Family visa - fiancee application from Argentina

• She must apply for the Marriage Visitor Visa first

Ensure you don't apply for the cheaper 'marriage visitor visa'. This is for someone who intends to leave the UK after marrying

• She cannot apply for a fiancee visa (family of settled person) inside the UK (unless she was an EU citizen or had 5 year residency in UK?)

• We will have 6 months to get married, or otherwise under exceptional circumstances may apply for an extension

• The application will take 6-8 weeks to process

• Once successful, she may visit the UK for the purposes of getting married

• Once we get married, she has to leave the country again, then we can make a spouse application

• Once the spouse application is successful, she can move back

• From this period, once she re-enters on the spouse visa, she will be eligible to work

• Are there any obviously incorrect assumptions in the above? eg. is there no way a non-EU national can apply from within the UK if they have the right to travel to the UK for up to 90 days (visa waiver program)

• I assume that she can also travel in and out of the country during the fiancee period (say, for example, if we chose to hold the ceremony in another country for which she held a visa to travel)

• If we get married well within the 6 month period, can we apply for the Spouse visa from within the UK, assuming that there is time for it to be granted before the end of the 6 months? (and if it isn't, can we have the fiancee visa extended to allow for us to await a response to an application?)

She must apply for the Marriage Visitor Visa first
She cannot apply for a fiancee visa (family of settled person) inside the UK (unless she was an EU citizen or had 5 year residency in UK?)

We will have 6 months to get married, or otherwise under exceptional circumstances may apply for an extension

The application will take 6-8 weeks to process

Once successful, she may visit the UK for the purposes of getting married

Once we get married, she has to leave the country again, then we can make a spouse application
Once the spouse application is successful, she can move back
From this period, once she re-enters on the spouse visa, she will be eligible to work

Are there any obviously incorrect assumptions in the above? eg. is there no way a non-EU national can apply from within the UK if they have the right to travel to the UK for up to 90 days (visa waiver program)

I assume that she can also travel in and out of the country during the fiancee period (say, for example, if we chose to hold the ceremony in another country for which she held a visa to travel)

If we get married well within the 6 month period, can we apply for the Spouse visa from within the UK, assuming that there is time for it to be granted before the end of the 6 months? (and if it isn't, can we have the fiancee visa extended to allow for us to await a response to an application?)

No, not a marriage visitor visa as then she has to leave the UK!! She applies for a Fiance visa (current cost £1523) from Argentina which will allow her to get married in the UK and then switch while in the UK to a spouse visa. A Fiance visa has nothing to do with EU citizen or 5 year residency.

teekayemm wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:51 am

Odd.. not sure why this posted as a reply on a past post.

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Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:01 am

teekayemm wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:51 am

Odd.. not sure why this posted as a reply on a past post.

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teekayemm wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 18, 2019 6:57 am

Hello - apologies that some of these questions have probably been answered elsewhere, I just need some clarifications through the process. I'm working with my fiancee who is applying soon and there are a number of items which are ambiguous or vague. If you can assist with the following, it would be greatly appreciated.

1. Do we need English photocopies and documents notarised? The guidance seems to suggest that originals are not required, but its not clear whether photocopies must be notarised, and then there is the documents which I believe will need to be posted to Sheffield - these need to contain originals? It's a bit unclear.

2. Do we need birth certificates for her parents? If not, what's required to prove parents' DOB and nationality?

3. What documents are required for "Details of family and friends in the countries you were born/have nationality". Just a list of names, relationship, nationality? Or do we need something more official.

4. Do photocopies of pages from previous passport need to be notarised? And related: Do you need to photocopy the entire previous passport or only the ID page?

5. What is required to show previous immigration applications? Does a visa in a passport alone prove acceptance?

6. Do you need to provide details of education - she graduated high school but never completed her university degree. There she has nothing to prove that she learned english - she will take the UKVI Life Skills tests (CEFR A1) - is this adequate on its own? Or are education details important/useful?

7. What proof do I need for our wedding plans - will it be enough just to show the booking details and to have a registrar assigned from my local council? We intend to have a very small ceremony now, then when we have saved more money we can do something more elaborate.

Thanks in advance.. I have more questions but will address those separately!