fiance visa !!!!

[Florge]

hi jonathan! welcome to the forum..

As for the "debate" on CFO sticker... it would be best if there's a poster or leaflet in the VFS office informing applicants of its existence...

I only knew of that in this forum....

[Ji&Ma]

hi everyone.. im on the verge of giving up. Im a filipina and my boyfriend is from belfast, northern ireland.. iv been told by some relatives that they know lots of people in where their foreign husbands was the one who applied for the fiancee visa from their country. im currently here in the philippines, me and my boyfriend is wondering who will be the one who will apply for the fiancee visa.

also can u pls advise what would be the faster and easier way for me to get to belfast? also advise what are the important things we should do.

thanks so much in advance

Welcome in here Maya!
First - DO NOT give up - no reason to do that, everything going to be just fine. Reckon I can say that many people in here were in the same situation (and often much much worse) as you are, some of them even on the verge of giving up or nerve breakdown but they persevered and made it to the successful and happy end of living together. That way you and you hubby had chosen isn't easy and sometimes it is very bumpy and jerky ride but it is well worth it.
To your question - unfortuanately there is NO WAY how to apply for the fiancee/spousal visa from UK.
UK immigration law allows only one way and that is to apply from the country of your residence - ie Philippines, using services of VFS Global (agency gathering applications for the UK visa, doing biometrics for the visa purpose and basic checks of the application - then forwarding the applications to the UK Embassy). Take a look at this web page: VFS Philippines
Reccomend you to check that web for some info regarding fiancee visa, to get much more necessary information on top of that please use the "SEARCH" facility in this forum as you can find a plenty of relevant info on the subject in here.
When you will be at the end of the wits you can make a new thread with your questions - lots of members will be happy to answer.
Good luck and HEAD UP, you can make it

[darren-b]

Why NOT? The UK Government [and no doubt, many others!] seemingly manage to turn a blind eye to millions being squandered on lots of non-justfiable, falsified and fraudulent expenses claims! Need I say more?

Money being squandered on one thing does not justify money being wasted on something else. Especially as the BIA does generate some of it's own income through visas fees.

Yeah, that's all very well. But the complexities of *Immigration Laws are such, that the AVERAGE citizen is likely to be bamboozled until he/she is directly affected by them ... by which time it is often too late to *assimilate their full content. And how many ordinary folk are "legal eagles" capable of disentangling all the complicated rigmarole that exists within this sphere?

A lot of laws/rules (not just immigration - driving for example) are complex, especially when they are of a different country to where you live, but that is not an excuse for not knowing about the ones relevant to you. The CFO rule is hardly complex, it's just the fact the Philippines government has this stupid rule that it doesn't necessarily educate it's people about.

hi jonathan! welcome to the forum..

As for the "debate" on CFO sticker... it would be best if there's a poster or leaflet in the VFS office informing applicants of its existence...

I only knew of that in this forum....

No doubt if the CFO provided the VFS with leaflets/posters to have in their office they would be happy to do so, but I suspect the CFO would not waste their money producing them.

[September]

Welcome Jonathan and good luck to your application.

hi everyone.. im on the verge of giving up. Im a filipina and my boyfriend is from belfast, northern ireland.. iv been told by some relatives that they know lots of people in where their foreign husbands was the one who applied for the fiancee visa from their country. im currently here in the philippines, me and my boyfriend is wondering who will be the one who will apply for the fiancee visa.

also can u pls advise what would be the faster and easier way for me to get to belfast? also advise what are the important things we should do.

thanks so much in advance

both of you,you will be the one to submit in vfs and he will support you to all the docs

[IainBusby]

hi everyone.. im on the verge of giving up. Im a filipina and my boyfriend is from belfast, northern ireland.. iv been told by some relatives that they know lots of people in where their foreign husbands was the one who applied for the fiancee visa from their country. im currently here in the philippines, me and my boyfriend is wondering who will be the one who will apply for the fiancee visa.

also can u pls advise what would be the faster and easier way for me to get to belfast? also advise what are the important things we should do.

thanks so much in advance

You will be the one who fills in the form and submits the visa application along with the supporting documents they will require from you, such as birth certificate, cenomar etc and your fiance will have to give or send you the evidence that they will require from him such as proof of his earnings, savings, adequate accomodation and a supporting letter etc. You will find a complete list of the documents and evidence they will require for a fiancee visa at http://www.vfs-uk-th.com/images/Fian...artnership.pdf Then you will have to pay the visa fee into one of the British Embassy's designated banks and then make an appointment to submit your completed visa application at VFS Global http://www.vfs-uk-ph.com/ in Manila.

[liane]

Hi... just want to welcome you here.

[Arthur Little]

As for the "debate" on CFO sticker... it would be best if there's a poster or leaflet in the VFS office informing applicants of its existence...

... basically, that's more or less what I'VE been advocating all along. But it seems that such a move would have to come from the *Phils Govt ... *which, I suppose, would be reluctant to bear the cost of having posters/leaflets printed. It's a good, sensible idea though! And I still feel SOMETHING should be done.

I only knew of that in this forum....

Me too!! ... well ... it was through a [former] regular contributor here that I heard of the CFO's existence ... someone whom I befriended during my first trip to Tagum. I'm certainly glad I listened to this person, otherwise I'd have found myself "up the creek" like Elma!

[Arthur Little]

thank you all for the advice and giving us direction on what to do. do u think its easier for my visa to be approved if we get married through civil, married by a judge? if im applying as spouse? and about the interview, can u pls give me some advices what to tell and what not to tell.. and what would be the possibility that the fiance visa will be approved within the month or 7 days like the others?

A belated welcome to the forum.

I BELIEVE it's easier if you opt for a civil ceremony, because the original marriage certificate is then passed directly up the line for NSO verification in Manila ... whereas, the Catholic Church has a tendency to allow certificates from several weddings to pile-up before passing them over - in bulk - to local Municipal Registrars. But this is only MY opinion.

As regards a spouse being interviewed by the British Embassy, I think it would be safe to say that this is only likely to happen IF, the Entry Clearance Officer assigned to a case, is not fully satisfied with all - or any relevant part - of the evidence submitted by an applicant.

And finally, it's difficult to guage how long it will take to assess either of the two types of visa application you've mentioned - although, there has been a recent trend towards a speedier outcome.

Hope this helps!