Wife has just joined me in UK

[Antony81]

Hello everybody
My wife is from Iloilo in the Philippines and after almost a year of marriage has now joined me on a 2 year marriage visa. I am worried that she will be a little lonely at times and also homesick so would love to be part of a community in Manchester (if there is one!).
I am an engineering manager for a large fmcg company and my wife is looking for work as soon as she gets her NI number. Hope to make some friends through this site and I can also give some advice based on my experiences of our (British) Byzantine and antidiluvian visa process!

[Steve.r]

Welcome to the forum Antony, I am sure you will find friends here and contacts for your wife very soon.

[Terpe]

Hello Antony, welcome to the forum

[joebloggs]

what part of Manchester are you from?, yes there is a Filipino community in Manchester, my stepson been part of it helping to do charity work , playing basketball etc..

[grahamw48]

Welcome to the forum, and your wife to the country Antony.

Stick around and you'll find lots of useful advice.

I'm sure your visa processing experiences will be of great interest to many forum members.

[stevewool]

hi and like the rest have said welcome to the forum, lots of our wives and girlfriends on here will chat away for ever to new people

[stevewool]

changing the subject here , a very nice picture of you Graham

[grahamw48]

Thanks Steve....you've no idea how many I had to reject.

[KeithD]

Just saying hello and getting my post count up

[joebloggs]

Just saying hello and getting my post count up

newbie

[Antony81]

We are currently living in Sale

[Arthur Little]

Hello, Antony ... to the filipino/uk forum. Why don't you suggest your wife joins us too? We're a friendly bunch!

[lastlid]

We are currently living in Sale

I used to live next door in Stretford.

[Miss Aries]

Welcome Anthony , i am a newbie also

[-sillybilly-]

Hello there Anthony and to your wifey! Im not from Manchester but i heard that there is a massive filipino shop in there.

[CAT]

Hello Anthony and Welcome here

[mikeann]

congrats anthony and your wife, wish you a happy marriage..

[chix22]

Hi Antony and to your wife as well. Welcome to the site! My mom's family is from Iloilo and I spent half of my childhood there. I'm in Lincoln now, it would be nice if I was nearer. I hope she gets to meet other Filipinas there as well.

[Marie]

hello anthony...welcome to the furom...soon your wife will meet other Filipino here...I am also new here in UK ...found some filipina at the catholic church here in Ilkeston...good luck to both of you....ingat

[sars_notd_virus]

Welcome to the forum

[ynwa]

I am from Manchester just a few miles away from the Quays

[ynwa]

there is a Filipino Community in Oldham. Stretford, Sale, Altrincham isnt it? Was in Altrincham partying 6 months ago

[jlags90]

Hello there Anthony and to your wifey! Im not from Manchester but i heard that there is a massive filipino shop in there.

That's the best way to welcome his wife silybilly! Nothing compares to the feeling that there's always a filipino shop you could run into when you miss the dried fish from the Philippines. My fiance is going to a concert in Manchester tonight for a concert thingy? I've told him to go and get dried fish or bagoong from the filipino shop so nobody would stay/sit next to him... lol

Anyway, welcome to the forum... and welcome to the uk...

[tone]

Hello mate my wife is also from Iloilo!
Hope you have a great time on here.
Tone

[maccauk11]

welcome to you and your wife

I got married on the 16th july. We are now just starting the visa process.Have you got any advice

[joebloggs]

I am from Manchester just a few miles away from the Quays

you might know my misses

[joebloggs]

there is a Filipino Community in Oldham. Stretford, Sale, Altrincham isnt it? Was in Altrincham partying 6 months ago

you'll probably know my stepson then and not my misses

[ynwa]

Joe possibly )