What If...
... my beloved Filipina and I complete all the necessary paperwork needed to apply for a spousal visa, pay the requisite fee, get married and are turned down?
I'm asking this because I will shortly be returning to the Phils to submit our application and, though we will have no difficulty in proving the depth of our relationship in every other respect, I am really concerned that my *financial status *(being early retired on a modest occupational pension) may not be sufficient to convince the authorities that I'll be able to support her in the UK - even although I own my own house ouright.
She has taught in a government high school for the past 22 years, but gave up her teaching post in September in order to concentrate on our long-term plans to build a life together in Scotland.
I'm genuinely very worried that the factors I've mentioned could 'count against us' despite being led to believe that practically one hundred per cent of spousal applications are successful.
In the worst-case scenario, I would have paid £515 (which I understand is non-refundable in any circumstances) and, more to the point, it would mean that a husband and wife would be left living at opposite ends of the globe ad infinitum!! Due to my limited resources, it would be well-nigh impossible for me to even contemplate any further trips to the Phils ... ever! ... and that, after taking into account the fact that I qualify for the state pension next September. Not exactly the recipie for a successful marriage.
So, in the light of such considerations, is there anyone who might be in a position to speculate on the likely outcome of our application? ... even to the point of being 'brutally blunt'! ... bearing in mind that the last thing I want, is to let my lady down.
