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dowyn
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by dowyn » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:12 pm
hi in new on here and dont know much about immigration laws ive tryed reading lots of stuff on the net but doesnt seem to make much sense.
ok im with a girl from the u.s.a and we have been together 2 years ive been to see her in the us and she as been here to see me we want to get married here in the uk but she doesnt want to stay here she as 2 kids so im going there i was told its easyer to get in to the u.s if we marry in the uk and she aplays from me to go there. is this true and if so what do we need to do any advice would mean a lot to us
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by Mr Rusty » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:57 am
I know little about the process for obtaining a settlement visa for the USA, except that it isn't easy. But to answer your fundamental question about getting married in the UK, that isn't easy either, because your g/f would have to obtain a Certificate of Approval from the UK Border Agency to do so. Have a look at this:-
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/visiti ... fapproval/
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by ElenaW » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:07 pm
dowyn wrote:hi in new on here and dont know much about immigration laws ive tryed reading lots of stuff on the net but doesnt seem to make much sense.
ok im with a girl from the u.s.a and we have been together 2 years ive been to see her in the us and she as been here to see me we want to get married here in the uk but she doesnt want to stay here she as 2 kids so im going there i was told its easyer to get in to the u.s if we marry in the uk and she aplays from me to go there. is this true and if so what do we need to do any advice would mean a lot to us
thank you
It's hard to get a US visa! It takes a good 8-10 months to get it. So that alone makes it harder as you have to be apart for ages.
She can come to the uk on a marriage visitor visa if you want to marry in the uk. Otherwise you can just go to the US and marry on the visa waiver. Don't lie at the border. Just make sure you have a lot of evidence that will prove you will return to the uk after the wedding. It's perfectly legal to do this.
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by dowyn » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:10 pm
ElenaW wrote:dowyn wrote:hi in new on here and dont know much about immigration laws ive tryed reading lots of stuff on the net but doesnt seem to make much sense.
ok im with a girl from the u.s.a and we have been together 2 years ive been to see her in the us and she as been here to see me we want to get married here in the uk but she doesnt want to stay here she as 2 kids so im going there i was told its easyer to get in to the u.s if we marry in the uk and she aplays from me to go there. is this true and if so what do we need to do any advice would mean a lot to us
thank you
It's hard to get a US visa! It takes a good 8-10 months to get it. So that alone makes it harder as you have to be apart for ages.
She can come to the uk on a marriage visitor visa if you want to marry in the uk. Otherwise you can just go to the US and marry on the visa waiver. Don't lie at the border. Just make sure you have a lot of evidence that will prove you will return to the uk after the wedding. It's perfectly legal to do this.
ok thank first of all i understand this not like most sites ok do you know what type of evidence i will be leaveing i will need or how i get a visitors visa for the uk ive head of them but they say nothing about then in the border control sites
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by ElenaW » Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:18 pm
ok thank first of all i understand this not like most sites ok do you know what type of evidence i will be leaveing i will need or how i get a visitors visa for the uk ive head of them but they say nothing about then in the border control sites
You need to show evidence of one or more of the following: Employment, property ownership, enrollment in university/college, etc... Basically anything that proves that you have strong ties to the UK and won't overstay in the US. [/quote]
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by dowyn » Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:09 pm
ElenaW wrote:ok thank first of all i understand this not like most sites ok do you know what type of evidence i will be leaveing i will need or how i get a visitors visa for the uk ive head of them but they say nothing about then in the border control sites
You need to show evidence of one or more of the following: Employment, property ownership, enrollment in university/college, etc... Basically anything that proves that you have strong ties to the UK and won't overstay in the US.
ok thank you
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by Bree » Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:02 pm
ElenaW wrote:
You need to show evidence of one or more of the following: Employment, property ownership, enrollment in university/college, etc... Basically anything that proves that you have strong ties to the UK and won't overstay in the US.
speaking as someone that has been through the green card application process herself, although it was via the
diversity lottery, I totally agree. it's a tough time. so the option of looking into uk visas instead sounds like a pretty good alternative to me...good luck either way!
