This is an account of a friend who lives with his Filipino wife in Spain. She has permanent residence status.

I had sent them the copies of the advice (email) from the Border Force and from the UK Gov web page, as posted above.

He and his wife arrived in Manchester. She did have a visa as they had been advised by the British Consulate in Madrid she must have one. In an attempt to test if entry would be allowed without a visa, his wife showed her Philippines Passport photo page and her Spanish Residencia Card.

This is part of the email I just received from my friend:-

My wife needed to fill up a form with her details and then she was sent to an immigration office, the immigration officer took her fingerprints and checked her Spanish resident ID on the computer and also asked many questions about everything in the UK and about her visit and previous visits.

I ask if she need a visa to enter the UK, the immigration officer said, yes in case she gets stopped by immigration officers anywhere in the UK and he said it may depend on the border control.
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