There is nothing worse than having your wife over to the uk on a 6 month tourist visa and then you go back with her to come home alone Worst thing ever
I know how you feel, I have a gf in the Philippines and we known eachother for over 2 years but she is married so it makes things very complicated.
Hi guys.... It is sort of comforting to hear people with the same problems as myself, I chatted online with my lady first over a year ago just as friends, we video chatted later and found a connection which blossomed and grew into a loving relationship. We decided to meet and see how things went, so I went to the Philippines for a couple of weeks and she flew there from Singapore where she works, we spent two wonderful weeks together and she had to go back to Singapore to finish her contract there.
I just saw this thread . Yes that must be really hard to separate after being together again ,it's bad enough just with girlfriend. It made me wonder , how do you convince immigration that your wife will leave after 6 months , when they will know that you will both be longing for her to stay ?
Yes it is sad that we cannot talk to immigration and assure them that our partners/wives will return home .... of course we would love them to stay here but we are petrified that if we say one word out of place the visa will not be granted... My lady is married but been separated for over ten years and no annulment so there is little hope that she can come here permanently, so maybe I have to look at the possibility of going to the Philippines .... but for me it is early days and we need the six months together on a visit to see in reality just how compatible we really are ... sadly we cannot say this to immigration as I am sure they will not grant a visa ...
Hi as you are aware she needs to show compelling reasons she will return, very difficult has she a job,property or alike? One angle you could explore is she needs to return home to commence divorce proceedings and needs to file the papers in court personally,also if the relationship goes well then there will be future visa applications to consider so why would you risk her overstaying? if the relationship didnt go well you wouldnt want her to stay anyway! Bit of a longshot but you might want to consider if you can offer a good argument along those lines. Good Luck
Thanks Mattecube... She will have completed her contract if and when she comes here so will not have a job to return to as she wants to go home to the Philippines (or here was the hope) ... the best thing that I have told her to do is to go to her agency in Singapore and obtain a letter from them to say that she has a job offer on her return... I am a bit worried telling that we are an item in her application as they just assume that she will overstay although as you say, why would we risk upsetting immigration...
As I've said before.....just apply for the visit visa. Spend the £90. Regard it as a tax. Expect to be refused. You will get a reason. Then reapply if you can overcome it. Far quicker than wondering if.......
Agree up to a point Mac, but even so £90 is £90 and what is the point of going through the whole process and lose the money when its almost a foregone conclusion that a visit visa will not be granted without compelling reasons to return. I'm of the opinion that it is better to get all the known requirements in place before applying.
Surely there are enough people on here with a granted visa that could do a points list as to what was turned down and what was accepted or more so, what they thought swayed the judgement in a positive way........
In our case, it was pretty straight forward application. 1 We are married, showed copy of marriage certificate 2 We have house and lot in Philippines, showed title of two lots of land in wife's name and photos of us together in our newly built house 3 I was accompanying my wife on the visit from Dubai, showed evidence of leave approval from my company 4 Showed a few details of the trip itinerary, attending a family wedding for one, showed wedding invitation and hotel bookings 5 Showed visa stamps in wife's passport showing that she had visited several other countries and never overstayed 6 Showed wife's bank statement reflecting adequate funds for the trip, even though I was paying for everything
Yours looks perfect to have got your visa DavidAlma.. But I need to try to satisfy then with just what we have got. I am compiling a list of the countries that Mila has been to and the approx dates (As most were on an older passport) I am also making a list of places and friends that she will visit while here. Plus trying to write a letter of invitation for her stating that her trip will be funded by myself... So any help with these would be greatly appreciated... Shame there is not like a list of points to guide us..
