Hi MrKev.
I am pleased to hear you found the woman of your dreams over in PI. I am not so pleased to advise you that you will not be able to qualify for your gf coming to UK on a spouse/fiance visa until you have a steady job, money in your bank account, and proof of a solid relationship.
Dont despair though, cos if you love this girl enough and she feels the same way there is definately light for you both at the end of the tunnel.
I would advise that you spend the next 2 years of your studies building up evidence of your relationship. ie Instant Messages, e-mails etc, and try to get yourself back over to PI at least one more time, where you can spend more time with your girl and her family, and really decide if this is for both of you or not. Then (hopefully) you will land a good job and quickly either get yourself out of debt, or more unusually for students get some savings behind you, cos u will find this road long and expensive - but ultimately worth every penny.
When you are at the stage of having solid employment for at least 6 months, and or a contract of permanent employment you will be in the position to get your girl here.
The stumbling block you have is that you have to prove you can support your wife/gf 'without recourse to public funds' (ie. benefits), that includes you too, for a period no shorter than 2 years, and then if you are succesful you will have to do it all over again 6 months after her arrival here in UK.
So good luck mate. If there is any consolation it took two years for me to develop a strong relationship with my wife, then get her here and marry her, so dont rush for now - just enjoy what you have and build on it.
