EEA route

[bigmac]

thanks for that very informative--and quick-- reply Terpe: it does tie in with what i suspected. i know its not for many--but it could be the way to go for me--probably in 6 months time.

my lady is hoping to get a visitor visa to come here before then---i wonder whether we could then both travel--and stay--in an english speaking EEA country--to avoid the need for her to return to the philis.

as regards the costs--am i right in thinking the savings in the visa costs could go a fair way to paying for the stay in the EEA?

and the time saving could be considerable compared to the idea of us marrying--either here or in the philis--and then taking part in the spouse visa lottery.

[Terpe]

.....my lady is hoping to get a visitor visa to come here before then---i wonder whether we could then both travel--and stay--in an english speaking EEA country--to avoid the need for her to return to the philis.

Hmm, nice try bigmac. Sadly her UK visitor visa isn't going to allow that.
She'd need to secure a Schenghen Visa before her arrival here. That Schenghen Visa is a visitor visa with a validity of up to 90 days in a maximum six month period.[/QUOTE]

.....as regards the costs--am i right in thinking the savings in the visa costs could go a fair way to paying for the stay in the EEA?

and the time saving could be considerable compared to the idea of us marrying--either here or in the philis--and then taking part in the spouse visa lottery.

Yes, there's a significant cost saving. You can spend your own money just as you wish. Don't forget though that you do need to be established within the EU, and your lady needs to be married to you before she could gain entry to join you[/QUOTE]

Keep up the study on those links bigmac