Divorcing

[scared_immigration]

Hi - I hope this is the right place to post this.

About 3 years ago I got married to a British man and got a spouse visa. After about six months we broke up and he moved away. I did not leave the country - and it was only about a year later that someone told me I should have done - maybe this was stupid of me but I initially kind of hoped we would get back together so I stayed. And then I met someone else and fall more in love than I ever could have imagined was possible.

Before my 2 year visa finished I moved back to my home country. My boyfriend came out to visit me and we got engaged. I had already started the divorce proceedings and this has now been finalised.

My question is - how stupid of me was it to stay after the marriage had split up? Me and my fiance are planning on getting married in the UK (he is a UK citizen) and we will be applying for a fiance visa shortly. I am now really scared that not leaving before will mean that I will not get this visa. I will have been out of Britain for almost a year when we apply.

After I had split up with my first husband my new partner and I travelled outside the UK a few times but nobody ever asked if my situation had changed (or at least I cannot remember if they did). And like I said I left before the visa was up.

How much of a bad mistake have I made? Will this mean I cannot get a visa? If anyone else has doen this I would appreciate to learn from your experiences.

[scared_immigration]

Hi is anyone able to help me?

Am very desparate to learn

[Jeff Albright]

My question is - how stupid of me was it to stay after the marriage had split up?

It is not about being stupid. It is about you following the rules and regulations. Your leave to remain had not been curtailed, you stayed legally, did not claim public money and supported yourself. You have left before the end of your leave. I cannot judge whether you are stupid or not (generally in life we all sometimes are) but you have followed the rules and in that regard it does not look as if you have done anything stupid.

Me and my fiance are planning on getting married in the UK (he is a UK citizen) and we will be applying for a fiance visa shortly. I am now really scared that not leaving before will mean that I will not get this visa. I will have been out of Britain for almost a year when we apply.

You may be asked during your interview about this and you have to say honestly that your relationship broke down. You can say (if you are sure that your ex hubby did not blow the story to the IND) that your relationship broke down towards the end of your second year or you were trying to retrieve the marriage and give your ex another chance. The fact remains that you had left and this is what you were supposed to do.

After I had split up with my first husband my new partner and I travelled outside the UK a few times but nobody ever asked if my situation had changed (or at least I cannot remember if they did). And like I said I left before the visa was up.

Thats fine and you have nothing to worry about.

Good luck!