marriage in gibraltar

latansingh · Post by **latansingh** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:35 pm

i want to get married in uk BUT i need COA from BIA.. waste of money plus my girl friend only has a visitors visa.. i was checking out marriage in gibraltar, we both dont require any visa for gibraltar and marriage can be arranged in 24 hours, flights and hotels.. what do u guys say?[/list]

Post by **JAJ** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:18 am

latansingh wrote:i want to get married in uk BUT i need COA from BIA.. waste of money plus my girl friend only has a visitors visa.. i was checking out marriage in gibraltar, we both dont require any visa for gibraltar and marriage can be arranged in 24 hours, flights and hotels.. what do u guys say?[/list]

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory and United Kingdom immigration laws do not apply there. So if there is no legal bar in Gibraltar you can do this (whether you should is another question).

You should check whether the Gib government enacted similar COA rules.

Bear in mind that your girlfriend may have a problem being readmitted to the United Kingdom as a visitor.

latansingh · Post by **latansingh** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:47 pm

no residence rules for marriage.. why will immigration give her problem if she wants to re enter the uk?

Post by **JAJ** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:53 am

latansingh wrote:no residence rules for marriage.. why will immigration give her problem if she wants to re enter the uk?

Re-entry on a visitor status is never guaranteed. Especially if her newly married status makes them feel she is more likely to wish to remain longer term.

OL7MAX · Post by **OL7MAX** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:21 pm

Why would she disclose her newly married status at re-entry?

Christophe · Post by **Christophe** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:53 pm

OL7MAX wrote:Why would she disclose her newly married status at re-entry?

Well I don't suppose she will unless she's asked. But if they ask her whom is she travelling with and then ask her what her relationship is with that person, she'd be foolish to try to pretend that she wasn't his wife, surely.

OL7MAX · Post by **OL7MAX** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:43 pm

"Who is that man with you?"
"John Doe"
"No, I meant what is he to you?"
"We've been good friends for a long time"
"Are you planning on getting married?"
"No"

If she had an ounce of Tony Blair in her she wouldn't let on even if they specifically asked her if her companion was her husband.

But I agree that there is a slim chance she will be asked a direct question that she cannot deflect with a truthful but non-informative answer.

latansingh · Post by **latansingh** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:46 am

lol loopholes... in the system i love that..
goverment requires COA why spend money on some crap certificate.. go and bling and spend the money on honeymoon in gibraltar... the thing with us its an interfaith marriage and she comes from pakistan.. so if those dudes find out they will put a jihad(fatwah) on ere and me.. i will be known as the next salman rushdi...

andtran · Post by **andtran** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:37 am

so, you're saying me and my gf can get marry in gibraltar. i can come back to the UK and apply for a spouse visa?

olisun · Post by **olisun** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:38 am

andtran wrote:so, you're saying me and my gf can get marry in gibraltar. i can come back to the UK and apply for a spouse visa?

I doubt you can switch to a spouse visa within the UK when you are on a visitor's visa.

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