Mandy..
Glad you appreciate what I was trying to say and Im glad he and his family would be ready to make you welcome sometime in the future.. (plus a chaperone or three, I suspect!!)
I would have thought it would be pretty tough helping him get any kind of UK visa but Im no expert.. There are however lots of people on this site that will be able to provide better guidance than I....So stick around...
Cheers,
Fred.
