Hi,
Sorry for the mini-essay, I just wanted to set things out as I see them and check if there is a better way.... or if I am horribly missguided/informed.
My girlfriend is a Brazilian national, we met 3 1/2 years ago when she came to study in London and have been together since then. She completed her masters this earlier year and her student visa expired at the end of April when she had to go back to Brazil.
Since she left I have been out to Brazil and we decided we would like to get married. As I already have my job here (and my Portuguese language skills suck) it would work out better all round if we live and work in the UK.
From what I can see we would need to initially apply for a fiancee visa which would be valid for 6 months during which time it is required that the wedding takes place, then once married she would then switch over to a spouse visa.
We have evidenve of our relationship such as facebook/photos/bank statements/skype etc, I meet the income/savings requirements and we would have a suitable place to stay. My girlfriend has also passed her masters degree taught in English which I believe meets the language requirements and would also need to pass the "life in the UK" test.
However under the fiancee visa she would unable to work which is not ideal, does anyone know roughly how long it takes to transition from fiancee to spouse visa one married or if any "fast track" options are available?
Alternatively is there a better way to go about this whole process?
Any thoughts or advice greatly appreciated.
GB
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