Hi, new member here

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone can help me. My Filipina friend works as a caregiver in Bacoor and I would like her to come to England to live with me. She would not claim benefits, she would hopefully get work as a carer over here (I am English by the way). Can you give me an idea of the things I need to do to achieve this please? She is aged 40 and has two children aged 18 and 12, who would like to come as well.

Thanking you

Phil Sherwin

Marry her.

That is something we are thinking about. Can we just do that if she comes over here or are there hoops to jump through first?

Hi and welcome.
There are numerous threads on here to help you plus always helpful members.
The way things are done all changed post November 2018 so any postings prior to that date maybe now defunct information
I married my wife in the Philippines and she came over in 2015 spouse visa and she is due her ILR this year also brought her daughter over in 2017 as a dependant.
@Br28016 used the fiancee visit visa route mentioned below and can probably detail that route.
@Daveyw1988 and @bigmac amongst others used the fiancee route

There are 3 visa options open to you and each has it's own plus and minus points all will require electronic application and her and youngest child doing biometrics.
The 18 year old will not be eligible as a dependant.
That aside you have the following available
Fiancee visa she applies comes over if application is successful and you as the sponsor meet the financial and accomadation criteria ( youngest child cannot come over on this visa I don't think) you then have 6 months to marry and apply for spouse (flr) visa then you can apply for youngest child to come over as a dependant. She cannot work while on a fiancee visa but does not have to leave the country between visa applications
Fiancee visit visa she and youngest come over on this visa you marry then they both return to Philippines and apply for spouse and dependant visa respectively and comes back over
SPOUSE visa you marry in the Philippines and she and youngest child apply for spouse visa and dependant visa once and if granted they come over.
Advantage on spouse visa she can work straight away.

Your earnings you will have to demonstrate £22400 per annum and suitable accomadation for you all to live in

TB tests to be taken
English language test to be taken by mother for spouse visa

Corona. Virus at present most of the required testing centres are closed so you will have to bide your time a while. To date as you are probably aware there are international travel restrictions.
There is to date no suggestion that there will be further health checks on the virus,we will all have to wait and see.

The above is a broad outline

Hi Philip and welcome here

There are numerous, expensive hoops to jump through.
My wife and I married in the Philippines, she applied for a spousal visa and came over to live in the UK. She didn't have kids so it was easier for us.
These days everything is a lot more complicated due to the virus but you will have time to plan things.

Everything is a lot more expensive than you think, unfortunately, but worth it if you love her.

Have you been over there to meet her?

Keep a diary of when and where you met, dates you visited with photos too.
You will need to show "evidence of relationship".

Search through this forum - there is a wealth of knowledge, experiences and ideas.
Best of luck.

Thanks very much mate, plenty to ponder! I assume the marriage route is easier than just living together?

Thanks very much mate

I have edited my original post please 're read..... Yes plenty to ponder.
Living together you would have to demonstrate that you've livid together akin to a married couple over the last 2 years.
This does not mean you have visited her over 2 years.

Separated ten years, divorce pending. Not been in contact for eight years.

You will have to demonstrate mother has sole responsibility for the youngest child.

no divorce in the philippines--just annulment. a very expensive long winded process.

its too late for the 18 year old to come as a dependent.

have you considered living with her--over there ?

Hello and welcome
Depends on current situation really and when you want her Tom come here as @Mattecube mentioned I used the fiancé visa route..if you have been with her and visited her a few times and got engaged then you apply for that maybe best option...maybe worth checking that out

Welcome Philip,
Everything looked do-able and reasonably straightforward until you mentioned Divorce pending.

The last information that you have given us means that unfortunately this will take a lot longer and cost a lot more due to the fact that there is no divorce in Phills only annulment, and that takes a lot longer and costs a lot more, its really only after the annulment is complete that you can really consider any of the visa options suggested above, other than that its you going over there which as Aromulus mentioned could have issues for you.. Good luck

I meant after the annulment.

How long does a pinoy annulment normally take? Wasn't there talk of modernising their antiquated divorce laws, or was that just talk?

(Mar. 4, 2020) On February 4, 2020, a bill proposing the legalization of divorce in the Philippines was approved by the Committee on Population and Family Relations of the Philippine House of Representatives. ... Opponents of this initiative argue that, if divorce is allowed, it will destroy the institution of marriage.4 Mar 2020


https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/2/5/House-panel-OKs-divorce.html

I thought divorce had been introduced there in the last couple of years?
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/976496/house-divorce-bill-voting-third-reading