Hi Pete,
Than k you for the detailed response. Your wealth of information is very, very useful to me.
I am hoping the my passage back to the UK with my wife to be will be hassle free but appreciate that these things may not necessarily go to plan or be hassle free.
I think I am covering most of the points that you mention.
1. I am in the Philippines for around 18 months and plan to marry my fiancé before I return to England, allowing around 5 months for name of fiancé’s passport to be changed and to apply for settlement / spouse visa.
2. Our relationship will be over the two year mark when I return to UK. With history of visits to Philippines and fiancé’s tourist visa to UK for 6 months.
3. I have my own home (mortgaged) in the UK and have some savings.
4. I am employed by a UK company in the Philippines and I am paying UK tax and National Insurance. I am employed by the UK company and not the Philippine branch where I am currently working. So that should not present a problem with any benefits later in life…. I assume???
The forum is good to read about other people’s experiences and this can hopefully help me and my partner through the future application process.
Thank you for your help once again.
