do i need to visit philippines more than once

[Rob & Anne]

Hi Phillip,

Im kinda new here but i would like to voice my input.

I would agree with the other comments, if your evidence of your relationship isnt that strong (letters, emails, chat logs, phone bills, photo's) then maybe visiting your lady more than once would be better for you.

Reading through many of the posts on this forum, i think that people have the same situation but some get accepted and some decline, thus concluding if the people that check your visa are in a good mood then they'll accept u, if not your doooooomed.
Seems like that to me.

Best of luck!

[andypaul]

Hi Phillip,

Im kinda new here but i would like to voice my input.

I would agree with the other comments, if your evidence of your relationship isnt that strong (letters, emails, chat logs, phone bills, photo's) then maybe visiting your lady more than once would be better for you.

Reading through many of the posts on this forum, i think that people have the same situation but some get accepted and some decline, thus concluding if the people that check your visa are in a good mood then they'll accept u, if not your doooooomed.
Seems like that to me.

Best of luck!

Be careful to think its all down to the mood of the ECO.

Im sure they are montiored and assesed and if they pass to many or to few (with the smoke created ie complaints/appeals or lack of them) would get into problems. Goverment departments generally don't like complaints it affects quotas, statstics and all that nonsense.

The application is very important in providing all the evidence you have and making sure any weak spots in your application are covered and explained and the strong points highlighted.

I think the Spouse application particulaly all the covering letters was the hardest set of documents to prepare i have ever been involved in.
It paid off and was processed quickly and without any hassles.

If your an ECO or anyone in admin you want an easy life.

If the documents are all layed out in an easy to find layout. All the possible questions they have are answered satisfactorily. From what i understand its less work to pass a visa application than deny and produce the reasons why you deny it and possibly more paperwork etc if it goes to appeal.
If the ECO manager overturns it then you got some explaining to do and im sure it dont look good for the anual review.

So for those of you preparing documents i advise you clear your evenings and weekends to ensure all paperwork is in order and your covering letters are spot on if you think any weak points.

Good luck to you all and if Joe, Pete, Rob, Mr Admin and me plus many many others on this site all normal everyday people can sort it im sure you can, just let us help you