Hi Alan,
Just want to share with you what sort of documents we provided when both my parents and my bro-in-law came the UK last year for a visit (all at the same time!).
1. Invitation addressed to my parents & my brother in law (asking them to come over to see their grandchildren, see our new house in the UK and all other reasons to invite them)
2. Letter addressed to the Consulate - telling them we are really inviting these people and how are they related to us and that we will make it sure they are out of the UK on or before their visas expire. We also mentioned on that letter that we will support them while in the UK.
3. Our bank statement for the last 6 months, proving that we can really support them.
4. We've added copies of my husband's pay slips for the last 6 months and mine as well.
We feel that our invitation letter and the letter addressed to the consulate weighs a lot.
My relatives provided for their own documents as well though.
1. Title for house and car (no savings account because my dad keeps his money inside a locked drawer so no evidence of any savings whatsoever)
2. Title for a house and car as well for my brother in law, and his pay slips which only proves that he is getting 2000 pesos per month because of his car loan deductions! Not much ey! No much money in the bank as well.
My sister neatly filed all these papers and tucked them in to individual folders. She even added some photos of us (which is a bit mushy, but really cute). And ofcourse, their itinerary from a travel agency which shows that they will be here from and up to a certain date (in my case just two weeks!!!).
I think you should just try and come up with documents from your side showing your willingness and capability of supporting your in-law. I think by now, most embassies in the Philippines do not immediately believe the bank statements they see from the Philippines anyway. We all know it is ever so easy to just put some money in the bank just for visa purposes.
Go for it!
