Happy news to report! thanks in no small way to the help and advice offered by this forum im very happy to report my wife's visa was issued 2 weeks ago and she will be joining me here as from Monday, the process took just 5-6 weeks so not to long (included xmas break)...just want to thank everybody who gave me advice back last Oct/Nov...yet another happy outcome for this site...anybody currently applying for a spouse visa or about to apply then good luck-preperation and patience are the keys! without patience...