Hi, great site!
My name is Tommy and am engaged to a Filipina that i met when i was visiting my sponsor child in february this year.
I have been back a further 2 times since then to be with her and also to meet her family in Mindoro.
I will be very grateful for any advice from other members. She has only just had her application for a tourist visa refused and filipina friends in my town have suggested I must go and marry her in the Philippines as she will also be refused a fiance visa. Is this advice accurate? I'm willing to keep an open mind and will follow the best course of action.
Also, if I am going to get married there, what are the steps I need to take and how long does it take usually for the visa to come after marriage?
Thankyou in advance for all help.
P.S. I also have a lot of friends in San Juan from Kyokushin karate, so if anyone is interested in full contact, knockdown karate, please let me know. They will be delighted to see you. Tommy.
