Sponsoring Step Children
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Hi Guys,
I know this post is a little old but I need advice on this topic if anyone with experience is still reading.
I am working in the UAE (Abu Dhabi) as a Coastal and Civil Engineer with a residency visa. I have been here a year.
I have met a filipina and we will be getting married on 9th July. She has a child of 17months old in the Philippines who is being looked after by her sister, when we get married we would like to bring her daughter to live with us.
She currently works in the financial industry but she will be quitting her job once we get married and I will be sponsoring her as my spouse. Her daughter has no father listed on the birth certificate and the father was not filipino so there is no actual issues with custody etc but I know some people have mentioned needing an attested letter from the father that he has no objection on bringing her daughter here. As there is no father listed on the certificate there is a possibility that when we get married the National Statistics Office in the Philippines will change the certificate to reflect that I am the child's father. I don't know how this works but for now I am going to assume that this will not happen.
So does anyone have advice on the process for me to sponsor my future step child and whether the lack of a father on the birth certificate will cause us any issues etc.
Thanks for reading, if you want t PM me please do so.
Thanks
I know this post is a little old but I need advice on this topic if anyone with experience is still reading.
I am working in the UAE (Abu Dhabi) as a Coastal and Civil Engineer with a residency visa. I have been here a year.
I have met a filipina and we will be getting married on 9th July. She has a child of 17months old in the Philippines who is being looked after by her sister, when we get married we would like to bring her daughter to live with us.
She currently works in the financial industry but she will be quitting her job once we get married and I will be sponsoring her as my spouse. Her daughter has no father listed on the birth certificate and the father was not filipino so there is no actual issues with custody etc but I know some people have mentioned needing an attested letter from the father that he has no objection on bringing her daughter here. As there is no father listed on the certificate there is a possibility that when we get married the National Statistics Office in the Philippines will change the certificate to reflect that I am the child's father. I don't know how this works but for now I am going to assume that this will not happen.
So does anyone have advice on the process for me to sponsor my future step child and whether the lack of a father on the birth certificate will cause us any issues etc.
Thanks for reading, if you want t PM me please do so.
Thanks
Hi, i am on the same exact situation as yours, just would like to know if you able to bring your wife's child without court order etc.? Please please if you do, kindly let me know how to do it. Thanks
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I came across this thread looking for info. I am interested in sponsoring my step son who is 4years old. However my wife doesnt have the custody document and can't obtain noc from biological father as he abandoned the child since three years. The divorce document and child's birth certificate is attested by MOFA uae. Can you please guide me as to how you were able to sponsor without a custody order?
Thanks a lot
I came across this thread looking for info. I am interested in sponsoring my step son who is 4years old. However my wife doesnt have the custody document and can't obtain noc from biological father as he abandoned the child since three years. The divorce document and child's birth certificate is attested by MOFA uae. Can you please guide me as to how you were able to sponsor without a custody order?
Thanks a lot
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I'd like to give you advice... As crazy as it seems the rules regarding many legalities here in the desert are as shifting as the sands. What was valid for me in 2008 I'm quite certain won't apply now. What I strongly recommend though is find/develop an advocate in whatever organization is your potential employ.... Many cases this well-connected individual will expedite your application through the process.
Unfortunate you do not have a noc attested. This simplifies matters however don't give up. Things can and do get done here with perseverance and knowing the right people.
I had an issue with the translation of one of my step children docs.... But the very helpful and knowledgeable habibi made it go away with one phone call.
Things can and do get done here.
Unfortunate you do not have a noc attested. This simplifies matters however don't give up. Things can and do get done here with perseverance and knowing the right people.
I had an issue with the translation of one of my step children docs.... But the very helpful and knowledgeable habibi made it go away with one phone call.
Things can and do get done here.
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Well Thanks a lot for your response 
I'd like to give you advice... As crazy as it seems the rules regarding many legalities here in the desert are as shifting as the sands. What was valid for me in 2008 I'm quite certain won't apply now. What I strongly recommend though is find/develop an advocate in whatever organization is your potential employ.... Many cases this well-connected individual will expedite your application through the process.
Unfortunate you do not have a noc attested. This simplifies matters however don't give up. Things can and do get done here with perseverance and knowing the right people.
I had an issue with the translation of one of my step children docs.... But the very helpful and knowledgeable habibi made it go away with one phone call.
Things can and do get done here.
Unfortunate you do not have a noc attested. This simplifies matters however don't give up. Things can and do get done here with perseverance and knowing the right people.
I had an issue with the translation of one of my step children docs.... But the very helpful and knowledgeable habibi made it go away with one phone call.
Things can and do get done here.
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White knight, can you send me more details about everything you needed to complete the process? I'm exactly in the same situation! ! Thanks
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Hi. I am neither a pilot nor involved in the aviation industry, but have been referred to this forum by a pilot friend. I am also posting my question on other UAE forums.
I am looking to take up a position in Dubai with my wife and her teenage son ( ie my stepson ). I am fully aware of the UAE requirements for sponsoring a stepchild, but the rules are very vague on how to proceed if the child's birth father is either refusing to acknowledge correspondence on this matter, or has in fact changed all contact details and is not actually receiving our request for permission from him. My wife and her ex did not part on amicable terms and he may be doing this out of spite. We simply don't know.
I have spoken to my nearest UAE Embassy and they say it's a legal matter, they cannot advise and I should speak to my potential employer. My potential employer is looking into it for me. Obviously if we cannot find a solution to this, I will have to decline a good job opportunity..
Has anyone on this forum been in a similar position, and if so, how did you proceed? Any help, information or advice is appreciated. Thank you.
I am looking to take up a position in Dubai with my wife and her teenage son ( ie my stepson ). I am fully aware of the UAE requirements for sponsoring a stepchild, but the rules are very vague on how to proceed if the child's birth father is either refusing to acknowledge correspondence on this matter, or has in fact changed all contact details and is not actually receiving our request for permission from him. My wife and her ex did not part on amicable terms and he may be doing this out of spite. We simply don't know.
I have spoken to my nearest UAE Embassy and they say it's a legal matter, they cannot advise and I should speak to my potential employer. My potential employer is looking into it for me. Obviously if we cannot find a solution to this, I will have to decline a good job opportunity..
Has anyone on this forum been in a similar position, and if so, how did you proceed? Any help, information or advice is appreciated. Thank you.
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Please share what docs are required . I am having same issue and not having previous father Noc. How my second husband will sponsor my kids . As previous father Noc is required for Emirates I'd. Please help.
Please share what docs are required . I am having same issue and not having previous father Noc. How my second husband will sponsor my kids . As previous father Noc is required for Emirates I'd. Please help.
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HI , we are currently in the same position. My husband has a contract with EK, and my 3 children from my ex husband received the signature to leave the country and go to live in the UAE, but he does not sign the NOC. Would the first paper be equally treated? Or is a specific NOC needed?
