Filipina seperated 20 years and re Marriage

[maria_and_matt]

Hi all,
This seems rather complicated but hopefully someone can advise.
I know a Filipina who has been working in Dubai for the past nine years, and has been separated from her Filipino husband for twenty years.
She has children in the Philippines living with relatives who are all over twenty now.
She met an English man at work in Dubai five years ago and they have been together since then,
But the man has now returned to the UK for work reasons.
For her to marry her English boy friend would she have to return to the Philippines and try to get an annulment which I understand could take two years or could that be done while she is still working in Dubai?

To have an fiancée visa to marry in the UK, would she have to apply for that in the Philippines or could that be done from Dubai after she has her annulment?

She thinks that her husband is also working in Dubai but has had no contact from him.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Mick.

i think that after 20years its abandonment, easier to get annulment then. but yeah she has to go back to the philippines to do that.

[Arturo]

i think that after 20years its abandonment, easier to get annulment then. but yeah she has to go back to the philippines to do that.

I an curios, why can't she contact a solictor in whatever country to make an application fro annulment in PI.

In Uk law if she advertises with the area she last knew her husband to be - for him to contact XXXX. NO reply she can legally assume he's dead onteh 7 year ruling.

It could also be that the ex, is married again ( it does happen I am told) or at least living with his latest family and not intersted in becoming involved with solicitors and courts.

I woul dsuggest a visit to an International layer/solicitor and ever the PI embassy for guidance.