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Tier 1 Post-Work to Marriage?

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coco__nutty
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Tier 1 Post-Work to Marriage?

Post by coco__nutty » Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:25 pm

Hope someone can help me or at least point in the right direction...

My boyfriend (British) of 7 years (!, I know :)) and I (Russian) are finally ready to take the plunge and make things official= get married.
I am currently in the UK, working on the Tier 1 visa, which doesnt expire for more than a year yet (we are getting married before it expires).

How do I go about switching over? Do I need to do the fiancee visa trick or can I just get married on the current visa?
I've been in the UK since September 2003 so coming close to 9 years, not sure if that makes any difference...



Thanks in advance, really looking forward to hearing some wisdom!
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bobobo
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Post by bobobo » Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:48 am

Just Get married in the registrar's office and apply using FLR(M). I did the same and my partner is on a PSW Vivsa valid for 1.5 yrs +

you should be fine, You will not be allowed to switch if:

-you have entered or remained in the UK in breach of the immigration laws (for example, by overstaying your visa); or your marriage or civil partnership took place after a decision was made to deport or remove

-you from the UK; or you came to the UK as a visitor with permission to stay for 6 months - you must leave the UK and apply from your country of residence
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coco__nutty
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Post by coco__nutty » Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:13 pm

bobobo wrote:Just Get married in the registrar's office and apply using FLR(M). I did the same and my partner is on a PSW Vivsa valid for 1.5 yrs +

you should be fine, You will not be allowed to switch if:

-you have entered or remained in the UK in breach of the immigration laws (for example, by overstaying your visa); or your marriage or civil partnership took place after a decision was made to deport or remove

-you from the UK; or you came to the UK as a visitor with permission to stay for 6 months - you must leave the UK and apply from your country of residence
Hi there! Thanks for your reply! I don't want to get married at registar's office, we're gong to have the full works next year ;)

What did you mean by 'you from uk' as one of the reasons why I couldn't get the switch? I was never in breach of my visas so that isn't an issue

Thanks again
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