hello looking for advice, whith one vise you suggest apply.... i meet beautiful girl when was on holiday, july....we chat a lot and thinks i fall in love hehe... i want invite her here to UK to be togheter before we decide for any big step in our lives...and dont want make mistake with visa apply... she dont have work in philippines and can be hard prove she will back in theory, also iam not british, but from europe .... live here in UK over 5years have home(iam owner) and work all this time, pernament contract, income annual over 25,000 ...so if someone experienced can give advice with visa what should we apply i will be really grateful, thx
Not being British can actually work in your favour long term, although a tourist visa can prove tricky for Filipinos.
If you don't intend to marry and you aren't married then she would have to apply for a tourist visa. Ukvi has to be satisfied that she will return to the Phils. That means she would need to prove ties to the Phils like a job, owning a house or family Ties like kids in school. If you mention you're in a relationship that is likely to count against you because they may feel she is unlikely to return. Although a sponsor in the UK could help a visa application, I feel that only going to be the case where that sponsor is not a potential love interest. Ukvi aren't stupid - I don't feel that it's going to be easy. I think its unlikely that they will allow her to come and live with you because of the risk of her overstaying. Also a tourist visa is unlikely to be granted if they felt there was a chance she would then apply to marry you and hence remain whilst here because that's not the immigration route. I seem to remember reading that they frown on applicants who come to the UK as a tourist (to spend time with someone of the opposite sex) and then apply to marry them, because the 'immigration to marry' route - ('the fiancee visa') is the way to go about that. Frankly I think you're better off visiting her. Good luck.
That's why iam here I read about visas, and I scare tourist visa can be refused, no job right now, no kids...on other side fiance visa required prove 2 years relationship....and yes next month I will visit she again, but my live is here with work and home and I wish to show her live here maybe marry who know, have enough be alone....we will be independent..... why not be British can work on my favour?
I may be wrong but I don't think the fiance visa requires you to prove a 2 year relationship, only that you have met her and her family, that you have a genuine relationship and that you intend to marry. Hence an engagenent ring receipt, photos, proof of visits, chat logs and so on.
Yes, do not think that securing a visit visa will be a formality, you need to put as much evidence forward as you can relating to your loved one abiding by the visa terms and returning to the Philippines. By the way you do not need to prove a two year relationship for a Fiancée visa, that only applies for the unmarried visa category. Good luck and please let us know how you get on.
True. I believe that (Non british) EU nationals can currently bring their non-EU wives into the UK without the need to satisfy the income requirement. I have no idea whether that means that the "fiancee" visa (for a non british EU national) also does not require the income requirement.
you would have to have permanent residence and apply for a marriage visa the UK is as obstructive as possible and you have to fight hard to get "durable partner" as well
