applying for visa for wife who is under 21

sakman · Post by **sakman** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:50 pm

Hi, this is my first post and i will start it off with a question which has been bugging me for some time now.

I got married abroad 3 months ago, i cannot apply for the UK Spouse Visa as my wife is only 19 years old, and the law says there have to be at least 21 years old for a Spouse Visa

Is there any other way of applying for a different visa to get her to visit UK before she turns 21?

Pls help
Thanks in advance

Post by **batleykhan** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:58 pm

Were you aware that the minimum age was 21 for a spouse entering the UK?.If so why did you get married knowing that you will have a 2 yrs wait before your wife was able to join you in the
UK.

If you were not aware of this fact, then there is not a lot you can do till both of you are over 21.

The only option you have is a visitors visa which is only valid for a max 6 months after which your wife will have to return to her home country.

However it is not advisable to apply for it in your present circumstances,as there is a good chance it will be refused once you have declared that you are married.

Your best hope is to be patient as there is a good chance the age will be returned to 18 soon

sakman · Post by **sakman** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:17 am

thanks for reply, i thought the law was about to change back to 18yrs of age thats why i got married then.

What if was to tell them were not married and apply for a visiting visa for 6 months until the law changes or will it changes?

Post by **vinny** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:19 am

You may be lucky if Quila rules in your favour.

Alternative.

sakman · Post by **sakman** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:20 am

Also, i have just started up a small business, could i use that to bring her over here?

sakman · Post by **sakman** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:23 am

hi what do you mean by "Quila rules in your favour"

Post by **vinny** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:37 am

Click on given link for more info.

Post by **Casa** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:48 am

Don't even think about lying in the visitor visa application by stating you're not married. You would say goodbye to any chance of a spouse settlement visa.
If funds aren't a problem you could consider a student visa but the fees are extremely high.
Click on the link Vinny has given you to the Quila case.

sakman · Post by **sakman** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:10 pm

i have just spoken to a solicter and he says he can garantee me a visitor visa for 6 months for a fixed fee of Â£500. i told him she is my wife and he said no problem it can be done, as long as there can provide evidence she will return . she is at college there. so he said thats enough evidence. any thoughts on this?

Post by **Casa** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:13 pm

No solicitor can guarantee a visa application will succeed.

pennylessinindia · Post by **pennylessinindia** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:44 pm

Casa wrote:No solicitor can guarantee a visa application will succeed.

No straight solicitor can any way

sakman · Post by **sakman** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:29 pm

thats what i thought as its not up to them, i did give them all my details, and he spoke to someone else in his team, then told me there can apply for the visa as soon as i pay them. i told them as long as you can garantee it im more tham happy to pay. i will ask him more about the garantee tomorrow

thanks for replys to all of you

Post by **batleykhan** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:36 pm

So you are going to pay Â£500 for a solicitor on top of what she will have to pay for the visa when she applies for it and then a further Â£500+ for a return airline ticket.

Thats nearly Â£1200 to spend on a visa in which your wife can only stay the max 6 months and then she will have to return home in order to apply for the correct visa. Thats of course if she gets it in the first palce

I think you have got more money than brains if you ask me, but hey the choice is yours to make mate

Post by **vinny** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:02 pm

If she satisfies the visitor visa requirements, then she should be granted a visitor visa. However, paying Â£500 for a solicitor for a visa that costs Â£76 seems disproportionate.

sakman · Post by **sakman** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:46 pm

it did sound like a lot of money, i was just thinking about getting a visa regardless of cost, but if it only costs Â£76 i wont be paying Â£500 for someone to fill in a form for me.

is that all it requires, filling in a form and sending it off?

Post by **MPH80** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:52 pm

... and providing biometrics ...

... and providing all the documents required to prove everything you assert in the application ... appropriately translated and attested where required.

Not quite so simple as filling the form in - but still very possible to do with out a solicitor if you're a thorough kind of person.

sakman · Post by **sakman** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:13 pm

what do you mean by biometrics ?
and appropriately translated and attested where required?

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applying for visa for wife who is under 21

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