How to get my fiance into UK after marrying outside UK?Tier2

[Hanri du Plessis]

Question:
I'm in the UK with a Tier 2 visa and planning to get married in South Africa soon. Will my wife be granted to leave and able to work in the UK?

Description:
I know this question has been asked a few times on here, but the UKBA keeps changing their policy. We're both from South Africa and I am working in the UK on a Tier 2 (general) visa. I am planning to return to SA in about 6 months to get married, and then fly both of us over with a Visitor's Visa for her. Once we're in the UK, I plan to switch her visa type to a Tier 2 dependent. Is this possible?

Here's the second challenge:
While in South Africa, my Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) took a few months to come through and, in that time, my girlfriend and I got back together again. In my CoS I am therefore still registered as single and as a result, I had to apply for my visa as single as well, otherwise they would reject it due to inconsistency. Will I be able to change my visa once I'm married and will this influence her grant for leave? Also, will she be able to work as a Tier 2 dependent once she's there?

Please help?

[Wanderer]

Switching is not possible from a visit visa.

[manci]

your wife will not be a genuine visitor and is unlikely to get a general visitor visa. Even if she entered as a visitor she is unlikely to be allowed to switch to another immigration category in-country. See the visitor guidance on the forum:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/genera ... 71471.html

The best plan would be for her to apply for PBS dependant entry clearance once you have married. The policy guidance setting out the requirements is here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _04-14.pdf

the paper application form is here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... /vaf10.pdf

the guidance for the application is here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... idance.pdf

The visa processing time in SA isn't too long, see:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... ing-times/

Once in the UK as a PBS dependant she would be allowed to work (except as a doctor or dentist in training).