

Thank you.

 

I try to ask all the questions together.

Online Form.

Correct answer?
Passport and Travel Document (Page 1)
Q. How long do you intend to stay in the UK?
Indefinitely

Under 18 (Page 8)
Asks for details of my son’s father
We added this in Additional Information
My mother has sole legal responsibility for me following her divorce from my father. I have met my father for a total of two hours since the divorce on 22nd June 2009. I am at a boarding school. During the summer holiday, I live with my grandparents in the family home. My mother also stays for two months during the summer.

When we registered on visa4uk the site directed us to this form.

https://assets.publishing.service.g...nt/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727572/vaf4a-appendix1-07-18.pdf

Part 1. Left blank.
Do not complete this part if you are applying as the child of settled parent(s) with limited leave

Part 2. Your Sponsor’s Financial Circumstances

Question
Is this the formula?
£18,600 + £3,800 (first child) = £22,400
If income is not enough then
Income + £16,000 + 2.5 x shortfall in income in instant access savings?

Question
Do I need my ex-husband’s permission for my son to leave China?
The divorce court order (in China) gives me sole legal and financial responsibility for my son. I will have the court order translated into English by a translator recognised by the Home Office.

Question
Do I need to write a letter to the Entry Clearance Officer to explain the situation with my ex-husband?

Question
Do I need to show relationship evidence with my son?
Photos, air tickets, passport stamps, WeChat calls

Thank you