Luke Brown

Ok here's the situation, not sure what I should enter on the form....

My mother left my father when I was quite young and remarried a few years later. For 5 years I lived with my mother, her new husband and his son.

My mother then passed away and since then (due to moving away from home and other not such nice reasons) I've not really seen or spoken to either my mothers second husband or his son. So that's over 10 years now!

Are they still my step family, or does my mothers death break that link? Do I need to put their details on the form? I don't really want to as I don't consider them family, and I also have no idea of his date of birth.

Also for a deceased person is the marital status their status at the time of death, ie married? Will they wonder who she was married to?

So far all I have entered is the details of my true father and my deceased mother.

Luke Brown

Anybody?

Thinking at the moment I should just stick him on the form and guess what year he was born in?

Dorothy

Answers in red.

Luke Brown

Many thanks.

I know the date of his birthday just not the year he was born, but can probably guess it +/- 5 years.

Dorothy

That should be ok.

yakka and Deb

I would emphasise the estimated date otherwise it may be deemed a false declaration...... Good luck

welshtony

Hi Luke

Under migration law the step-link is broken in that you are no longer the Step-child of your mother's second husband. This being the case he would no longer be your step-father and any of his children would no longer be considered your step siblings.

This is no big deal in a 175 application - whether you put them down or not but has big implications for remaining relative visas and parent visas.

Regards


Tony Coates
MARN 0635896

Luke Brown

Thanks Tony - I guessed it wouldn't make too much difference either way for a 175 so put them down anyway. I thought rather give too much rather than not enough!