I hadn't read that report at the time Joe.
'Seeking economic advantage' was traditionally the biggest hurdle, and one that still seems to be used.
Actually 1996 was an important year for me and the visa system, because that was the year me and the ex applied (successfully) to bring her 2 children to the UK, though I had actually been working in Hong Kong for about 3 years at that time, with the rest of the family living in the Phils. I later brought them all to Hong Kong while the visa application for the kids was being sorted.
The ex had obtained her own settlement visa back in 1991 of course.
At the time of applying for the dependants visas I had neither job, home nor income in the UK.
Didn't take me long to have all those in place on paper though.
