Hello, and welcome to the forum.I married my Filipina wife in her own land last December; she was, in turn, granted her Settlement Visa and has been here in UK since March. She would dearly love to visit Paris for a belated honeymoon, but we both understand she'll need this confounded Schengen Visa in order to do so. As neither of US are entirely sure ourselves yet about how exactly to go about getting it (nor, indeed, the cost involved ... and there's usually always a PRICE to be paid for these things!!) I regret not being in a position to offer you any advice regarding your proposed sponsorship of your parents. That said, I'm quite sure there are others on the site who'll be in a position to assist ... and perhaps be able to keep ME
right too!!