Thanks for your reply. I've never been the marrying type but perhaps it's time to reconsider. It's still early stages yet but at least I know what the choices are, even if limited. It would be a lot easier if she lived in Vietnam. Having travelled there it's a place I could see myself spending a lot...

Hello All, I'm thinking ahead about how my Chinese girlfriend could live with me in the UK in the future and am looking at the unmarried partner visa. However I can't see a way to meet the requirement to 'have been living together in a relationship akin to marriage or civil partnership which has sub...