Where there are compelling compassionate circumstances the following applications in respect of unmarried or same-sex relationships may be referred to NCC2 for consideration outside of the Rules:

* where there are children, and/or
* the relationship may be less than 2 years’ duration.

so maybe you'll have a chance after all


thou if he's still married and appyling for a Unmarried partner visa, i wonder if this could cause him problems, if he went back to the phils with philippine law - adultry