Originally Posted by
russ01539
Resnic123. There is a possibility to get your gf a tourist visa, but only if your prepared to wait and spend some money. The requirements are a little different for a tourist visa than a fiancee visa for obvious reasons but here it is.
Tourist Visa: The embassy want to see that your gf has 'assets' in PI. The question they will ask themselves is.... does this woman have a reason to return to PI, which is stronger than staying illegally in UK. And has/is she going to leave those assets in PI whilst she travels to UK. Basically how big is her bank account, where is her income coming from, and could/would she leave it all behind to stay in UK. If she can satisfy them that she could not possibly want to stay in UK, and would HAVE to come back to PI, then she will be issued a tourist visa. ie. she is a business woman with a bank account who owns some land/assets, or maybe her family is rich, or she has children she is leaving behind and owns her own home.
Failing that I would suggest you go fr the fiance visa. You will have six months in UK. But make sure it is the worst possible six months of weather for your fiancee to endure. Least then if she can cope with that she will love our summer and all will be well.
My wife comes from Northern Manilla, one of the hottest parts of PI, and very humid too, but her friend who came over to marry my best friend comes from mountainous Southern Mindanao district near Davao. My wife always feels cold, but her friend has no problem adjusting to our climate. So there are factors like these you should be considering for your fiancee/gf. But other than the weather, or a bad husband, I never heard of a Filipino wanting to abandon her partner and go home to PI for any other reason. So ask yourself where she comes from, is it super hot, like the plains of Northern Luzon, or a milder climate like mountainous regions etc.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
