marriage on UK visit visa

shaby · Post by **shaby** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:27 pm

hi everybody,
i got UK visit visa for one year, can i marry to my british boyfriend on this one year visit visa in UK?

thanks

Post by **Casa** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:46 pm

Under current regulations you can if you apply for a Certificate of Approval from the Home Office, unless you can find a vicar to perform the ceremony in a Church of England.
Bear in mind though that you'll have to return to your home country to apply for a Spouse settlement visa. You can't switch from visitor to spouse from within the UK.
Also although you may have a visitor visa valid for 1 year, this only allows you to stay in the UK for 6 months in every 12...not for the whole year.

shaby · Post by **shaby** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:45 am

thanks for the reply, i was thinking that if i apply for fiance visa from saudia and then marry in uk, how much finance is reuired or lets say how much we need to show while applying for a fiance visa.

Post by **Casa** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:19 am

The basic rule regarding finance is that you need to show you will have a minimum of Â£102.75 remaining weekly for you both after rent or mortgage, council tax and any credit/loan repayments have been paid.
You also need proof of adequate accommodation in the UK. Remember that you won't be able to work legally until you have applied for and been granted your 2 year Further Leave to Remain spouse visa after the wedding. Postal applications for FLR(M) are cheaper than applying in person, but take around 12 weeks to process.

Kitty · Post by **Kitty** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:40 am

If family members will offer financial support ("third party support") until you are eligible to work, then you can provide evidence of that as well.

MAA7 Maintenance and accommodation: fiancÃ©(e) / proposed civil partner

shaby · Post by **shaby** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 6:20 am

thanks for the reply, but to make things more clear i want to know that how many months bank statement do we need to show also incase of flr application for fiance visa, do i have to show my bank statement or does it has to be my fiances satement or both of us, also we have a friend working as a doctor in cardiff , he is ready to provide all the sponsorhip letters including proof of accommodation , do u think this will also support our application,as my fiance has no savings and the only savings that i have is app 3/4 k british pounds including my monthly salary as a doctor in saudia,plz note i also have a son 3 yrs old with me.

Kitty · Post by **Kitty** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:30 am

You need to submit whatever evidence you have that you and your fiancÃ©e will be able to support yourselves without recourse to public funds.

Submit bank statements showing whatever funds you are relying on. For instance, last 6 months' of your savings account; last 6 months of any of your fiancÃ©e's bank accounts. Does she have a job?

About your son: do you have sole responsibility for him? If you plan to live with him and your future wife, you will need to show that you have around Â£155 per week to support yourselves.

Post by **Casa** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:28 am

Also, friends aren't acceptable as 3rd party financial support. It has to be a family member. Is your fiance employed?

shaby · Post by **shaby** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:02 am

my fiance is a british citizen and is currently in saudia with me, i am working as a doctor here , we plan to move to london together, and marry there ,my fiance ahs a job offer in uk, we can show that and my bank statement as adoctor here in saudia which is app 4 k british pounds, also we ahve a freind in uk who can provide us with accommodation and bank staements as a sponsor,will that be enough, what do u think?????

shaby · Post by **shaby** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 3:40 pm

hi every body i posted a question earlier in reply to casa s question, waiting for your reply

Post by **geriatrix** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 3:45 pm

shaby wrote:we ahve a freind in uk who can provide us with accommodation and bank staements as a sponsor,will that be enough, what do u think?????

Casa wrote:Also, friends aren't acceptable as 3rd party financial support. It has to be a family member.

See also 3rd party support and accommodation

shaby · Post by **shaby** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:13 pm

hi all,

does my fiance needs to give the english language test for the fiance visa?? if yes which type of test she has totake? as she is working as a doctor in saudia and will be taking her tset from here. does this includes ielts as well?

pennylessinindia · Post by **pennylessinindia** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:03 pm

if your fiance is a british citizen he does not need to give english language you will at some point depending on the route you take .

Post by **Casa** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:08 pm

Shaby, your British fiance won't need to take the A1 English test, but you will, unless your nationality is on the UKBA exempt list as shown on the UKBA website, or you have a Batchelor's Degree taught in English.The test must be taken with an approved provider...again listed on the website.
I'm guessing that your fiance posted this question on your behalf....which tends to get confusing!

g_hanah · Post by **g_hanah** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:43 am

Hi Shaby,

Whats your nationality?

What is the nationality of your fiance's friend who is in cardiff?

Thanks
G Hanah

shaby · Post by **shaby** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:03 am

I wanted to confirm that i have received all the sponsorship docs required by my freind and cousins in uk to apply for the fiancee visa ,

bu the prob is that t i have the photocopies of all the docs tha tis the bank statements , council tax, pay slips from my relatives................. they have sent me photocopies ,,,is that ok since i will be submitting my originals with their photocopies or do i have to ask them to send me their original docs to saudia because this will take a lot of time to get the post again,,,,

thanks

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