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Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by Cutie88 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 1:28 am

Hi all, I ask this case In other site but em not very convinced, hope anyone here done our case and can help me what the best to do, me and my British husband married in Philippines in Civil why he's divorced on proceeding, our marriage was last March 2017 and divorced decree granted January 2018 , we are applying on June for spouse visa, it is a cause of refusal? Anyone done similar this case? Please help.

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Re: Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by CR001 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 7:54 am

Yes it will be a problem as your spouse was not free to marry at the time.

For a visa, UKVI will see that your date of marriage is before the divorce decree absolute, which has to be submitted with your visa application to prove you were both free to marry and not married to someone else.
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Re: Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by Casa » Wed Mar 28, 2018 8:11 am

As CR001 has advised, your marriage won't be recognised as legal and a Spouse visa application will fail.

You could however, consider applying for a fiance visa to marry in the UK within 6 months and then switch to a FLR(M) Spouse visa.
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Re: Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by Cutie88 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:58 am

Tnx for replying, but we are Muslim and our country is allow polygamy. And all we know it's ok once my hubby is freeMan already in Uk before bringing the new spouse

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Re: Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by Cutie88 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 11:00 am

Hello , and how they will consider the Visa for Fiancee is ok coz we already married in My country. We can't get any CENOMar that we are single Coz our marriage was registered already, I have read here this site that same as my case and they granted a visa

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Re: Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by Cutie88 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 11:09 am

Hello CR001 have you read any refusal same as my case? And Casa ? If got maybe I agree with the to Fiancee Visa

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Re: Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by Londoner007 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 11:31 am

You just said you had civil marriage, what does that mean?

Are you a husband or a wife?
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Re: Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by Cutie88 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:07 pm

Hi Londoner007 em a wife, we have a civil registry marriage cert and Certified Marriage PSA authenticated

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Re: Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by Londoner007 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 1:48 pm

Your issue may require you to have written permission from first wife to state she agreed to second marriage. Are you able to get such statement?
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Re: Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by CR001 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 1:51 pm

Londoner007 wrote:
Wed Mar 28, 2018 1:48 pm
Your issue may require you to have written permission from first wife to state she agreed to second marriage. Are you able to get such statement?
This would be irrelevant for the purpose of a spouse visa to the UK where polygamy is not recognised. The OPs spouse needed to be free to marry at the point they got married.
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Re: Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by Cutie88 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 3:22 pm

Thanks for all help and I really appreciated all your idea and comment, but as I read this immigration-for-family-members/ec-for-w ... 24-80.html I thinks I've nothing to ask for. Thanks guys

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Re: Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by Casa » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:06 pm

Cutie88 wrote:
Wed Mar 28, 2018 3:22 pm
I thinks I've nothing to ask for.
What exactly do you mean by the above? :?
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Re: Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by Cutie88 » Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:44 am

Hi Casa tnx for the concerned above is what same case as me, hope we can get Visa thanks for all your help Godbless

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Re: Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by Cutie88 » Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:49 am

Sorry for the above I state not convince I mean I just need another help and idea, thanks you all guys will do update you if what is the result of our application, Godbless

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Re: Married before Divorce in Uk granted

Post by seagul » Thu Mar 29, 2018 3:46 am

Good luck but you are given already the correct advise
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