I agree Arthur!
I agree Arthur!
That's why... MY advice to you would be to "get cracking"
with your wife's application ASAP!
well its up to people to complain about any proposed changes, some people have and have been successful..
Judicial Review challenging the retrospective HSMP changes has been successful. ..,
It has been announced today that the Home Office has lost a judicial review on the interim limit for Tier 1 (General) and Tier 2 (General) of the points-based system.
English UK, the body that represents most language schools, says it will seek a judicial review of home secretary Alan Johnson’s decision to prevent students with only beginner’s English from entering Britain for English language courses.
Though the decision to increase the marriage age from 18 to 21 was declared unlawful by the Court of Appeal, the Secretary of State has on Friday been given permission to take the matter to the Supreme Court. This means that until the Supreme Court makes a decision on the matter the requirement that a spouse / fiance be 21 years old remains.
I'm SERIOUS, mateOriginally Posted by Arthur Little
That's why... there's no time to lose!
You know how it works Arthur it will take at least 6 months for the process of getting my future wife over here. I will just wait and see what happens. Thanks again for your support everyone.That's why
Yes, I do. And you're right ... up to a point!It USED to take anything up to 6 months - given that the ORIGINAL Marriage Certificate *needed to be verified by the NSO in Manilla BEFORE a Settlement Visa could even be applied for (and I'm almost 100 percent certain still does!) ... which accounted for three of these months ... especially if the ceremony took place in the Catholic Church!
Then ... on finally lodging their applications, non-European partners were generally informed by VFS to expect a customary waiting period of 12 weeks - hence, I imagine, your reasons for citing "at least 6 months" for the whole process.
But thankfully, the British Embassy's turnover targets have improved considerably in recent times ... with Settlement applications being dealt with a helluva lot more rapidly. And if you and your partner follow the guidelines provided by the UKBA, your future wife's COULD, conceivably, be one of those applications that are "fast-tracked" in this way.
Thanks again for your support everyone.
welcome to the forum andy
As long as you follow the advice on this forum no matter what changes they make they will have little effect on the long term relationship with your loved one.
Keith - Administrator
welcome to the friendly site
love makes life worth living
Thanks for the welcome guys. I m sure this site is going to be valuable to me. You guys seem experienced at this but the rules are changing all the time. I have been to many countries but the philippines is the only one i wanted to return to not just because I love my gf but I found the people so friendly. Ok there are bad people there but its just like anywhere else in the world. Put it like this I cant go to my local park at night and watch a great fountain show like i did in manila and feel safe. I dont think you would do that anywhere in the uk. My aim probably like a lot on here to work till i retire and go back to phils.
wELCOME Andy to the forum
yes i could easily fit into the simple lifestyle there. Even where my gf lives its not a tourist place but i can relax there. There is not many foriegners there but the people are friendly towards me on our subdivision. They always say hi and smile.
Andy - are you eligible for another EEA passport, other than British? I ask because if you can acquire one, then your wife is eligible to come here - free of charge and minimal paperwork - and sign on for job seekers allowance immediately.On the otherhand, if you are a British citizen, loyal and true, you get shafted.God Save The Queen.
I dont know I have never looked into having a EEA passport. But I know one thing you are totally right about the last bit.
so true its not
god save the Brit
....and of course the imposition of most of these rules had NOTHING whatsoever to do with British men marrying Filipina ladies.
Alright Andy
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
yes fine thanks.
And your husband is SPOT-ON, Ann ... they ARE !!!
Sir Arthur, Im thinking my husbands looks like a politicians, keeps on waving, coz everytime he say hi to these people, there are always smile in their face. being American.
'Hey Joe' has good and bad connotations for me, its connection with the Vietnam war and colonial times under the US for the Philippines,
but also one of my favourite songs by one of my favourite rock musicians.
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10/10 Graham.
Hey Joe was the first record I ever bought with my own hard earned dosh as a paper boy.
Yeah good record mate but a bit before my time. Just a bit though.
Are we off on another tangent ?
Here's the first record I bought (in 1964, and still have) :
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Yes I remember that graham. I think my first record I bought was The Sweet. Wig Wam Bam. But I like all sorts exept rap and rave music.
Not forgetting....Ballroom Blitz.
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Also, I used to love 'Tiger Feet' by Mud....such fun at parties and dances.
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That fun-type music seems to be a bit lacking these days. :(
To true mate lacking is not the word. My eldest daughter tries to get me into that new dance music but im not having any of it.
I added the vids now.
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