UKBA How to prove.....

A) Do what tourists do - research tourist locations, plan a route, bring guidebooks, maps etc.
B) Have a ticket to depart in 2 weeks - or bring money / credit cards etc to do so, but most people would buy a return ticket for a 2 week stay
C) Have evidence of employment or study in home country or somewhere they have permission to live / work / study.

Agreed, how can you prove that she will return. Well you can't but having a job to return to and letter from the employer helps. I would like to say what I think of UKBA but the post would be deleted. Don't forget that it isn't just the Embassy that you are trying to convince. The Immigration Officers at the point of entry have to be convinced as well. Having a visa doesn't guarantee entry. As the sponsor you will need to show the nature of the friendship and how long you have known each other etc etc.

In practice, the only way is for her to be able to prove that she has an income at least as high as she could possibly earn by working illegally in the UK. The fact that you seem to be funding her trip suggests that she is unlikely to qualify... Basically, unless she is working legally in Singapore on a reasonable ex-pat package, or comes from a land-owning family in PI, don't bother and save wasting the application fee.

I hope that the op's profile name isn't indicative of his character or he might have a problem as a sponsor.

Why are you paying for her trip, if you are simply a friend? That looks suspicious to any immigration officei; she might stay on and marry you once allowed in.
They want to see she has ties to take here AWAY from the UK, not anything at all that might help her stay.

Why are you paying for her trip, if you are simply a friend? That looks suspicious to any immigration officei; she might stay on and marry you once allowed in.
They want to see she has ties to take here AWAY from the UK, not anything at all that might help her stay.

Read the OP: the man asking lives in Singapore, so if they live together there and he supports her then that might be a good reason for her to leave the UK. I agree that if they apply as being "just good friends" with him paying for everything, UKBA will not believe the story.

He says they both live in Singapore in the OP, he does NOT say that they live together.
It looks like he's asking for advice to help a friend visit the UK. But some of the details make me and UKBA suspect they are in a relationship, which throws up a whole lot more hurdles at immigration.

He says they both live in Singapore in the OP, he does NOT say that they live together.
It looks like he's asking for advice to help a friend visit the UK. But some of the details make me and UKBA suspect they are in a relationship, which throws up a whole lot more hurdles at immigration.

Agreed (except that I don't think she had applied yet, he was asking for advice on what to include in an application).

The point is: the situation he claims ('just good friends' but he is paying) is not credible... IF they are actually living together and he is supporting her in Singapore, then the application might stand at least a ghost of a chance.

Sorry for the late reply. OK, the situation is this, she is my girlfriend of 5 years. I employed her as a direct-hire Maid as that's the only way I could get her into Singapore. Lot of people do this as it seems to satisfy the Singaporean regs as well as generating revenue for the Government as I pay a small monthly levy.
We applied for a Tourist Visa for a 2 week visit to UK, based on she is my FDW but were turned down. I realise now the Tourist Visa wouldn't have worked as she would not have been a Tourist but would be working in UK, for me, at my house in UK. That's the way the UKBA appear to look at it anyway. What we need to do now, I think, is to reapply for another Visa but this time as an FDW.
If she applies in her own right for a Tourist Visa, having a letter from me saying she has time off work for a two week trip to UK it will look suspicious! I did get this advice from an 'Expert" migration company but I frankly think it's a non-starter.
We have been told we can apply for an FDW Visa after 6 months employment although the UKBA site says 12 months, I don't know if the Regs have changed recently but any advice is welcome on this 'new' attack!
Thanks for your suggestions to date and apologies for any obfuscation! You may understand why...