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Forum: Living in the UK

Please use this thread to give tips and advice on living in the UK. This is not for general questions.

  1. Poll Sticky Thread Sticky: Poll: How long from from discovery to UK?

    We know about how long visa's take, but how long did it take from 'First Contact' with your better half to landing at a UK airport? Took me about 2 years as wifey wanted to finish her work...

    Started by Win2Win, 28th March 2010 18:35
    2008, annulment, communication, dictionary, divorce, english, family, friend, get married, live, london, marriage, married, online, philippines, scouser, spouse, spouse visa, texting, travel, visa, visit, wife, work
    • Replies: 26
    • Views: 5,625
    12th December 2011 10:39 Go to last post
  1. Immigration discussions

    I just went to get my car out of the garage and Radio 2 (Victoria Derbyshire show) was talking about a debate happening now where the immigration policy is being discussed. What the minister is...

    Started by tone, 1 Day Ago 12:11
    apartment, bbc, big, british, discussion, family, fiance, filipino, ilr, immigration, life, marriage, news, online, petition, private, sad, show, spouse, test, visas, wife, work
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 198
    22 Hours Ago 11:18 Go to last post
  2. CRB Disclosure

    Any ideas how to do it?

    Started by ynwa, 18th December 2011 15:24
    card, employer, employment, job, live, nhs, nurse, philippines, private, processing, scotland, sport, travel, wife
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 888
    1 Week Ago 00:31 Go to last post
  3. Is There any filipino in exeter...

    Hello!everyone,I am new here.I Hope to meet filipino's in exeter by the time i get to U.K if God's permit..by the way guys, i am married to englishman from Bath but because he is working to exeter we...

    Started by Blesslady, 1st December 2011 05:25
    exeter., filipino, god, married, new here, visa
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 941
    1st December 2011 05:25 Go to last post
  4. Congratulations, Dedworth ...

    ... on surpassing a record 5,000 'tongue-in-cheek' posts ... in an almost unique portrayal of Modern-Day :Britain: and its trough feeders.

    Started by Arthur Little, 17th November 2011 19:27
    britain, lots, rant, thank you
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,211
    18th November 2011 00:12 Go to last post
  5. Applying for driving licence

    Hi All Has anyone tried applying for a DL - I got hold of the forms and there is a question where proof of identity is needed and it says someone has to have known you for two years in the UK! ...

    Started by tone, 1st November 2011 10:08
    driving licence, flr, form, passport, visa, visit
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 1,547
    10th November 2011 20:22 Go to last post
  6. Gathering Evidence Etc Etc and Bank Account GP Etc Etc

    My wife has been here a month tomorrow (4 weeks) on her Spouse Visa. It has been a slow process. But finally things are beginning to fall into place, thankfully. Managed to get her name on the...

    Started by lastlid, 28th October 2011 13:48
    bank, job, marriage, nhs, passport, process, spouse, spouse visa, visa, visit, wife
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,491
    31st October 2011 07:08 Go to last post
  7. Cure for Dry Skin After 3 Weeks in UK

    LOL.........anybody come across this one? Maybe the blokes also? My wife has been here for 3 weeks and says that her legs are dry because of the cold. I talked to her about it saying it could be...

    Started by lastlid, 25th October 2011 10:36
    advice, babies, bar, cheap, diet, failure, fiance, filipina, forum, general, hair, health, house, lots, love, member, philippines, problems, research, skin, summer, tips, ube, visit, wife
    • Replies: 28
    • Views: 1,786
    28th October 2011 10:44 Go to last post
  8. Filipina Murdered in Kingston on Thames

    A man is to appear in court this morning accused of murdering a Filipino carer at a house in Kingston. Asad Niazi, 29, of Cambridge Road, Kingston, was charged last night with murdering Charito...

    Started by Dedworth, 1st October 2011 09:33
    big, brother, crime, daughter, domestic, filipina, filipino, free, healthcare, house, live, london, man, manila, murder, news, online, road, sad, school, wife, wimbledon
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 3,431
    23rd October 2011 17:04 Go to last post
  9. ielts

    i have ielts in pdf form on my computer anyone want i can give them it if your doing test or learning 1-7 too large to put on here contact me for file no money its free to anyone who can use...

    Started by hawk, 8th October 2011 08:55
    form, free, ielts, money, test
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,627
    8th October 2011 08:55 Go to last post
  10. ILR and Benefits?

    Hi guys! I am here again. I am in UK now for more than 2 months and I am on 27months spouse visa. I would like to ask if I will just wait for 2 years before I can apply my Indefinite leave to...

    Started by queenie, 4th October 2011 11:43
    benefits, british, british citizen, child, children, citizenship, ilr, led, life, life in the uk, life in the uk test, live, married, missing, naturalisation, passport, philippines, spouse, spouse visa, test, thank you, ukba, university, visa, wife
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 2,335
    5th October 2011 18:26 Go to last post
  11. Clothing for Filipina in UK in October

    Hi, I hope this thread doesnt head in the wrong direction ( LOL ) but I am lookng for advice on the subject of clothing to suit the UK climate for a Filipina that shivers in 25 degrees back home in...

    Started by lastlid, 23rd September 2011 11:02
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 32
    • Views: 3,766
    30th September 2011 21:43 Go to last post
  12. Neozep, medicol, biogesic, etc

    Hi. Anybody know the answer to this one. My wife has given me a list of pharmaceuticals that she uses in Phils, including the above. Are these products available in the UK or is it simply a case...

    Started by lastlid, 28th September 2011 06:59
    advice, call, drugs, filipina, food, google, health, internet, led, married, money, online, philippines, pregnant, products, profile, tips, trade, wife
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 2,737
    29th September 2011 06:48 Go to last post
  13. Tax Allowances and Marriage

    I have just had a chat with my employers accountant and evidently if and when my wife gets her visa and stays here, then we we will be eligible to pool both sets of tax allowances. It seems that if...

    Started by lastlid, 9th September 2011 16:08
    advice, bank, college, employer, english, filipino, gibraltar, hard, hotel, job, jobs, life, life in the uk, life in the uk test, man, marriage, married, nurse, return, test, visa, wife, won, work
    • Replies: 21
    • Views: 2,564
    14th September 2011 11:06 Go to last post
  14. Loving life

    Had Rina here for two weeks now and it's been superb. All the memories of 3 months apart are pretty much gone, and slowly we are slipping into life in our new house an together. Although it's been...

    Started by tone, 3rd September 2011 20:10
    big, birmingham, call, flr, happy, house, led, life, love, lovely, manila, money, wedding, wife, work
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 2,387
    7th September 2011 16:10 Go to last post
  15. Signing up for Local Doctor....

    Hi guys! I'm currently in UK now on a spouse visa for 27months. I have tried to apply for a local doctor but they said they will treat me as a private patient and for that i have to pay for a...

    Started by queenie, 15th August 2011 10:22
    advise, application, benefits, free, health, healthcare, hubby, led, money, nhs, nurse, passport, phone, private, services, spouse, spouse visa, status, straight, thank you, ukba, urgent, visa, visa application, won
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 2,880
    3rd September 2011 18:21 Go to last post
  16. Spouse English tests for migrants racist, court told

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14298352 also, I remembered when I took the exam "life in the uk" from the Wolverhampton public library...set of 20 applicants. Mostly indians & pakistani...a seatmate...

    Started by Maria B, 27th July 2011 00:35
    britain, college, english, esol, friend, happy, hard, home office, life, life in the uk, life in the uk test, living, london, loose, lots, lovely, married, news, philippines, pinoys, spouse, straight, test, wales, wife
    • Replies: 25
    • Views: 3,368
    19th August 2011 18:39 Go to last post
  17. Thumbs up Janitor inspires fellow Pinoy Oxford scholars

    By Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau OXFORD, England - When Filipino scholar Jeryl Bayona was admitted to study Bachelor of Theology (BTh) at Oxford University, he was over the moon. His...

    Started by Maria B, 8th August 2011 00:51
    abs-cbn, application, british, church, college, england, english, essay, family, filipino, gland, job, lang, life, london, news, philippines, pinoy, requirements, son, study, support, university, wala, wife
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 2,563
    8th August 2011 00:51 Go to last post
  18. Unfairness of Life in the UK test

    I recently wrote to my MP, Charles Hendry, about the unfairness of the life in the UK test. My email and the letter i received today from Damien Green MP , minister for immigration are below....

    Started by lordna, 28th June 2011 18:21
    2 Pages
    1 2
    2011, bank, britain, british, british citizen, children, employment, english, esol, gland, hard, immigration, jobs, life in the uk, life in the uk test, naturalisation, philippines, process, profile, school, scotland, settlement, united kingdom, wales, wife
    • Replies: 38
    • Views: 6,699
    11th July 2011 08:10 Go to last post
  19. Barrio Fiesta Bradford - this Sunday 3rd July

    Me and my mahal will be going to the Bradford Barrio Fiesta this Sunday are there any other forum members going?

    Started by Lancashirelad, 30th June 2011 19:07
    fiesta, forum members
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 3,182
    30th June 2011 19:08 Go to last post
  20. Vodaphone free international minutes pay as you go freebie

    Hi Just wanted to post this here that vodaphone do free international minutes, including mobile to mobile. You have to select it as your Freebie before you top up but its easy. the offer consist...

    Started by Lancashirelad, 21st June 2011 10:06
    expensive, free, talk
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 3,147
    21st June 2011 22:04 Go to last post
  21. Trepidation & Nervous Already!

    As you may know Lyn arrives in the Uk on 11th May.:Jump: I am aware that quite a few couples have successully made the transition to living in the UK in the past 12 months or...

    Started by alanmf1, 20th April 2011 20:47
    2 Pages
    1 2
    advice, big, dinner, ear, family, filipino, filipino food, food, for sale, friends, friendship, girlfriends, hong kong, introduce, led, living, lots, philippines, pinoy, return, shops, straight, websites, wife, work
    • Replies: 53
    • Views: 7,703
    12th May 2011 00:48 Go to last post
  22. Name ten things you love about the conservatives and liberals

    can you name ten things you love about the conservatives or even the libs

    Started by branno, 13th April 2011 20:56
    2008, blogs, department of health, england, fees, finance, gland, health, introduce, jobs, led, living, love, money, nanny, party, private, student, taxation, tuition
    • Replies: 19
    • Views: 4,148
    14th April 2011 02:16 Go to last post
  23. council tax

    its april and another year for council tax....my husband added my name to the bill just now we thought putting my name a bit late would save us money and then "NO" as we ended up paying the previous...

    Started by gparry2007, 2nd April 2011 14:05
    2 Pages
    1 2
    advise, apartment, application, bank, big, british, debt, ear, ex-wife, expensive, family, filipina, hearing, house, ilr, live, living, member, money, prison, process, rent, visa, wife, work
    • Replies: 35
    • Views: 7,632
    5th April 2011 18:23 Go to last post
  24. Thumbs up Nice words

    Hi, This is from the (Home Office) UK Border Agency – “Life In The UK Test” website: http://www.lifeintheuktest.gov.uk/htmlsite/test_intro_60.html I like that :xxgrinning--00xx3: especially as...

    Started by aposhark, 2nd March 2011 13:35
    britain, british, filipina, life in the uk, life in the uk test, live, marriage, video, visa, wife
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 3,941
    2nd March 2011 15:15 Go to last post
  25. Coughs, colds, and flu

    Of course you get these in the tropics, but here in the UK adults get 2-3 colds / year on average. For the common cold, many different viruses cause it, so antibiotics are likely to be ineffective...

    Started by Doc Alan, 3rd October 2010 22:39
    2 Pages
    1 2
    advice, ants, big, children, davao, disabled, filipina, free, gland, hard, health, living, lots, maid, man, member, money, philippines, research, shows, tips, travel, visit, wales, wife
    • Replies: 53
    • Views: 8,651
    5th February 2011 17:51 Go to last post
  26. Another thing which is handy for A Phill before or just after coming to the UK

    Get a qualification showing your level of English. The Wife was after 5 years of Living in the UK and working for the majority of the time has just needed for a role needed to prove she has a...

    Started by somebody, 30th November 2010 21:06
    advise, application, employer, english, fiance, general, ielts, living, money, news, nvq, online, ukba, university, visa, wife, work
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 4,533
    13th December 2010 00:29 Go to last post
  27. Applying for FLR after marriage

    Hi folks, I hope that this is the correct forum to post these questions. As some of you will know, Maristela and I were married here in the UK on 16th October this year. She is here on a six...

    Started by LastViking, 16th November 2010 14:14
    actor, application, child, child visa, family, fiancee visa, flr, marriage, married, opportunity, philippines, settlement, settlement visa, sole responsibility, visa, visa application, work
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 4,056
    16th November 2010 14:24 Go to last post
  28. Sending Balikbayan Boxes what are your Does and Don'ts

    Wheter you start early on or after a few years especially with the poor exchange rate the sending a box or boxes home makes sense for many. With it being peak time for the box back for Christmas....

    Started by somebody, 16th October 2010 17:23
    balikbayan, balikbayan boxes, big, cheap, davao, documents, expensive, family, form, free, friends, general, hard, led, man, manila, mindanao, visit, wife, work
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 4,817
    17th October 2010 17:15 Go to last post
  29. Lightbulb Connecting with others in the UK

    There are often new threads being posted about newly arrived Filipinas/ couples in different parts of the UK wanting to meet others in the same area. I’m quite new to this site so apologies if...

    Started by Rosie1958, 9th October 2010 08:08
    british, ear, family, filipina, filipino, hard, live, london, meeting, profile, sport, visit, work
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 4,566
    14th October 2010 05:37 Go to last post
  30. Places to take your Filipina Wife after she gets here in UK

    Ok before i say anything, disclaimer, we are including Filipino guys for the British ladies who are with them ... that aside I want to create a list of places to take the Missus when she...

    Started by James Hubbard, 7th July 2010 02:23
    3 Pages
    1 2 3
    ...?, birmingham, britain, british, devon, ear, english, fiesta, filipina, filipino, film, health, london, lots, manila, passport, scotland, scouser, sheep, video, visa, visit, wales, wife, youtube
    • Replies: 84
    • Views: 17,206
    25th September 2010 12:47 Go to last post

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