Belgian spouse visa.

[keith britten]

I have a Belgian friend who plans to come back to the Phils in a couple of months to marry his Filipina girl friend. He says he would like to live back home in Belguim with her but he has been told that Belgium immigration will refuse her a spouse visa to live in Belgium because of the difference in their ages, he is 55 she 26. Surely this cant be true

[joebloggs]

for the UK,

Applicants/Sponsors with a large difference in ages The rules do not state that the applicant and sponsor must be within a certain age differential, but if there is a disproportionate age difference (for example, more than 25 - 30 years), additional care needs to be taken. If the sponsor (applicant) has grandchildren that are older than the applicant (sponsor), the application can be tenably refused on credibility grounds. In these cases, professional advice should be sought prior to submitting the application.

http://www.londonelegance.com/transpondia/family-visas/spousal-visa

nothing mentioned on the Belgium website ..

https://dofi.ibz.be/sites/dvzoe/EN/Application-guides/Pages/The_spouse_or_alien_linked_by_a_partnership_considered_to_be_equivalent_to_a_marriage_in_Belgium_Art10.aspx