What is your main purpose why you want to go to UK? To earn a big amount of money? Why not just apply for IT companies in the Philippines for now. And after you're stable at work, probably a year or two, you can then apply again for a family visit visa so you can visit your mom in the UK (taking note that you still can't apply for work though). If you're lucky, an IT company in the Philippines might sponsor you to have a working visa in UK (if they have clients in the UK) or even US. I used to work in multinational IT companies in the Philippines who send employees overseas for trainings or work if the client requires to. I got a working visa to US sponsored by my last company (unfortunately, I wasn't the one chosen to go to US as I got bigger responsibilities to do the work in Makati and they need my expertise locally). I know this is still a lottery, but IT industry is big in the Philippines. It's possible to earn whatever you can earn as an IT in the UK. I was able to earn £1000 excluding bonuses monthly (of course I've worked my way up to get to that). Sometimes you don't have to go overseas just to earn a lot if you are in the right industry. You have to enhance your skills though as it's always a competition.