Yipee! my wife in Ph just got her settlement visa. We (of rather I) submitted appl.online on 12th july 2016 & she got in on 19th Aug. Its for 30 days which was confusing when I started the applcation but I now know she has to travel to our nearest city with biometrics (what ever that is) in UK to get the 30 mnth visa. We Booked her a flight for 1st sept from Manila & because of the flight timing, she will actually arrive in London on the same day.