Well the fact that I am coming upon, registering and then posting on a filipino uk website suggests that, yes, she is of course filipino. Hardly to state the obvious is it.

Writing style, I feel like I'm back at school again. Quite why the structure of a question should count beyond that of its content, I do not know. But hey, fair enough, rules and standards are that. Please excuse the jumbled nature of the replies, jet lag and a lack of time are a wicked and unforgiving combination.

The reason that my queries are not exact is because I have just wandered into this whole thing and I am not in any way sure of the best path forward. Thus I was leaving myself in the hands of those who have an intimate and first hand knowledge of not only the system but also the best way around it, hoping that I could acquire some useful knowledge that would broaden my understanding and clear away some of the unknowns that stand in my path.

My point about being told everything without actually being told anything was in no way dircted at this forum or any of its contributors. I was speaking this in relation to the government and visa websites. The replies I have had here have been immensely helpful, and even if they had not been, then I appreciate fully the effort.

As for Spanish passports, well correct me if I am wrong but does the Philippines not have a decided and documented Spanish association(history lesson please!). Spanish blood flows throughout the country and its people, I assume that members of this forum carry with them a Spanish ancestry and therefore the question holds valid and true. Has anybody on this forum used this route, researched this route, or hold knowledge on this route or subject -this was my point and a very vaild one.

Thank you very much for the link to the specialists, very much appreciated. I have of course considered such an option but to be pointed in the direction of a trusted place is a help. Thank you.

The fiance visa, far far too soon, for the both of us. I don't think that this is an option. From what I have been looking at, looking through these last few days it seems the tourist visa is the best way forward. We could be together, we could take that time to be sure of each other and the relationship without taking drastic steps before they should be taken.

My specific questions are this;
What sort of time scale are we looking at from application to decision?
Are there any do's and don't's when it comes to the application itself. What would be a help, or indeed a hindrance, to any such application.
And finally, if anybody has a first hand experience of the tourist visa application process and has any relevant information that may be of help then that would be very much appreciated.

Maybe I'm feeling extra bulshy today, maybe it will get me kicked off the forum. Oh well. Thank you very much for taking the time to post a reply to those of mine, however structure and punctuation lessons are not only to be given, they are also to be learnt!!!

Thank you very much for your time.