Hi, I`m Kevin, my fiancée is Nina. We are looking to get married soon, been together nearly 2 years and I`ve been to Cagayan de Oro and Dipolog several times to see her. Hoping to get some advice on how to bring her here to visit before we go for the marriage or spouse visa. Is a tourist visa difficult, can I act as a sponsor? any help appreciated.
hello Kevin--welcome to the site. visit visas are difficult to get. the main thing is your fiancee has to show convincing reasons to return home..such as a job to go back to. there are lots of posts on here about it.
I assume she is Bisaya? I live an hour away from Cagayan de Oro. Anyway welcome to the forum. Getting the visit visa is quite tricky. If she has traveled abroad before or if she has a job or if she has a property under her name in the Philippines then she will have a big chance of getting the visit visa. Worth a try, doesn’t cost much.
She `s not in work or education. Yes Bisaya from Sindagan in Zamboanga del Norte. She lives with her sister and sisters husband and their children in Cagayan. She is extremely shy and introverted, rarely leaves the house and never on her own, but very sweet and loving. even after 2 years we talk and message for hours every day. She is young, 19, and she would love me to live there. That is not possible, I support her there, which I`m fine with, and she has her passport now. But really I want her to come here before we marry, but if that's not possible I`ll marry her there. I have a house, earn far above the minimum required am on my 4th visit to her next month so might be that a spouse visa is easier than a tourist/friends and family visa
if youre serious about marriage--she can apply for a fiancee visa--and you get married in the uk. but probably better to get married over there.
A brief stay in a Philippines prison. Deportation. Your full name (with unflattering picture) in the newspapers and websites. If she wasn't 17 but had just turned 18, it would have still been a great leap of faith that there were no inaccuracies over her age. Irrelevant now, I guess. Good luck to you!
I know that, I did`nt go there I waited until she turned 18, why would you assume I went there If she was underage there? I thought it would be a bit understanding here on this site. Maybe I`m wrong, you just want to make a nasty point because you don`t like the age gap. Just say it, no need for your insulting post, Thanks!!!
Sorry, I can see my posts could appear as 'nasty' but that isn't the intent. The age gap doesn't register on my moral compass. Neither would dating a 17 year old. More power to you! However, it is not my moral compass which is important in the circumstances. Even if you waited until she is 18 before you met, chatting online with a 17 year old Filipina is not without its risks. For someone based on the other side of the world to be categorically sure she is now 'legal' is, as I said, a leap of faith. Incorrect paperwork or using that of a relative is commonplace. You definitely dodged a bullet!
Just the idea of dating an 18 year old makes me want to take a nap... One advantage of the fiancee visa route is that, although you have to make preperations for the wedding etc, you will also get two or three months together in the UK beforehand. If you do have any difficulties then you both will have the time to work them out before getting married or rethinking. Based on your description I think you will find it difficult to get a visitor visa unless you strike lucky with the person checking having an off day. Nothing ventured nothing gained. Opinions on here are wide but advice given is always well intentioned. Good luck... now where are my slippers
youre wrong about the age gap. a lot of us Brit blokes have younger wives. our age gap is about the same as yours. i'm 70..my wife is just turned 48. but most people say shes a lot younger than that.
Hi Kevin , welcome to the forum , you will find lots of helpful information on here regarding visas . As said before , visit visas are quite hard to get unless your girl can show strong reasons to return home afterwards ( regular work , property ownership , dependants ) etc Also she will need a decent amount of money in an established bank account , even if you sponsor her for everything . To be honest , in my view , given all the above , plus your intention to marry anyway , I think you would be better to marry there , or , apply for a fiancé visa for her to come here . Good luck Ps , don't worry about the age gap thing , many people here have that .
Hi Kevin and here. You seem very serious about your fiancée so, with this in mind, I would advise you to get married in the Philippines and your then wife would start the spousal visa application asap. Check that you satisfy the financial and other requirements and go for it...… Please don't be put off by replies here. People only want to help.
He'll need parents' permission to marry a 19 year-old, I believe. Also... going to have to thicken that skin about 'age-gap' .
Hi Kevin, welcome aboard. You do seem a might touchy about the age gap. You really will have to come to terms with that as Graham says. By the way, I didn't see any mention of your age, so no idea what the age gap is. As others have correctly said already, getting her a visit visa to UK may be tricky for you if she isn't working or in full time education.
Under 21 years old you need written permission off the parents to marry. 22 years age gap no big deal. Man up about it ignore the desenters be happy!
When we married in Pinas my wife was 23. We needed her parents consent then too. It was woven into the process.
I believe it is 18 to 21 parents permission in writing 21 to 25 parents advice in writing that they are aware of the marriage
