hello everybody i am new and i was hoping someone here could give me some advice....i met my now wife about 4 years ago online for the last two years we have lived together in the philippines in a rented house . we married in march of this year ,i would like to take her back to the uk to meet my family also to show her what england is like. i am 53 years old and she is 35...we do not own any land here in the philippines but she does have a business here she employs her bother and his wife ,we also rent a house for them to live in ,her mother lives with us in our house . i own my own house in england (no mortgage) i also have plenty of money for a 6 month stay in the uk .....in the philippines she has a bank account with a small amount about £4000 ...she has traveled to hong kong and thailand in the last two years ...
just give it a try--its a relatively cheap visa for a visit. are you planning to return and settle here in the future ?
Hi Dave Bit of a lottery but if your resident in the Fils worth a go ,you might want to apply for a specific time period that isnt 6 months the maximum
i am not a resident i am here on a balik bayan one year visa .....is it better to say we are going for two months ?
i meant--settle in the UK--but youve answered the question. do you have a job or a business in the filis to return to ?
yes we are planing to return ....looking for land at the moment to build our own house and extend our business here ....at the moment i am here in the philippines on a balik bayan 1 year visa ....is it better to apply for a two month visa to start with ?
I'd say you stand a reasonable chance, as bigmac says, it is only cheap to apply for the UK visit visa so give it a try. The fact your wife has a little travel history should help, if given the chance try to emphasise on the application that you will be returning to the Philippines, that's what the UKVI is most interested in. Note that the UK basic visit visa is valid for six months.
cheap is a relative term--its cheap compared to the full cost of the settlement visa route--and in relation to the cost of your flights. my fiancee was refused once--but re-applied and got it. in your case--apply---explaining in depth your commitment to living in the filis-----and if you are refused you will see the reason why--then you can re-apply covering the refusal reason. view it as an arrival tax.
Hello Dave, it's not impossible to get a visit visa for your wife. Important details to be submitted are you and your wife's bank statements, proof of property here in the philippines (and the UK perhaps), employment details, itinerary (plans) when wife gets there, plus her accommodation. You could include and explain in your sponsorship letter the why's, when's and how's of your wife's visit. Good luck
Your wife stands a good chance. Important is to convince the ECO that there is no immigration intent and she'll return before the visa expiry and there's sufficient funding for the duration. One trick bit is specifying the duration. Don't be tempted to say 2 weeks and stay 6 months if there's an idea to visit again in future. I'm sure you'll be ok based on the info you've shared. I think the visa cost is still around £85 and decisions are made pretty quick Good luck
