GlasgowGuy1970
First you have to decide where you are getting married.
1) Canada
Get married in Canada, your spouse should then apply in Canada where your spouse will have to also submit biometrics (fingerprints) - come to the UK with a 27 month visa.
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply ... espartners
The UKBA wrote:Guidance - Husbands, wives and partners (INF 4)
Last updated 04 March 2009
This guidance explains what you will need to do if you want to settle in the United Kingdom (UK) as the husband, wife, civil partner, fiancé, fiancée, proposed civil partner, or unmarried partner or same-sex partner of someone who is coming to the UK or is already 'present and settled' (see the relevant section of this leaflet) in the UK.
This guidance also explains what the Immigration Rules say. It is only a guide but it aims to answer some common questions.
Do the life in the UK test
Apply for ILR after 24 months of being in the UK on form SET(M)
2) UK
Your fiance must apply for a fiance entry clearance in Canada - again submitting biometrics, comes to the UK, get married. You will have no more than 6 months to get married in the UK. Then apply on FLR(M) for leave to remain as a spouse for 24 months.
The UKBA wrote:Your fiance, fiancee or proposed civil partner must obtain permission to enter the United Kingdom before travelling here, even if he/she is a national of a country where there is normally no need for a visa to enter the United Kingdom. We call this permission entry clearance. It will be in the form of a visa or entry clearance certificate. To obtain it, he/she should apply to the British diplomatic post in the country where he/she lives. For information about visas, see our visa services website.
When your fiance, fiancee or proposed civil partner arrives in the United Kingdom, he or she will normally be granted permission to stay here for six months, but he/she must not work.
After you have married or registered your civil partnership, you husband, wife or civil partner may apply to stay here. If we approve the application, we will give your husband, wife or civil partner permission to live and work here for two years.
Near the end of the two years, if you are still married or in a civil partnership and plan to live together, your husband, wife or civil partner may apply to live here permanently. See settlement for details of how to apply for permanent residence.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ukres ... ilpartner/
Do the life in the UK test
Apply for ILR after 24 months on SET(M)
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ukres ... dchildren/
If she is in the UK on a visitor's visa and you want to get married now - you will have to apply for a Certificate of Approval (COA), get it, get married and then your spouse will almost certainly have to leave the UK to apply to come back as your spouse.
I am sorry but I had trouble understanding your last post, so I hope this gives you the information you need. All of the above is correct
NOW, but rules change, so check
well before you apply for anything to see what the current regulations are.
It is practically impossible for someone to stay on in the UK legally when they are here as a visitor, except if they get accepted as refugees or they are in a coma and other such terrible situations.
Do you have children together?
