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[lastlid]

By contrast, there is an awful lot of excellent info on the forum that you just don't get from the Adviser (well at least in my case), that adds to ones understanding of the process. I couldnt get my head fully around the financial requirements until Terpe explained it in one of his postings, as a for instance.

Something the adviser effectively refused to discuss and didn't even mention until I raised it as a query, was the CFO bit - though I can understand why. I found an awful lot of good info on the forum about that, as another for instance.

[andy222]

Evidence of time spent in the phils laslid?

[lastlid]

All hotel receipts. Flight ticket stubbs (not just the internet printouts) if possible. Receipts for any items of expenditure while there (eg wedding cake, wedding reception etc). Photocopy of passport pages with entry and exit stamps (we were told this need not be notarised as we also submitted an original copy of my birth certificate). I also submitted the receipt that I got from the UKBA for the local CNI. And we also used an agent that organised the wedding and registration with the municipal authorities etc and we submitted the receipt for that.

Just stuff that helps to confirm one has been there. In our case a weaker part of our application was that we had only known each other for a short duration with just 2 visits by me to Phils. So we needed to make that part of the case as strong as possible.

[andy222]

ok mate i get the drift. I have been there 5 times in 18 months so i should be ok there. I have flight reciepts and support reciepts from the bank. Lots of pics from the wedding.

[lastlid]

WOW. A fair few visits in a short time.

[lastlid]

ok mate i get the drift. I have been there 5 times in 18 months so i should be ok there. I have flight reciepts and support reciepts from the bank. Lots of pics from the wedding.

The key thing with the ticket stubbs is that it proves you flew as opposed to proving you bought the ticket. I know it seems a bit daft but I used to have to do the same with business expenses for flights. Ticket stubbs were required for the very same reason.

[andy222]

will the intenary do mate? It has my name and booking number on it. I may be able to find the stubs.And is it right once the visa is stamped its valid for 3 months?

[lastlid]

The itinerary. I am sure it will. I only kept my ticket stubbs cos I knew I could use them as evidence when the time arrived. An old Phils gf of mine knew a bit about this sort of thing and I had looked into it a little bit. Although I didnt know much about what I was doing, back then, I knew I needed to hang on to receipts so I did.

On the visa stamp. I asked that very question myself and I be dammed if I can remember....if I find out I will get back to you. In the meantime I am sure someone else will recall the length of time it is valid for.

[andy222]

I think we have enough evidence mate. I will start putting it all in a folder. Thanks.

[lastlid]

Okay. I cant remember if there was a set period or what. I seem to recall seeing the answer to that on a thread on the forum somewhere. Sorry.

[andy222]

ok mate.