marriage on UK visit visa

[shaby]

hi everybody,
i got UK visit visa for one year, can i marry to my british boyfriend on this one year visit visa in UK?

thanks

[Casa]

Under current regulations you can if you apply for a Certificate of Approval from the Home Office, unless you can find a vicar to perform the ceremony in a Church of England.
Bear in mind though that you'll have to return to your home country to apply for a Spouse settlement visa. You can't switch from visitor to spouse from within the UK.
Also although you may have a visitor visa valid for 1 year, this only allows you to stay in the UK for 6 months in every 12...not for the whole year.

[shaby]

thanks for the reply, i was thinking that if i apply for fiance visa from saudia and then marry in uk, how much finance is reuired or lets say how much we need to show while applying for a fiance visa.

[Casa]

The basic rule regarding finance is that you need to show you will have a minimum of £102.75 remaining weekly for you both after rent or mortgage, council tax and any credit/loan repayments have been paid.
You also need proof of adequate accommodation in the UK. Remember that you won't be able to work legally until you have applied for and been granted your 2 year Further Leave to Remain spouse visa after the wedding. Postal applications for FLR(M) are cheaper than applying in person, but take around 12 weeks to process.

[Kitty]

If family members will offer financial support ("third party support") until you are eligible to work, then you can provide evidence of that as well.

MAA7 Maintenance and accommodation: fiancé(e) / proposed civil partner

[shaby]

thanks for the reply, but to make things more clear i want to know that how many months bank statement do we need to show also incase of flr application for fiance visa, do i have to show my bank statement or does it has to be my fiances satement or both of us, also we have a friend working as a doctor in cardiff , he is ready to provide all the sponsorhip letters including proof of accommodation , do u think this will also support our application,as my fiance has no savings and the only savings that i have is app 3/4 k british pounds including my monthly salary as a doctor in saudia,plz note i also have a son 3 yrs old with me.

[Kitty]

You need to submit whatever evidence you have that you and your fiancée will be able to support yourselves without recourse to public funds.

Submit bank statements showing whatever funds you are relying on. For instance, last 6 months' of your savings account; last 6 months of any of your fiancée's bank accounts. Does she have a job?

About your son: do you have sole responsibility for him? If you plan to live with him and your future wife, you will need to show that you have around £155 per week to support yourselves.

[Casa]

Also, friends aren't acceptable as 3rd party financial support. It has to be a family member. Is your fiance employed?

[shaby]

my fiance is a british citizen and is currently in saudia with me, i am working as a doctor here , we plan to move to london together, and marry there ,my fiance ahs a job offer in uk, we can show that and my bank statement as adoctor here in saudia which is app 4 k british pounds, also we ahve a freind in uk who can provide us with accommodation and bank staements as a sponsor,will that be enough, what do u think?????

[shaby]

hi every body i posted a question earlier in reply to casa s question, waiting for your reply

[geriatrix]

we ahve a freind in uk who can provide us with accommodation and bank staements as a sponsor,will that be enough, what do u think?????

Also, friends aren't acceptable as 3rd party financial support. It has to be a family member.

See also 3rd party support and accommodation

[shaby]

hi all,

does my fiance needs to give the english language test for the fiance visa?? if yes which type of test she has totake? as she is working as a doctor in saudia and will be taking her tset from here. does this includes ielts as well?

[pennylessinindia]

if your fiance is a british citizen he does not need to give english language you will at some point depending on the route you take .

[Casa]

Shaby, your British fiance won't need to take the A1 English test, but you will, unless your nationality is on the UKBA exempt list as shown on the UKBA website, or you have a Batchelor's Degree taught in English.The test must be taken with an approved provider...again listed on the website.
I'm guessing that your fiance posted this question on your behalf....which tends to get confusing!

[g_hanah]

Hi Shaby,

Whats your nationality?

What is the nationality of your fiance's friend who is in cardiff?

Thanks
G Hanah

[shaby]

I wanted to confirm that i have received all the sponsorship docs required by my freind and cousins in uk to apply for the fiancee visa ,

bu the prob is that t i have the photocopies of all the docs tha tis the bank statements , council tax, pay slips from my relatives................. they have sent me photocopies ,,,is that ok since i will be submitting my originals with their photocopies or do i have to ask them to send me their original docs to saudia because this will take a lot of time to get the post again,,,,

thanks