Non-british work-permit holder planning to marry non-british

[omar.london.uk]

Dear Forum,

I need some advice here.

I am Peruvian. I have lived in the UK for the last two years.
My current HSMP Visa expires in 2011

I would like to marry my girlfriend in the UK. She is Colombian.
she lives in the UK and her student visa will expire next year.

All the information I find about marriage in the UK refers to non-british
marring British or indefinite leave to remain visa holders.

** Can you please advice as to the procedure I shall follow in my case? **

Regards, Omar

[John]

In order to get married in the UK both of you will need to get a CoA ... a Certificate of Approval to Marry. Click here in order to download the application form.

Following the grant of the CoAs the two of you will go to the Register Office and give Notice of Intention to Marry. After that notice is posted there for about two weeks they will issue legal permission to marry. You then get married!

Following that, you will apply to switch her visa to be a dependant of you. That will, yes, permit her to continue studying, or indeed working without restriction on the number of hours.

Finally ... congratulations on the engagement!

[omar.london.uk]

Thank you very much John !