EUSS Family Permit - Marriage After 31 Dec 2020

Hi everyone,

I would be very grateful if someone can give me some advice. I am Bulgarian and I have a pre-settled status. My wife is Non EU and has never been in the UK. We met online in the beginning of December 2020 and got married in Thailand on 11 June 2021. We applied for EUSS Family permit on June 30th using a solicitor. We have lived together only from June 1st to June 25th. There are a lot of text messages proving that we want to get married but they all start from January 2021 onwards. We are still to send them our supporting documents, letters from us both and from family and friends. One of the main reasons why we bonded so quickly and started thinking about a family is that we are both Adventist Christians and we have the same beliefs, same understanding and same vision. I am planning to point this out in the sponsor letter.

What else can we do to make our case stronger?

I know that our chances are slim but if anyone can help us with some guidelines or with anything else we would really really appreciate it.

Many thanks.

Rado

r_kraykov wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:52 am

We met online in the beginning of December 2020 and got married in Thailand on 11 June 2021.

Do not waste your time on this.

I'm surprised your "solicitor" has encouraged you to apply at all. Either the married relationship has to exist before December 31st 2020, or a solid unmarried partnership had to also exist by that date. A one-month old online-only relationship is not going to make the cut, however you want to present it. Even if you are married today, your relationship was way too recent and nowhere near durable on the cutoff date.

I'm sorry to say, it really doesn't look like you have any chance at all through the EUSS. Of course you are free to attempt the EUSS, but do not hold your breath. In your case, it would be wise to start preparing a standard spouse visa application outside of the EUSS. You can address any questions in the immigration for family members section.

Thank you so much for your quick response.