What is best option for partner to live here?

Rone · Post by **Rone** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:24 pm

Please help. I'm a British citizen and 6 months ago developed a relationship with a school friend from the Caribbean, our families know each other and have same circle of friends. We have planned that he comes to visit in the next couple of months, however we are so in love that we are discussing marriage. We are genuine and envisage that we wont want to be apart. What can we do? Am I right in thinkin that if he comes on a visitor visa he will have to go back within 6months? If he came on a fiance visa, then should we decide to marry he can stay? How straightforward is this. Please advise all that you can. Thnks.

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 1:58 pm

Rone wrote:Please help. I'm a British citizen and 6 months ago developed a relationship with a school friend from the Caribbean, our families know each other and have same circle of friends. We have planned that he comes to visit in the next couple of months, however we are so in love that we are discussing marriage. We are genuine and envisage that we wont want to be apart. What can we do? Am I right in thinkin that if he comes on a visitor visa he will have to go back within 6months? If he came on a fiance visa, then should we decide to marry he can stay? How straightforward is this. Please advise all that you can. Thnks.

Are you both 21 or over?

Rone · Post by **Rone** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 2:47 pm

yes we are both in our thirties

ElenaW · Post by **ElenaW** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:05 pm

Rone wrote:Please help. I'm a British citizen and 6 months ago
developed a relationship with a school friend from the Caribbean, our families know each other and have same circle of friends. We have planned that he comes to visit in the next couple of months, however we are so in love that we are discussing marriage. We are genuine and envisage that we wont want to be apart. What can we do? Am I right in thinkin that if he comes on a visitor visa he will have to go back within 6months? If he came on a fiance visa, then should we decide to marry he can stay? How straightforward is this. Please advise all that you can. Thnks.

Very straight forward. Apply for a fiance visa for him if you meet all the financial and accommodation criteria.

Have you met in person before? If not, then he doesn't qualify for the fiance visa.

Rone · Post by **Rone** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:11 pm

Thank you for that. No we've not met as yet so best we do that first.

ElenaW · Post by **ElenaW** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:33 pm

Rone wrote:Thank you for that. No we've not met as yet so best we do that first.

Yeah and don't forget to take pictures. This will satisfy the "have met" requirement.

Rone · Post by **Rone** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:35 pm

ok great. Thank you

Rone · Post by **Rone** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:37 pm

What if he came here for 6 months, then returned and wanted to come back on the fiance visa, wud this be an issue?

ElenaW · Post by **ElenaW** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:29 pm

Rone wrote:What if he came here for 6 months, then returned and wanted to come back on the fiance visa, wud this be an issue?

That's fine. Most people do it that way.

Rone · Post by **Rone** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:40 pm

Excellent. Thanks

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:42 pm

Rone wrote:Thank you for that. No we've not met as yet so best we do that first.

How can you not have met if your were schoolfriends?

Rone · Post by **Rone** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:45 pm

What I mean is we haven't met since. So since we have struck up a relationship we haven't seen each other in person. Would that help us?

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