Visa Approval.

[alanmf1]

Dear All,
It is with great pleasure that i tell you all that Arlene was granted her Fiancee Visa late this week!:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Having had our Tourist application denied last year i was apprehensive about sharing the application date with everyone.
Lyn lodged the application on 17th February so it has taken just over 5 weeks which was a very anxious time given that a few others with success recently have been in a shorter period!

I was getting anxious having been in touch with the embassy and was told that the application had been deferred for verification checks.

Any way the result is excellent and we both would like to thank the members here for their knowledge and support especially Arthur,Joebloggs & Terpe on Visa matters and also special friends
Ian,Elaine,SteveR, SteveW ,Emma,SteveC,Rohany & Doc Alan.

Lyn has already been and done her CFO seminar and just needs to return for the stamp!

Thank you all for the support.

I guess i need to book a flight now so any advice on Agencies or websites with one way deals please let me know!

And any of you with advice for Lyn's arrival feel free to share!!!!

Ps i have already been told to go and buy "the" rice cooker...grrrrrr:doh

Happy Days:Jump:

[steve monty]

Congratulations Alan!! Thats great news to hear!! :xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

I can imagine you are buzzing with that news!! You are probably now counting down the days till you meet Arlene at the airport!! :xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3: At least now there are no hurdles in the way now.:Jump:

congratulations again!! :xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[imagine]

Congratulations to you both , Alan & Arlene :xxgrinning--00xx3::xxparty-smiley-050::66:

[stevie c]

thats fantastic news alan a bolt out of the blue i must say pls pass myself & florsels congratulations to arlene :Jump: :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[shinx]

big congrats last time I went to Cebu I used Cathay Paciific they were excellent, quick route via Hong Kong too, check Kayak for fares...

[Doc Alan]

That's great news and it's a privilege to be included among your special friends :xxgrinning--00xx3: I think everyone reading this thread will share your happiness !

[Terpe]

Alan, a big big message of congrats. I am so very pleased for you. :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Very sincere best wishes for a great future together. :)
Oh, and well done :)

[alanmf1]

SteveM,StevieC,imagine & Doc,
Thanks for your kind wishes.
I must say that i dont think it has sunk in as yet i was getting very worried and had almost talked my self in to believing another refusal was on the cards.
Im sure many others will agree that the whole visa process in Philippines has become a very long drawn out and over complicated process not least to say expensive!!

Thanks again guys

I shall have a Pint of Black 2nite!!:party-smiley-012:

:irish::philippines:

[Englishman2010]

That's fantastic news for both of you, I'm so happy and I know Elaine will be when I tell her:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Englishman2010]

Enjoy your pint (or pints) Alan:xxgrinning--00xx3: Elaine's asking me millions of questions now, but the main one she wants to know is when Arlene's coming over...she's very happy for both of you too:D

[joebloggs]

:xxgrinning--00xx3: great news :Hellooo:

[gWaPito]

SteveM,StevieC,imagine & Doc,
Thanks for your kind wishes.
I must say that i dont think it has sunk in as yet i was getting very worried and had almost talked my self in to believing another refusal was on the cards.
Im sure many others will agree that the whole visa process in Philippines has become a very long drawn out and over complicated process not least to say expensive!!

Thanks again guys

I shall have a Pint of Black 2nite!!:party-smiley-012:

:irish::philippines:

Expensive It's only just begun :D. Enjoy your pint, they will become a distant memory :D

Make the most of F1 as well, like most pinas, it bores the pants off them.

Those are the good points :icon_lol:

Joking aside, a big congratulations. Well done to you both.
At least she will be arriving at the best time of year.

[alanp]

congratulations Alan and Arlene thats great news :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[raynaputi]

:Jump: congrats alan and yenyen! :Jump:

[mikey73]

congratulations:Jump:

[purple]

Hi Alan:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:
Been :Jump::Jump::Jump::Jump: finally Arlene got the visa. Was even looking for the flights for her yesterday when we were talking. But she reckons leaving after the fiesta in Bohol.

[alanmf1]

Thanks so much for the kind wishes everyone...........
@Ian, hopefully 1st week of May
@Rohany, yes finally such i relief.Lyn coming this way & you are going home again!PM if you found any good deals :icon_lol:

[Englishman2010]

That's not too long to wait now, fantastic news:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[PAT]

Congratulations...:)

[keeperlit]

hi alan, congatulations,,,hope this will help you email andy@travelhouseuk.co.uk and tell him john and karen moore recomemeded him to you see if he can help you out with a deal,,,warm regards john and karen

[Arthur Little]

Dear All,
It is with great pleasure that i tell you all that Arlene was granted her Fiancee Visa late this week!:xxgrinning--00xx3:

We both would like to thank the members here for their knowledge and support especially Arthur,Joebloggs & Terpe on Visa matters and also special friends
Ian,Elaine,SteveR, SteveW ,Emma,SteveC,Rohany & Doc Alan.

Lyn has already been and done her CFO seminar and just needs to return for the stamp!

Thank you all for the support.

:) Great news, Alan! Congratulations to you and Arlene ... we're ALL delighted :BouncyHappy: for you both, and wish you every happiness in the years ahead. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Rosie1958]

Fantastic news for you both, many congratulations! :Jump::heartshape1::D

[alanmf1]

@John, Many thanks... will see what he can do!
@Arthur, certainly a big step to our new beginning!
@Rosie, Thanks for your kind wishes

[jayzel]

alan soo happy for you will be in touch soon john an liezel

[scott&ligaya]

Belated congratulations

I got a good one way fair just a week or so ago from Qatar with only a 90 minute stop over in Doha

[alanmf1]

Belated congratulations

I got a good one way fair just a week or so ago from Qatar with only a 90 minute stop over in Doha

Many thanks... i think i found this one!
Lyn is booked Cebu to Doha on May 10th with Qatar arrives in to Gatwick early doors on the 11th!

cant wait :Jump:

[scott&ligaya]

bet you cannot wait...... my wife and babies fly back on 21st into Heathrow

[ybba]

a BIG congratulations to you allan,:Jump: hope you can post in here the documents you and your fiancee submitted to the embassy . its a big help for those who are about to lodge thier apllication soon including me.i had been denied for a tourist visa last year too and it was like a nightmare. but now you got it its so inspiring to hear another succesful apllication cheers!

[stevewool]

wow , great news there, just got back from holiday and we are so pleased for you both flights booked, rice cooker ordered, what else is there to say,just enjoy the moment and bring some hankies to the airport:)

[alanmf1]

@Steve & Emma,
Hope you had a great holiday and many thanks for the kind wishes:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[timbo]

Congratulations!!!!!! Be sure to buy a decent Rice cooker - It will get a hammering!!!!

[alanmf1]

Thanks to all 4 the kind wishes & advice:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[stevewool]

well alan just to tell you this what happened to me when emma arrived, landed around 3/4 pm saturday this was july so summertime, got her home and she was was tied, so i told her to go to bed for a few hours, anyway i woke her around 8.30 and what did suprize her was the daylight, she could not beleive it was light till around 10pm, emma thought it was the next day, funny the things we take for granted

[alanmf1]

well alan just to tell you this what happened to me when emma arrived, landed around 3/4 pm saturday this was july so summertime, got her home and she was was tied, so i told her to go to bed for a few hours, anyway i woke her around 8.30 and what did suprize her was the daylight, she could not beleive it was light till around 10pm, emma thought it was the next day, funny the things we take for granted


Indeed mate it is!!!!
Lyn lands early morning....
Just hoping the weather lasts and we have a wonderful summer!

I am really looking forward to spending time in the Uk & weekends away visiting places i always wanted to!
I have had 20 + years of world travel but never spent any time looking on my own doorstep:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

............I am really looking forward to spending time in the Uk & weekends away visiting places i always wanted to!
I have had 20 + years of world travel but never spent any time looking on my own doorstep:xxgrinning--00xx3:

My situation was quite similar. I can tell you it's going to be great for you both to discover what a beautiful, interesting and fantastic place this small island of ours really is.
Happy days ahead.

[alanmf1]

My situation was quite similar. I can tell you it's going to be great for you both to discover what a beautiful, interesting and fantastic place this small island of ours really is.
Happy days ahead.


Its quite amazing Terpe how time moves on so quickly!Having been involved on the travelling side of f1 i was away on up to 30 trips a year.
I count myself fortunate to have seen so many wonderful places in so many great countries and cultures..
But a weekend in the cotswolds or the lake district, visting cornwall or the Isle of Man, Scottish Highlands, Welsh forests, Norfolk broads the list is endless.....................Hmmm

[somebody]

Its quite amazing Terpe how time moves on so quickly!Having been involved on the travelling side of f1 i was away on up to 30 trips a year.
I count myself fortunate to have seen so many wonderful places in so many great countries and cultures..
But a weekend in the cotswolds or the lake district, visting cornwall or the Isle of Man, Scottish Highlands, Welsh forests, Norfolk broads the list is endless.....................Hmmm

Congrats and well done to you both :)

Sadly for the first few years it wil be easier to stick to the UK as to travel out side of the UK or PHill you will need to seek a Visa for your Mahal for most destinations. But thats no bad things like you say so many wonderful places in the Uk and exploring them with a person who will find them all totally allien and different to what they have experienced before hand will make them all the more exciting :)

[stevewool]

you know most about england the places to go to, but you never go, but sharing the places with someone that will be intrested will make it much better for you too,it made me more proud of being english to show emma the beautiful places that are on our doorstep, living in derbyshire i must admit is one of the best places in england too