Quote Originally Posted by Filipino View Post
No did not need that for UK spouse visa, but this may have been because my husband was working there in Philippines when we applied so applied while we were both in the Philippines prior to my husbands work contract finishing there. On ly requirement was a NSO copy. Seems strange to me while the UK accept that then just a short holiday visa don't accept it!
As most of us here know, one cannot assume that anything is the same anywhere else, in fact usually most things are different everywhere. As Therpe said, even within Schengen, where the law re visas is the same in all the countries, the interpretation can be different form country to country.