Quote Originally Posted by islander View Post
I am on spouse visa when I came here in UK. For me, it has advantages in many ways. Made me settled for two years without worrying of applying for FLR if i did have fiance visa which would then expire after 6months. Made me look for job having no problem as I'm eligible to work in UK unlike having the fiance visa only. As what my husband said, wedding costs in Phils. is far too cheap compared to UK wedding costs no matter how grand it is.

Good Luck Queenbee!
The argument I'll put always forward for a fiancee visa is that if you haven't applied for and been granted a visitor visa (which obviously isn't the case here...) it allows you to spend time together in the UK which to me is invaluable. With seeing two failed marriages on here where the wife only spent a very short time in the UK that backs up my argument.

If you really want you can have a very cheap wedding in the UK - only invite your two witnesses, dress in normal clothes, take your own pictures, head to McDonalds afterwards and take the bus home. The wedding before ours seemed to be along this lines....