Hi< I Need Desprate Advice

[joebloggs]

They applied a settlement visa but it was refused and the Home Office wanted her to go back to Phils to apply from there.

if you marry in the uk you need entry clearance to stay here, and it can only be obtained in the country where you are a legal resident(unless your married to a european in the uk ). sure you can try from within the UK but be prepared for a very long wait and refusal.

[aromulus]

i (unless your married to a european in the uk ).

You had to sneak that one in, didn't yah....???

Yes, mate, I am afraid that there is no other way but for your loved one, to go back.
Hoping that on the way out her passport doesn't get stamped.
As someone else mentioned, if eventually she gets a stamp on arrival, that ain't too much of a problem, as she can claim to have mislaid, lost or stolen, her passport and apply for a new one.

ILR ain't that bad, really...
Sooneer or later the wimmen get here.....