Hi guys, this is my first time applying for the FLR (M) visa as a spouse of a British National/Citizen (my wife).
We have a marriage certificate from May 2019, which is when we had our marriage registered at Manchester City Council.
We are including a few photos and supporting letters to prove our relationship has been and is genuine as husband and wife (as this is our first visa applying for a visa as a married couple). I am not sure if this is required but it was strongly recommended from reading most of the other threads online.
My concern however is the following:
In the supporting letters, I mention that I came to England in August 2017 from Canada where me and my partner performed Nikkah (which is a religious marriage in Islam that isn't recognized by UK law). My question is: will this be an issue in our application as the visa I came on during this time was a standard visitor visa, and not a marriage visa?
I had no intention of living there and me and my wife moved to Canada to live there for 4 months until we decided that settling in England was the best way forward for the both of us as a couple. I came on a Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme Visa as I did not want to make any long term commitment until I experienced living in England.
Technically, Nikkah (religious marriages/ceremonies) are not recognized under British law. Which is also why we had our marriage registered in May 2019 so that we could apply for this visa as a married couple.
I would greatly appreciate your advice, thank you.
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