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A few marriages does slip thru the cracks. If this marriage happens to be one of them, the worst isn't over yet.Fanclub wrote: ↑Sun Aug 14, 2022 11:02 amI am sorry but I am new to this forum and haven't quite managed to plough thru any previous posts similar to my friends situation.
As I said they applied to marry a week after meeting in a bar.
Can the home office sanction such a marriage on a visitor's visa.
Do you have an update on the marriage at the registrars and afterwards?Fanclub wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:29 amThanks ticktac
I am going to registrar to witness the marriage in an hour's time.
I told him I wasn't happy doing it but he has fallen out with all his family.
As I said he received a letter back from home office saying they wouldn't investigate it as a sham but the letter informed him that it could go ahead after the 28 days after presenting marriage visa to registrar.
She didn't have a marriage visa and I'm wondering if that can be counterfeited. Or someone at registrar isn't reading the letter properly.
While it´s not against the law to get married on a visitor visa, it is against the visa rules.Fanclub wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:29 amThanks ticktac
I am going to registrar to witness the marriage in an hour's time.
I told him I wasn't happy doing it but he has fallen out with all his family.
As I said he received a letter back from home office saying they wouldn't investigate it as a sham but the letter informed him that it could go ahead after the 28 days after presenting marriage visa to registrar.
She didn't have a marriage visa and I'm wondering if that can be counterfeited. Or someone at registrar isn't reading the letter properly.
Not rigorous? Have they read through the criteria & evidence required for a Spouse visa? Hopefully your friend also has deep pockets.Fanclub wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:31 amIt's very interesting that breaking visa rules is not unlawful. Does it appear that a registrar would allow them to marry without marriage visa if they told them that the woman would not return to UK.
Their plan is now ,she returns to Botswana to apply for spouse visa (I think) They have not had any advice from lawyers etc. Only what I have found out online
I don't know what questions she will encounter when applying for spouse visa,does she just produce the marriage certificate or will she have to corroborate this with a copy of marriage visa (she doesn't have)
They seem to think spouse visa checks aren't as rigorous as they should be.
It´s just two different sets of laws or rather conditions.Fanclub wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:31 amIt's very interesting that breaking visa rules is not unlawful. Does it appear that a registrar would allow them to marry without marriage visa if they told them that the woman would not return to UK.
Their plan is now ,she returns to Botswana to apply for spouse visa (I think) They have not had any advice from lawyers etc. Only what I have found out online
I don't know what questions she will encounter when applying for spouse visa,does she just produce the marriage certificate or will she have to corroborate this with a copy of marriage visa (she doesn't have)
They seem to think spouse visa checks aren't as rigorous as they should be.
Does he earn the minimum requirement of 18600 pounds per year or more?Fanclub wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 1:16 pmThanks everyone for the advice
My friend is not well off. He has already had to go for a bank loan.
I take it he is giving her money before she goes back to Botswana to apply for visa. I am just beginning to find out the cost for this visa, especially the non refundable part if visa is rejected.
I don't even know if they have the organization or skills to cope with the paperwork etc.without a lawyer .They wouldn't even consult a lawyer for advice before marrying.
Anyway thanks again for advice ,I was tearing my hair out trying to find out how the marriage could go ahead and it appears registrar or even home office just don't give much advice or any help until it all goes (rather expensively) t##ts up.
Moving to the UK is an expensive venture, with the panic attacks and constant waiting games. That's for those that get it right first time.Fanclub wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 1:16 pmThanks everyone for the advice
My friend is not well off. He has already had to go for a bank loan.
I take it he is giving her money before she goes back to Botswana to apply for visa. I am just beginning to find out the cost for this visa, especially the non refundable part if visa is rejected.
I don't even know if they have the organization or skills to cope with the paperwork etc.without a lawyer .They wouldn't even consult a lawyer for advice before marrying.
Anyway thanks again for advice ,I was tearing my hair out trying to find out how the marriage could go ahead and it appears registrar or even home office just don't give much advice or any help until it all goes (rather expensively) t##ts up.
AmazonianX wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:08 pmI hope the rebel in him got a stomach like that of a dromedary because with HO and immigration luck hardly cuts it.
Is there a particularly large difference in age between your friend and his new spouse? That, along with the whirlwind romance, may cause even more warning bells to ring out at the time of the spousal visa.
Your friend is Boris, isn't it?