Hi Briank,I was in much the same position as you , My g/f applied for a visitors visa in july and got refused for the same reasons that you mentioned , had I knew about this site at the time we would not have bothered as it seems the majority of them get refused. I am going there Friday for the month of dec and I hope to get married over there next year , and like you I hope the previous application will have no baring on the spouse visa . This is a very good site and as you read through it you will find you are not alone . Good luck for the future
