Quote Originally Posted by darren-b View Post
4 months is about the longest, it may get processed quicker. One reason why it takes a while for a visa to be issued is that the Embassy requests information about the applicant from government agencies in the Philippines which don't necessarily respond that quickly.
the embassy might say the delay is because of 'local checks', but i'm not so sure, do they do these checks on people who want to come and work, study, visit here or even those who apply for 'family permits' if not why not ? , I would have thought there would be less chance of a spouse of a brit being a terrorist or criminal than someone in one of the other visa categories who doesn't have any ties with the uk.

funny when i nearly waited 3 months years ago, i complained to the embassy and the misses got a call from the embassy to pick her visas up the next day