Fiance visa advice

[Congypaul]

Hi all, I'm new here so please if I'm posting in the wrong area I do apologise.
My situation is this, i have been in a relationship with my Filipina girlfriend since November 2017. I have met her twice each visit for about 10 days, I also plan on going again in January 2018.
Originally we were planning on applying for a visit visa for her to build relationships with my family here and experience our culture, however our circumstances have changed and now we have found out she is expecting our baby, I'm over the moon....but! I'm now wondering if this will have an adverse effect on a visa application.
We now plan on waiting until the child is born in September and then applying for a fiance visa, by then we will have been together 2 years, although the only proof I have of this is my flight tickets and some pics of us together. i have only just started keeping records of our chats and calls the last couple of months as this wasn't something I thought about earlier in the relationship . I have a couple of questions and need some opinions if possible? Firstly would the lack of communication proof from November 2017 so October 2018 cause any doubt for the immigration officer? Should I just state we have only been in a relationship for a year ? Or just be honest about the reason why?
Also would the fact she has my child cause any kind of problems in obtaining a fiance visa? Would the child be able to come with her? I will go out there for the birth and register my child and obtain a birth certificate, my girlfriend also has 3 other children but never married, they would for the time being stay in phillipenes with her parents until we were married and had the appropriate spouse visa ( long way off but I'm trying to plan ahead) again would this cause us any issues? I meet the financial requirement for myself and her, as far as I know I won't need any additional as my child will have a UK passport if I register the birth?
My income is 21000 pa I also earn an additional 3000 pa with a part time job. So I have communication records from October 2018 and will keep them amid add to it for when I apply for the visa in September 2019 and 3 to 4 flight tickets and lots of pics together with her family and friends, we chat every day video call and text via what's app. Has anything I have written here seem wrong or complex? Does it seem a reasonable application? Any advice is really appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Paul

[seagul]

I think you mixing two types of visas: fiance visa and unmarried partner visa. For fiance visa there is no cohabitation documents of last 2 years are needed rather proof of subsisting relationship and plans to get married. But in case of unmarried partner 2 years of proof of cohabitation akin to marriage are required and the birth of a child definitely boost its success.

[Congypaul]

Hi seagul

Thanks for your response, yes I think i got all the info from different visas jumbled in my head and was not sure what requirements were needed. It does seem a fiance visa would be the best option for us, I'm now wondering whether to apply before the child is born, so that she may give birth over here? Not sure if it's possible but that would be a lot better for us, although the last thing I want to do is complicate it or compromise any chance of acceptance. Any suggestions?

Thanks
Paul

[seagul]

You can apply fiancee visa before the child birth which won't make any difference to the Application but you should keep in mind that since there is no IHS for fiancee visa so all pregnancy & delivery related cost you will have to pay to NHS for next applications success too.

[Congypaul]

Thanks seagull

I don't have any issue paying the cost of medical care while she is here, my main concern was whether the immigration officer would think that giving birth here is our only reason for the application, which obviously it isn't! And also whether they would doubt the child is mine, after all I guess from the opinion of someone that doesn't know us it could be anyone's child, although I would include flight and hotel receipts along with the positive pregnancy test result which all should prove we were together at the time of c conception? To me it seems logical to want my child born here as it will be a long process getting my child a UK passport over in the phillipenes, we would of course be married here should we get the visa acceptance. I do appreciate your advice. Thanks again

[Casa]

There's no requirement to state in the application that your fiancee is pregnant.

Be aware however, that if she gives birth before her FLR(M) visa has been granted after your marriage, that any NHS fees will be charged @ 150% of the costs. Even for a straightforward birth, this could amount to several thousand pounds.

[Congypaul]

Thanks casa

I think the decision i have to make is it worth paying the huge amount of NHS costs or have the long drawn out process and so much time missing out on my child by having him /her born in the phillipenes and waiting to get a UK passport for them to come and see me