Do we marry in UK or Jamaica?

[Nazreen]

Hi guys,

I am planning to marry a Jamaican guy who I met whilst on a long holiday. We have kept in contact ever since by phone and I will be going to meet his family very soon.

The question is do I;

1. Marry him in Jamaica and return to UK and apply for a spouse visa

2. Apply for a fiance visa, marry him in UK then when he returns to Jamaica apply for a spouse visa.

It seems the latter is more logic and is likely to take less time and cost less.

Please can someone advise me as I want to get the ball rolling.

Thanks

P.S. He has never been to the UK before.

[Wanderer]

My only worry would be the rejection rate from Kingston Jamaica, running at 66%, just about the highest anywhere, so you must make sure your evidence of contact/relationship folder is uber-complete.

Your point 1 is actually ur best bet, and cheaper too. He can work on a spouse visa, not on fiance, and a fiance visa needs to converted to a spouse visa, double the expense.

Assuming ur can marry in Jamaica, there might be a 30 days residence rule for marriage or sth - u need to check.

So dont think simply being married will be enough, the ECO's at Kingston are a set of bastards, u need to show more than that. Cover every point, have answer for everything.

They will assume 'marraige of convenience...'

[Dawie]

Hi guys,

I am planning to marry a Jamaican guy who I met whilst on a long holiday. We have kept in contact ever since by phone and I will be going to meet his family very soon.

The question is do I;

1. Marry him in Jamaica and return to UK and apply for a spouse visa

2. Apply for a fiance visa, marry him in UK then when he returns to Jamaica apply for a spouse visa.

It seems the latter is more logic and is likely to take less time and cost less.

Please can someone advise me as I want to get the ball rolling.

Thanks

P.S. He has never been to the UK before.

Nazreen, your logic is a bit confused.

Option 1 (as you have described it) cannot be possible because if you marry in Jamaica your future husband will have to apply for the spouse visa BEFORE you return to the UK.

Option 2 (as you have described it) is also nonsensical because the whole point of the fiance visa is for your future husband to travel to the UK to marry you and then apply for the spouse visa from WITHIN the UK.

So really, here are your 2 options:

Option 1: Marry him in Jamaica, he applies for the spouse visa in Jamaica, and then you both return to the UK.

Option 2: Apply for a fiance visa in Jamaica, he travels to the UK, you both get married in the UK, and he applies for a spouse visa in the UK.

Option 1 is probably the quickest and easiest way because it only involves apply for one visa - the spouse visa.

Option 2 is more expensive because it involves applying for a fiance visa to get him to the UK, and then applying for a spouse visa once you are married in the UK.