Might be a silly question but does your loved ones employer not pay for her to return to the Philippines in May? If so you could visit her there and meet her family.
These agencies in Asia must rub their hands in glee getting money from people wanting visit visas to European countries and the USA. They will never tell the people handing over the money that there is a very good chance that the visit visa will be turned down
Gary, People on here only want to stop you losing your/her money applying for a visa that she will probably not get. Much better to plan on using the money for something concrete like getting you out to Asia to meet your new lady.
Hi Aposhark, I really appreciate your feedback I totally understand what you are saying. I will have chat to her today and see if we can both wait until next year.
Wow they really try and milk you for every penny, £1.37 per minute plus your normal rate to talk to an advisor. I will give you an update when I call them.
Gary, Many of us on here have gone through the whole process of meeting, marrying and bringing our beautiful Filipina wives to the UK to take them right through to citizenship and getting their UK passport, which is the end of the long road, if you like. We have many people here who want people like you complete your journey but we dislike people who will try to fleece you along the way.
Answer back from gov. co.uk regarding direct visa applications and refunds. Dear Gary, Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry Service. Please, note that whether a prospective UK visa applicant can submit their application outside their permanent residence address or not depends on their circumstances and the type of visa they intend to apply for. Please, refer to the policy guidance on https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/where-to-apply-ecb05/ecb5-where-t o-apply-the-policy for relevant information. The application fee cannot be refunded once the biometrics have been submitted at a visa application centre. Therefore, a refund of the application fee is not applicable after a decision has been made. For any further details, or should you need to contact us again please refer to our website at https://ukvi-international.faq-help.com/, select appropriate country, click next and then select 'E-Mail form' and complete as instructed. We will aim to come back to you within 1 day. Kind regards, Okan UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry Service
I was thinking more with regards to the travel agent and the fee they are charging for the visa processing. I used an agency for a fiancee visa and they worked on a no visa no fee basis, but had we been unsuccessful we would still have lost the actual visa fee. I think it's worth checking with the travel agent. If they can get the tourist visa with a fee guarantee it might be worthwhile using them.
I don't think any travel agency can guarantee a visit visa. They will get their money then help collate the documents to be submitted and if it is rejected, as it probably will, gary would lose his money.
No harm in checking. As I said, the visa agency I used worked on a no visa no fee basis, so it's at least worth asking.
It's not certain she won't get a visa. As Gary says, she has a job contract to go back to. Some people do get them. If done through a travel agency it also could be done as some sort of tourism package. Sure, tourist visas can be difficult for Filipinos, but I know of people who have obtained them.
my lady got a visit visa in july 2013--at the 2nd attempt. the 1st was turned down to a banking irregularity---even though she used a visa agent.. so its worth a try--for the cost involved----but do it yourself
Thanks for the reply guys, I spoke with her today and told her what I found out from the help of you guys. She is going to contact the agency to check. So hopefully I will find out tomorrow. We also spoke about plan B which is me going over to visit next year if all fails with her visa.
She also sent me the email that the agency sent her regarding the visa, if I'm allowed and if anyone is interested I can copy and paste it on here. Obviously removing email address and names.
My understanding is the visit visas are hard to come by, but not impossible. At £83 they are worth a go. Your gf just needs to prove to the UKVI that she has compelling reasons not to remain in the UK at the end of her stay and wont be a drain on state funds here.
Gary ,here is the email from the agency. Just let me know what do you think. See you tonight..I miss you..Kisses --- On Tue, 3/31/15, WORLD SPAN TRAVEL CO.LTD. <support@worldspantravel.net> wrote: > From: WORLD SPAN TRAVEL CO.LTD. <support@worldspantravel.net> > Subject: Re-Travel Information > T > Date: ,1st april ,2015, 8:16 AM > Dear > > Thank you for contacting us at with World Span Travel > Co.Ltd...... > Our travel service is a package deal which includes Visa and > flight > Itinerary.We also offer hotel services in Southern > America,Australia and > Europe rail-pass. > > According to your request, we can assist in getting tourist > visa (Valid > for three(3) months or six (6) months for visit to the > United Kingdom > for a travel ticket purchased from World Span Travel Co. > Ltd. > > Meanwhile,since your last Visa expired within the last 2 > years,it would > be much easier to get a positive decision on your > application.We also > will like to draw your attention, that this visa will be > issued to you > through the Embassy of the United Kingdom here in Beijing, > China.Due to > our reputation, we assure that you will get visa without > rejections or > delays, not more than the given period of time. We also > procure visas > for our clients that do business around the world. > > The ticket itinerary will be attached to the visa > application file, as > the ticket itinerary is one of the major criteria for the > embassy to > approve the application and issue the visa. We are sure that > you will > get visa within a period of 20 - 25 workings days after > being able to > meet with all the necessary requirements. > Below is the list of requirements for the visa > applications; > > *A valid passport good for more than six months from the > date of > intended departure from the UK. > > *Two (2"x2") standard passport photographs (we shall guide > you to meet > the specification). > > *A round trip ticket itinerary from China to the United > Kingdom and back > to China. > > *China Visa Valid for more than 6 months from the date of > intended > departure from the UK. > > * Valid Residence/Work permit issued by the Chinese > government. > > *Medical/Travel Insurance > > *China Police reference letter. > > *A letter of employment/contract document from your employer > with > company letter headed paper > > > We have been able to check for a good price of ticket from > Guangzhou > International Airport(CAN),China to Birmingham, England, UK > (BHX) for > 1st of May,2015 with a return date of 30th May,2015 at 481 > pounds. > > Please note that we charge a fee 600 pounds for the visa > application > process,this fee covers the visa fee,Chinese Police > Reference Letter, > medical/travel insurance as well as other paper works that > will be > done.Should you have any further inquiries, please do not > hesitate to > contact us,we would be more than willing to provide you with > very best > of our professional > > > Sincerely Yours, > zhang zhong. > Head of Operations > 世界跨度旅游有限公司 > (World Span Travels Co.Ltd) > PHONE:+86-182-1828-8207 > EMAIL:info@worldspantravel.net,contact@worldspantravel.net, > services@worldspantravel.net > COMPLAINTS:support@worldspantravel.net > > > > THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE > PROPRIETARY > MATERIAL - > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may be > legally > privileged. It is intended solely for the addressed > recipient. Access to > this Internet e-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you > are not the > intended recipient of this e-mail, any disclosure, copying > of any > photos/documents, or distribution of it is prohibited and > may be > unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please > notify the > sender and immediately and permanently delete it and destroy > any copies > of it that were printed. When addressed to our clients, any > opinions or > advice contained in this e-mail is subject to the terms and > conditions > expressed in any applicable governing terms of our business > agreements > and not disclosed to the public. >
