access to child visa?

[dave2000]

Hello,

I am confused and have three questions relating to the "Access to Child" Visa.


1. Does my divorce have to have gone through before I can enter the UK on an "Access to Child" Visa?
The "wording for refusals" seems to imply this, in section 35:

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/ecg/chapte ... tion31-35/

Re:

"...but I am not satisfied that you are either divorced or legally separated from the other parent of your child/children."

However, It is never listed as a requirement under the immmigration rules:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/polic ... les/part7/


2. I intend upon seeing my children frequently once in the UK.
Would there be a problem with me applying for this Visa if my "contact order" is a schedule for international travel, granted by a UK court?

Re:

(iii) the applicant produces evidence that he has access rights to the child in the form of:
(a) a Residence Order or a Contact Order granted by a Court in the United Kingdom;


3. Do I need to rent an apartment for myself and the children, BEFORE my entry?

Re:

(vi) there will be adequate accommodation for the applicant and any dependants without recourse to public funds in accommodation which the applicant owns or occupies exclusively;


Thanks,
Dave