Thanks for the advice, as I said I will be booking a return flight for her and was looking at 3/4 month stay for her as opposed the full 6 months. I got advice at work from a now settled American that booking an exam for her would be a good idea because it would show that she has reason to stay for ...

Hi all, first post here and I would much appreciate some advice on this topic. I'm a UK citizen and I have a girlfriend who I met in Mexico last year, she came over in January for two weeks and is going to return in a couple of months to spend some time here. We want to make something more serious ...