spouse visa/family visa dilemma

[sheldon1]

i'm surprised your wife got a VV, i know the embassy have refused some in the past becuase its the wrong type of visa, as why would your wife be visiting you ? and not applying for a settlement visa, becuase your married they are worried she will not go back and overstay here and in the end be given discreationary leave.

easy joe my kids stayed in the philippines so they knew she would return there.

[joebloggs]

easy joe my kids stayed in the philippines so they knew she would return there.

I'm easy sheldon , don't take things the wrong way
what i post is based on experience, its not me who decides or makes the rules

it would be better if you could get them British passports, as you've said the cost of 3 settlement visa fees is expensive thou once here in the UK they could apply for a British passport, but even if you did apply for british passports the embassy might want you to register them and i think thats expensive thou not as much as a settlement visa (thou i'm sure you do not need to register them )