Hi all

[Terpe]

.... but off the chuff, how many could you say did have their visa and how many on here did not have their visa granted?..

As Rayna suggests, there's just not the stats available. Besides which they really would not have any meaning when presented as one 'lump of data'

If you have an interest in the refusal rate at the Manila Hub for settlement type visa's submitted from the Philippines alone
I can tell you it's 10% during 2012/2013
Between 2008 - 2011 the average annual refusal rate was 8%

There was a 'bit of a blip' during July 2012 which was likely caused by some folks not having a good understanding of the new immigration rules. The increase in refusal rate is almost certainly due to lack of experience in meeting the new Financial Requirements. It must be stated though that small clarifications/changes/allowances in the rules during the past few months have made a slight improvements in covering more examples of peoples earning differences. (eg Salaried Employment v non-Salaried Employment)
These days a "zero-hours" contract is getting more common and until the recent changes all but impossible to precisely fit into the UKBA 'Financial Puzzle'

[louismc44]

So all in all Terpe
Would you say in about 100 applications
Only 10 were approved of?
Thank you
Regards
Louis & Olivia

[Terpe]

So all in all Terpe
Would you say in about 100 applications
Only 10 were approved of?
Thank you
Regards
Louis & Olivia

No Louis, it's the opposite.
In every 100 applications 90 were successful.
In every 100 applications 10 were initially refused by the ECO's in post.
Of those 10 refusals 9 were appealed

How does historical data help you?
Since that data has been collated there has again been a significant number of changes. Most of which take a much better account of the changing employment & pay conditions.
Unfortunately doesn't change the gross Income threshold limits though

I believe that the forthcoming changes will also have impacts, especially to those folks who currently qualify for exemption from the Financial Requirements, but may face challenges in the future.

Anyway have fun with the data