Advice needed applying for fiance visa

That's good news then, so much less than I first thought, that's £6.5k less than what I had envisaged. Am in the process now for getting my bank statements and letters proving what my pension is, thank you for your cooperation.

Thank you for your information regarding where and how to submit the documents, will as you advise study thoroughly thank you

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we got our fiancee visa last week....after a 5 week wait. are you thinking of using the new fast decision premium service ?

I was thinking of using it but wonder is it £400 for each applicant, so £800 for my wife and son.

My fiancé is currently working in Hong Kong, and has been for the last 2 years. She plans to hand in a months notice to finish there at the end of April. The plan is for us to meet in Cebu when she flies home, then travel to Talibon on the Island of Bohol. We would then post our marriage bans, think that is the word, she has already enquired. Would have to reside there for at least 2 weeks until we can marry. I was led to believe that the next stage was to then go to the British Consulate and produce our documents, along with my proof of income and savings, and then hopefully come away with a wedded visa, which will allow her to return to the UK with me. Any help would be appreciated, I think a fiancé visa would be less hassle, but she wants traditional Philippine wedding.

Have been waiting since October, so not interested in new fast decision premium service.

There's no visit or interview at the British Embassy.
She'll need to complete the online form, pay the fee and NHS surcharge, then book an appointment at the VFS application centre for submission of documents.

VFS

VFS application centre, where is that ?

manila--and cebu

The VFS applications centre folks are in no way immigration advisors nor do they have the slightest influence on the visa decision making process.
Their role is to undertake biometrics and to collect the visa application bundles and forward to the UKVI Manila Hub caseworkers for processing.

That's great news, Cebu is where she will be flying in to, her local Airport. so no need to go to Manila.

So my understanding of that is if I applied for a marriage visa, then it cannot be processed until after I have got married, and I would be unable to return to this country with her until the VFS application is processed. On the other side if I apply for a fiancé visa, she can get it processed while I am still in this country, and probably no need for me to visit The Philippines. She can travel to the UK alone on her fiancé visa, but we have to marry within the allotted time unless it is revoked.

http://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/philippines/applicationcentre.html

correct. i considered flying over there to get married--but thought better of it. my fiancee will be coming here --hopefully--before the end of the month.

I bet you're excited bigmac, and so you should be after your long journey

if i were you---i would reconsider that.

when we did the online app--the 6th dec-----the new premium quick decision service didnt exist.

as a result--i had 5 weeks of torture-- ( after the papers were in to ukvi--on the 28th dec )---------just not knowing anything----or indeed how much longer we would be kept waiting.

do you want sleepless nights ?

i still cant believe we got there. not seen each other for over 2 years now. in that time--14 months waiting for the annulment--then finding she had caught TB--so another 8 months delay--then 8 weeks all told for the visa application time.

it makes me laugh when we get these love-sick youngsters on here moaning about a few weeks since they saw each other.

You're right, a few weeks or months is nothing, you hopefully have a lifetime together to look forward to.

What worries me or rather what should worry other people is the amount of time they have spent together before applying for settlement visas, I do get the impression from reading some posts that some people rush into things a little. "Proceed with haste repent at leisure" as the saying goes

The more time you have spent with your loved one before the settlement visa stage the better your chances are of making a go of it, that's my opinion for what its worth.

Am just reading through the VAF 4A, have got to the financial requirement part, and if applying with no child dependant under 18, an income before tax of at least £18,600 is required. you are confusing me by quoting base of £16,000 threshold.

Here's what I said:-
"Cash Savings can be used to support any shortfall in income, but only that amount above £16k will be counted"

I'll reword it to say:-
"Cash Savings can be used to support any shortfall in income, but only that amount of cash savings above £16k will be counted"

Then bigmac added:-
wrong!! its 2.5 times the income shortfall--added to a base of £16,000 threshold ! less than you thought !!
Since he believed you had miscalculated.


This might help with that:-