Well Harlene's Mother picked up the marriage certificate today (apparently she paid extra to get it fast tracked) So to the best of my knowledge it was submitted on 16th June and received back on 3rd July.

Next step is renewing Harlene's passport then she needs to go to Manila for the TB test, the CFO stamp thing and anything else we have forgotten about!

It's all on track so far for her to be with me by Christmas..... After that we just don't know as she is due to give birth on Valentines day and she probably won't be able to travel on an aircraft after Christmas. Then it's a case of when we think it is advisable to travel with a newborn baby. Which also means the visa application will be wrong and we will have to amend (or hopefully not pay again to add a child)