my wedding

[Arthur Little]

None of the mods have batted an eyelid at this. I might be missing something though....

... that's probably because "ALL EYES" have been glued to the latest thread about the 'proposed income levels'. But here's one now!

... but having said that it appears to have been the case for some time that a local CNI from the UK Embassy has been a requirement before applying for a UK Spouse visa.

I certainly had to exchange my British CNI for a Philippines one ... albeit don't recollect needing to make a prior appointment with the Embassy in Manila. However, that was in December 2008. Processing was carried out on a 'while-u-wait' basis, and took about 20 minutes from start to finish.