thats true, but it also applies for people who need to apply for FLR already in the UK, (i.e. those you got their fiancee visa granted before 29th nov last year)
but this problem will not exist much longer, as like you said, everyone who submits an application after 29th Nov will have had to take the test in the phils b4 they apply.
I WOULD CONTACT YOUR MP ASAP AND EXPLAIN WHATS HAPPENED,i'm sure there will b4 a few people caught out like thisbut your wife and stepsons visa have expired
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