Spouse Visa Questions

[londumpster]

Hello everybody..

My wife will be applying for her Spouse visa back in India soon. I had a couple of questions. Appreciate if you can assist me with them.

1) - We met online in August. Then I went and met her in India in October and then got engaged and married in end of November. It wasn't an arranged marriage but our parents were involved. What should I put in the form Arranged or Not Arranged. What would be the best approach? How will the ECO see it. I am a little confused here.

2) The Sponsor cover letter. Should it very descriptive or just enough to get your point across?? Any sample letters out there

Many Thanks

[harv]

Hi londumpster

1) Arranged marriage of love marriage does not make any difference to the UKBA as long as you both intend to live together as partners. The only catch is the following:

- Love Marriage - you will need to show how you both fall in love i.e. evidence of meeting/communication etc.
- Arranged Marriage - You will need to explain how you both met i.e. matrimonial site etc and then the arrangements with each of your parents for the marriage.

So I think in your case it sounds like an arranged marriage (just an assumption).

2) The sponsor cover letter is just a letter stating your circumstances, I did the following paragraphs as a one page cover letter:

My circumstances (I am British, working full time, renting a house etc.)
Relationship (how we met, the arrangements etc)
Future plans (that we would like to live together has partners in UK etc)

Hope this helps.

[flyguy]

I dont think it is a arranged marriage as you both met and had a chance to say yes or no.

But think carefully what you decisde to put

[harv]

both the bride and groom get the chance to say yes or no in an arranged marriage as well, otherwise it could be considered forced marriage. At least this is what I see it and it happened with me.