Can a European national Marry a Pakistani student (Student Visa) in UK.

[Momi]

Dear Sir/Madam
My cousin is an Austrian national currently living in Austria (He doesn't have any kind of settled or pre settled status of UK) and he intending to marry a Pakistan girl who is on student visa. Is it possible that He can register his marriage in UK?
Many Thanks

[CR001]

To marry in the UK, they have to give 28 days notice at the Registry office, who then refer the request to HO who could extend the notice period to 70 day investigation if it is a genuine relationship etc.

Has he met the girl in person?

Is he planning to apply for a student dependent visa?

[Momi]

Relationship is genuine because they already married in Pakistan, no, he wants to apply her spouse visa for Austria so he has no intention to stay in UK.
Is it possible for him to register the marriage?

[CR001]

If they are legally married in Pakistan, there is no reason or purpose to register the marriage in the UK. Foreign marriage do NOT have to be registered in the UK, ever, if the marriage is legal and was conducted accordingly in the country it took place in.

[Momi]

Austria home office doesn’t accept his religious marriage, they need a English marriage, is it possible?

[CR001]

They would have to apply for permission to marry as already advised. You cannot simply 'register' the marriage that has already taken place.

Note that you also cannot marry when you are already married.

What type of religious marriage did they do?