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13th April 2015 #1
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From the UKVI webpage 'Check if you need a UK Visa' :-
Check if you need a UK visa
You’ll need a visa to join your family or partner in the UK
If you’re visiting family or partner for 6 months or less, you’ll need a family visit visa.
The visa you apply for depends on your family member’s situation.
They’re settled in the UK
Apply for a ‘family of a settled person’ visa if your family member or partner is either a British citizen or from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and settled in the UK.
They’re working or studying in the UK
You may be able to apply as a ‘dependant’ of your family member’s visa category if they’re from outside the EEA and they’re working or studying in the UK.
They’re from the EEA
Apply for a family permit to join your family or partner for a short or long stay if they’re living in the UK.
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What passport do you have? Philippines Changeanswer to "What passport do you have?"
What are you coming to the UK to do? Join partner or family for a long stay Changeanswer to "What are you coming to the UK to do?"
Last updated: 10 April 2015
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Here's the link to the webpage:-
https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y/philippines/family
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14th April 2015 #2
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Thanks, looks like there was an update since last I checked (a few months ago and then reported the tool as insufficient).
Still the tool could use improvement. If I were non-EU person living on the European mainland with my EU spouse and we were to plan a 1-4 week holiday to the UK I'd fill in the fields with answers such as " What are you coming to the UK to do? --> TOURISM" as we are going on a holiday to the UK. I wouldn't look "Join partner or family for a long stay" ! I would then be told to get a visa, the page does not show any links to the EEA permit. I would then apply for a UK visa, go to a VAC not knowing any better then that I would need a UK visa and pay a fee, but at the VAC with one simple question they could find out that I would be eligible for EU/EEA-familymember procedure.
Or they could simply make the website more user friendly by taking common mistakes, oversights or unclear instructions/options into account. A holiday vistor needing to answer " long stay" is not logical and it must be a common " error" on the part of the applicant, therefor I would also consider it an error on the side&site of UKVI.
I hope Bhem reports back, if the Spanish embassy or VFS does not give a positive response they may wish to contact SOLVIT (EU ombudsman):
http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens...y/index_en.htm --> scroll down to the bottom.
From other migration sites/forums I know people in various EU countries successfully got their fee back from several embassies after Solvit intervened. In some cases the embassy choses to ignore Solvit as they have no legal powers. Still, Solvit reports all cases to the EU Commission and they are very much aware that member states too often mess around with people's rights. The proposed new Schengen visa rules are meant to tackle this among other improvements.
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9th May 2015 #4
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Glad to hear you got your visa Bhem Bhem, that's the most important. I hadn't seen any updates while the visa should have been issued within 2 weeks so I started to worry. It's rather sad that embassies toy around with people and legislation though, and indeed the best solution to end any uncertainty like this is to naturlize. Save & happy travels!
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