Hi,Originally Posted by lastlid
here. Logically your thinking is correct. However - as has been pointed out - in BOTH cases, applicants need to satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer that theirs is a genuine relationship. So in that sense, chances of success are more or less eeksy~peeksy.
Financially, however, marrying in the Phils is a lot less expensive ... not least, in that it overrides the necessity to fork-outthe same amount twice within a comparatively short space of time ... because, no sooner has the fiance(e) arrived in the UK, than arrangements require to be made for (what is likely to turn out to be a much more costly wedding) to ensure that he/she marries within 6 months ... then afterwards apply for Further Leave to Remain.
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... intent CAN be difficult to prove ... most especially if a couple marry within a short time of meeting one another. But, while by definition, LDRs are not always easy to sustain, the fact that you've made the effort of getting to know your partner, through travelling all the way to her homeland and supplying the evidence you've mentioned - presumably with lots photographs of the pair of you together - is likely to work in your favour. 
... that's about IT, basically. Good luck! 
... 'Long Distance Relationship'.
My pleasure 
... it took ME a wee while to get used to some of the terminology when I first joined. But you'll soon pick it up - the longer you're here - as I did myself. 
