I have a Filipina partner who has been living with me here in Thailand for over 4 years. I can prove a relationship of that time as we have made numerous trips back to The Philippines and to other Asian countries for visa purposes. Our passport stamps are all the same and I have receipts for all hotel bills in both our names. She has a bank account here in her name that I put some money in for emergencies. Sher has also had full health insurance at my home address for over 4 years.

I own my own house here as well as a car and have been living here myself for about 7 years, I went to UK last about 5 years ago for a holiday. I am 43 and my partner is 24, she has never met any of my family and I would like to introduce her to them.

She does not work as I support her. We applied for a visitor visa about 6 months ago and got refused because it said she had put on the form that she is fanancially dependent on me and they see no evidence of that. I was not giving her a monthly allowence as we live like a common law couple and we just buy what ever she needs. I paid for all the trips we made, all her visa's, her health insurance as well as her day to day living expenses. The only way I can think of to show support is to pay a monthly allowence into her bank account so that would look like I was paying her to love me rather than a common law relationship where we share what we have.

I was told by a friend that I should have applied for a family visit visa as we can prove a long relationship. Does anybody know anything about this please?

Thank you for your help.

If you partner was sponsoring the visit I can see little reason why the eco refused you on these grounds I would have asked for a case review.

To come to the UK as a family visitor, you must be able to show that you will be visiting the following family members in the UK:

• your husband, wife, civil partner, father, mother, son, daughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece or first cousin (the son or daughter of your uncle or aunt);
  
• the father, mother, brother or sister of your husband, wife or civil partner;
  
• the husband, wife or civil partner of your son or daughter;
  
• your stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister; and/or
  
• a person who has lived with you as an unmarried couple for at least 2 of the 3 years before the day when you apply for entry clearance.
  

Thank you for your reply.Yes I was sponsoring the whole cost and showed money in my bank too. I did ask by email for a case review and they said it was not possible with the visa I applied for and to try again when I had resolved the issues!!

Edited January 24, 201214 yr by peterstorm