ancestry visa switch to spousal, work necessary?

Hi there,

I'm currently on an ancestry visa - 6 months into it (4.5 years left). I'll be marrying a British citizen in December (wedding scheduled to be in South Africa, but maybe we should getting married here first for ease?)

So I will need to SWITCH from Ancestry to spousal.

Problem is, do I need to be in employment/ have been working in order to make the switch? I have substantial savings so financially I have no issues with needing public funds.

I've not been working these past 6 months. If I need to get a job, it will be purely to satisfy visa requirements.

Any advice will be much appreciated!

Is there any particular reason you want to switch to a spouse visa? The ancestry visa gives you much more flexibility in terms of not being reliant on your spouse.

Dawie wrote:Is there any particular reason you want to switch to a spouse visa? The ancestry visa gives you much more flexibility in terms of not being reliant on your spouse.

Hi Dawie, thanks for your reply.

Yes there is a reason: I want the spouse visa so I have the OPTION to work rather than the OBLIGATION.