I have read this forum for some time and picked up so much useful information, and would like a say a big thank you to everyone who has posted.

In the most amazing piece of good news, my better but smaller half submitted the documents on Monday to VFS in Makati, for her first visit to the UK, and received confirmation of approval WITHIN ONE DAY which was pretty remarkable!

After an anxious couple of days of wondering if it was too good to be true, her visa was delivered this morning MNL time, so I woke up here in the UK to some very happy news from a very happy girl

I will post again with more details to help anyone else looking at visit visas, but for now just so happy and now have 2 weeks to prepare myself and the house

Biggest smile for years Thanks again to everyone!!!