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The new guideline for COA allow you to apply for COA regardless of your immigration status in UK but the home office will be interested in knowing if your marriage is that of marriage of convenience and this will make you prone to deportation, if you have a very strong commitment with your girlfriend ie, proof of long term relationship, any child in the relationship, joint mortgage, joint life insurance etc some of this can go a long way to convince the home office that you are not trying to acquire marriage of convenience.Nick123 wrote:HI Guys
I dont know if anybody knows if i can get a COA Certificate even if i am NOT registered with HOME OFFICE and i have entered in here ILLEGALLY but now i want to get married with my long term girlfriend.
Anyone knows anything or has heard anything similar.
Nick
regardsGuide COA wrote:IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT HAVE LEAVE TO ENTER OR REMAIN IN THE UK WHICH MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL (COA)
Following High Court and Court of Appeal judgments, changes were made to the COA scheme. In 2006 procedures
were introduced for applicants who have valid leave to enter or remain in the UK when applying for a COA but not leave which meets the published COA criteria. Further procedures were introduced in 2007 for applicants with no valid leave at the time of application. If you are such an applicant, we may write to you after receiving your application in order to obtain information and supporting evidence to enable us to be satisfied that your proposed marriage or civil partnership is genuine.
