thanx for all your replies guys.

to clarify--my lady is the petitioner--her filipino husband is the respondent. the grounds were 5 years separation.

neither of us realised all the implications when she filed for divorce in the UK over a year ago.

i was hoping there might be a simpler--and quicker solution rather than the annulment process.

i thought if we got married elsewhere--in the EEA---that once we were married then the immigration proceedure could be less complicated.

on a different tack---we have now known each other almost 2 years---so--would the 2 years relationship be worth using rather than marriage?