How should I dress for British Embassy?

[Arthur Little]

i think its shorts they object to and possibly jeans

... jeans, shorts and/or trainers are definite s!!!

John, smart~casual would seem appropriate for the humid temperatures that are a more or less constant feature of cities
like Manila.

One thing I DID notice at the time my wife, Myrna lodged her application: All security staff wore *neckties (presumably of the "clip-on" variety for safety reasons). Which MAY have "eased my passage", so to speak, in gaining admission to the building and being allowed to accompany her throughout the whole business (apart from the biometrics procedure) as I thought it prudent to
*dress accordingly that day.