help needed please

sjay1976 · Post by **sjay1976** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 1:01 pm

i intend to marry my fiance, i am british, can we still marry if he has less then 6 months left on his visa, or will he need to apply for extension, i am very confused with the immigration laws, thanks, p.s we do not live together but intend to obviously when we are married.

Post by **Lucapooka** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 1:05 pm

He can marry in the UK with less than six months on his visa but if he intends to switch his status after the marriage, his leave must not have expired before he makes the application.

sjay1976 · Post by **sjay1976** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:54 pm

thank you for your reply luca, do we need to contact immigration first or is that done via registery office, am quite clueless, what application does he put in for when we get married, or begin to live together to enable him to work full time to support us, as i have 3 children that are from a previous relationship, thanks again

Post by **Lucapooka** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:56 pm

You don't need to contact the UKBA. After the marriage he can switch from his current and legitimate immigration status (if he has and still is living within the terms of its issuance) using form FLR(M).

sjay1976 · Post by **sjay1976** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:17 pm

thanks, luca, just one more question if i may, does his particular visa matter i.e work visa, student visa does this matter when it comes to marriage

Post by **Lucapooka** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:20 pm

A person with anything other than a visit visa should be permitted to switch into settlement from inside the UK.

sjay1976 · Post by **sjay1976** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:51 pm

thanks again luca you have been very helpful

sjay1976 · Post by **sjay1976** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:10 pm

hey luca, hope your around tonight,

i have another small issue nigling me about my marriage to my fiance, as we are not living together at present would my current situation affect my marriage to him or any forms he will need to fill in after we are married, am asking as my situation is that im on benefits and ofcourse will not be on them when we live together, please just got a scare today so am worried

sjay1976 · Post by **sjay1976** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:03 pm

this is something important an immigration/benefit question, i just wanted to ask a question as i got scared today as someone told me my claiming of incapacity benefit would ruin my future marriage with my fiance with his flr ? when we are not even living together, ? i am british,, obviously when we marry or even decide to live together he works so will support the family, and i will come off, please this has scared me a little bit can it really ruin our chances of getting married ? sorry if i posted in wrong place but not sure how it all works yet

Post by **Casa** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:14 am

You simply need to show that you will be able to support yourselves financially without claiming additional benefits once you are married and living together. You are entitled to continue to claim incapacity benefit without it affecting your FLR(M) husband's application.

sjay1976 · Post by **sjay1976** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:03 pm

thanks for the reply, but now i am somewhat confused as after reading quite a few posts on here, i have come to notice that say for example when we do start to live together, and he only works say 20 hours per week, that me as the british citizen could claim something to top up with out it falling under the public funds sector for him, as i would think i am intitled to it depending on what he earns and the fact that i am british, please tell me if i am missing something, i know that cb i can claim in my own right for my 3 children but as a married couple or cohabiting couple we would need to claim jointly for wtc, ? and if my

Post by **Greenie** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:39 pm

Lucapooka wrote:A person with anything other than a visit visa should be permitted to switch into settlement from inside the UK.

a person with leave outside the rules-e.g. Discretionary leave can't switch either.

sjay1976 · Post by **sjay1976** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:14 pm

can anyone answer the question above greenies post please, i just want to confirm i have the facts right or not, many thanks

sjay1976 · Post by **sjay1976** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:10 pm

i just read on the ukba website, it states that form flr if he submits form flr on the grounds that we got married it asks to prove we have been living together ? but what if he has only moved in 2 weeks before we get married and he has to put in his aplicatation a month after, how much evidence can we prove in that short time of cohabiting, is it a must that dating couples have to live together before marriage, if one is subject to immigration control, ? and is it 500 the right fee for the form, thanks

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