Radconn thank you very much for taking the time to respond in such a detailed manner. I was aware that the UK have been trying to tighten up the laws reguarding this route. I didnt have the exact citation such as you have provided here so that in itself is very useful. I will be compiling this info ...

Thanks for the answer 357mag hoping a few others might chime in and if someone with legal experience could cite why or who to check this with even better. Its a huge gamble for myself selling my home to do this but there's not much I wouldn't do to be with my gf. This situation is upsetting because ...

Okay long story short my gf is non EU we have been in a relationship online due to this situation for going on 3 years now. She has visited me in the UK 3 times during this period for a total of 4 months. It is far from the shakey relationship it sounds and very genuine. Doing this online for so lon...