Wanting to marry partner in UK but hit a wall...

[tasman52]

Hoping someone here might be able to help me in my predicament.

I am a British citizen wanting to marry my partner who is from Singapore. The problem I have is that all the information I've come across says that you must be able to support your partner without recourse to public funds and will be rejected if this is not the case. As I am disabled myself and hence receiving public funds, I have no idea how to proceed.

Is there any way around this? Would it be better for us to marry in Singapore and then she come here, would that marriage be recognised here?

Please help!

[Mr Rusty]

As regards public funds, the fact that you are in receipt of benefits does not disqualify an application from your partner, as long as she doesn't receive public funds directly in her own right and you don't need to claim any extra because of her. The UKBA's info on what constitutes public funds is here:-
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/while- ... blicfunds/

A marriage conducted in accordance with Singaporean law (i.e. not just a religious ceremony) would be recognised in the UK. Whether it is to your advantage to get married there or in the UK depends very much on her current immigration status - if, for example, she is only visiting the UK, you might get married there, but she would have to return to Singapore to apply for the spouse visa.

[vinny]

See also UK spouse visa help please. UK citizen disabled.