Originally Posted by ivor&mel
Hi,
Have a look at Pete's site - there's a sample interview from an ECO there, and I think it's also in a thread here. There's loads of information on Pete's site and on the forum, so have a look round and you should find answers to most of your questions.
There is no need for a medical if you are coming to the UK, so no need to worry about that
Can't advise you at all about hotels, but I'm sure others can
Ivor and Mel
Ivor has pretty much covered this one, as he says, a Medical is a requirement of the K1 or K3 or I-130 Petition for Alien Relative, since the British Embassy do not process those applications, a medical is not a pre-requisite to UK Entry Clearance !
As for affordable hotels, the Great Eastern Hotel/ Aberdeen Court is on Makati Avenue, its about 1 mile or 15 mins by taxi from the cross section with Ayala avenue, its just to the far side of P Burgos Street, the hotel is reasonable at around P1700 for the night, has a dim sum or continental breakfast included, the rooms are air conditioned, large, and comfortable, private bathroom etc, a taxi to the Ayala Centre is about 10 mins.
The British Embassy is in the LV Locsin Building 15-17 Floors, its opposite the Shangri La, you can walk to it from Greenbelt, there is a cafe next to the LV Locsin Building, wedged in between the entrance door, ( you can go to the cafe, if husbands want to wait in there but you have to get past the guard at the podium)
Also there is a 7-11 Cafe style deli around the back of the LV Locsin building, if your hubby is there, he can buy a coffee and sit down, (Rob knows this place well).
The Ayala Museum is just 5 mins walk to the left of the LV Locsin building, it also has a nice air conditioned restaraunt, very plush, a nice place to hang out and sip an aperitif while waiting for the wife coming out, (you only find these things out after trial and error).
Hope that helps.
Pete
