Which process should I go through to get married and settle in the UK?
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:09 am
Hello,
I have been in a long distance relationship with a girl for 6 years now. I am American and she is from Greece, currently living in the UK. We met working at the same job in the US.
In order to sustain the relationship we would talk on skype and visit each other 2-3 times every year. In 2015 I went to study my Masters in the UK and we lived together for a year and then my visa was curtailed for early completion of studies so I moved back to the US September, 2016.
We have been thinking about getting marrying for quite some time now and so I have a few questions before putting in a application.
She is European but has been working in the UK for almost 5 years (in October) so can we still get married and live in the UK or will she need to obtain a permanent residency permit?
We thought about getting married in the next couple of months. She was going to come to the US and then fly back and I would apply for a spouse visa. How long would that take to process?
Would it be beneficial for me to get a fiance visa instead and then fly and we get married? Or would it be more cost efficient to get married in the US because I assume we would be able to skip the fiance visa and go straight for the spouse visa?
Thank you!
I have been in a long distance relationship with a girl for 6 years now. I am American and she is from Greece, currently living in the UK. We met working at the same job in the US.
In order to sustain the relationship we would talk on skype and visit each other 2-3 times every year. In 2015 I went to study my Masters in the UK and we lived together for a year and then my visa was curtailed for early completion of studies so I moved back to the US September, 2016.
We have been thinking about getting marrying for quite some time now and so I have a few questions before putting in a application.
She is European but has been working in the UK for almost 5 years (in October) so can we still get married and live in the UK or will she need to obtain a permanent residency permit?
We thought about getting married in the next couple of months. She was going to come to the US and then fly back and I would apply for a spouse visa. How long would that take to process?
Would it be beneficial for me to get a fiance visa instead and then fly and we get married? Or would it be more cost efficient to get married in the US because I assume we would be able to skip the fiance visa and go straight for the spouse visa?
Thank you!
