Quote Originally Posted by bigmac View Post
just to go off topic slightly.

is it a case of UKBA looking more stringently at fiancee visa applications--as opposed to spouse visa apps?. after all--if its a spouse app--then its a case of fait accomplis--and so long as the sponsorship criteria are correctly met---how can UKBA reasonably refuse ?
Well... a number of both Fiance(e) and Spouse visa's have been refused when the ECO feels there is no serious intention to marry or when it's believed to be a marriage of convenience.