UKBA announced a newly launched Priority visa service. The full details and costs are on the Additional services in the Philippines webpage. Settlement visa's are not included. Looks pretty expensive to me, but may be worth it to have a much quicker decision on Visit visa, although usually these tend to be processed a little quicker anyway.
says it is only valid in certain circumstances though? You can apply for your visa using this service if you are: A Business Visitor who has travelled in the previous 3 years to the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or a country in the Schengen area. Your spouse and children accompanying you will also be accepted, regardless of their previous travel, if they also pay the priority service fee. When travelling to the above countries, you must have complied with the terms of their entry conditions - if you have been refused by any of these countries following your most recent travel, you will not qualify for the priority service; A General Visitor or a Family Visitor who has travelled in the previous 3 years to the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or a country in the Schengen area. Your spouse and children accompanying you will also be accepted, regardless of their previous travel, if they also pay the priority service fee. When travelling to the above countries, you must have complied with the terms of their entry conditions - if you have been refused by any of these countries following your most recent travel, you will not qualify for the priority service; A Seafarer applying to join a ship in the UK, if you have travelled to the UK for the same reason in the previous 3 years. You must hold a seafarers identity document (seaman's book)
