help out the new guy

[Pauldo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tony and arlene &#064; Apr 10 2006, 07&#58;01 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Hmmm , guess you may have already answered all these questions so many times before , but hey its all new to me...... so in a nutshell.......found the girl.....talked for months " ont tinternet " went over to cebu a month ago....completely blown away by the genuinly happy time had there.........beautiful girl.....beautiful everything .........back home now heartbroken and recovering ..........and holding a multi page settlement visa application form....shes just about to dhl her birth certificate , her late husbands death certificate hmmm ( should I start worrying &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33 and a passport pic.

Now I am reading about copies of western umion receipts and messenger logs ......hmmm never thought of those...can anyone advise a manchester lad how to make he succeeds in getting his girl here .for example

Does she need other papers in the dhl envelope for me

should I go back and marry here in a month or too .we want this and I know about the CNI so got that one covered....will it help my case or not.

what else can I do to assist my application for her.Ive got the forms so I guess I send it off in the uk for her or should it be done by her in the philippines

anyone help a guy out here......................?
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To be really brutally honest, you haven&#39;t got a hope in hell yet. You really need to build up evidence of a long established relationship, proof to the embassy that you have known each other for a long time, are really in love, collect photos, letters, postcards, birthday cards, etc etc proof that you are really going to stay together for ever, and more important; that you aren&#39;t going to cost the government any money if she runs away a soon as she arrives here and signs on the social

And it sounds like you need to do a lot more research on exactly how to apply for the visa. Not trying to be insulting here, but there is a hell of a lot to learn before making visa moves. She applies for the visa in the PI, you can&#39;t do it for her, from England or anywhere else. Browse around this site for a few days, especially in the immigration forums, follow recent stories of visa applications and learn what you can. Loads of reading and studying is required, there&#39;s no easy answer, or easy way.

Good luck.

[walesrob]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pauldo &#064; Apr 10 2006, 09&#58;09 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
To be really brutally honest, you haven&#39;t got a hope in hell yet. You really need to build up evidence of a long established relationship, proof to the embassy that you have known each other for a long time, are really in love, collect photos, letters, postcards, birthday cards, etc etc proof that you are really going to stay together for ever, and more important; that you aren&#39;t going to cost the government any money if she runs away a soon as she arrives here and signs on the social

And it sounds like you need to do a lot more research on exactly how to apply for the visa. Not trying to be insulting here, but there is a hell of a lot to learn before making visa moves. She applies for the visa in the PI, you can&#39;t do it for her, from England or anywhere else. Browse around this site for a few days, especially in the immigration forums, follow recent stories of visa applications and learn what you can. Loads of reading and studying is required, there&#39;s no easy answer, or easy way.

Good luck.
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Hi Tony and welcome to the forum.

Pauldo is correct, it is too early to even think of applying for a visa. You need to go back and visit her a few more times, to build up evidence, and your idea about getting married in the Philippines is a good one. In a meantime, keep collecting those emails, chat logs, letters, photos, etc.

Feel free to ask for any further information, we&#39;ve all been there and done that, and got the T-shirt.
Good luck.

[mupsuit]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pauldo &#064; Apr 10 2006, 09&#58;09 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
that you aren&#39;t going to cost the government any money if she runs away a soon as she arrives here and signs on the social

Good luck.
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I agree with the others that you need to develop a longer relationship in order to convice the embassy in Manila

You have the forms - study them and relate what is being asked to your personal circumstances and ask yourself - Do we meet the criteria? when you can say "yes" that is time to apply

when she does get a spouse visa (follwoing your marriage in PI) it will be endorsed NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS - so I think Pauldo is kidding you on when he suggest that she might run away

on the brighter side - as a wife - she will be able to work here - she can not if she comes as a fiance - until you marry

all the best

[Pauldo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mupsuit &#064; Apr 10 2006, 05&#58;58 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
I agree with the others that you need to develop a longer relationship in order to convice the embassy in Manila

You have the forms - study them and relate what is being asked to your personal circumstances and ask yourself - Do we meet the criteria? when you can say "yes" that is time to apply

when she does get a spouse visa (follwoing your marriage in PI) it will be endorsed NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS - so I think Pauldo is kidding you on when he suggest that she might run away

on the brighter side - as a wife - she will be able to work here - she can not if she comes as a fiance - until you marry

all the best
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I wasn&#39;t actually suggesting she might run away, just that the embassy wants to make damn sure somebody they give a visa to isn&#39;t likely to run away and claim anything and everything she can, screaming abandonment, abuse, kidnap or whatever. It happens. It has happened to friends of mine in the USA, and Filipinos do have a rather sad history of jumping visa restrictions wherever they go.

In a nutshell, the embassy want real hard assurance that you have a proven, genuine and loving relationship before they will stamp that tiny but expensive quantity of ink into her passport.