Thank you all very much for your replies. We didn't need to get a COA for a marriage in an anglican church, we needed to swear an affidavit with the diocesan registrar which cost about £75. Then once he has processed this we will recieve a common licence to marry within about 2 - 3 weeks and this i...

Hi there, thanks for all your replies. I contacted a company today to get some info over the phone and what she told me conflicted with prior advice again. I am quite shocked at the level of knowledge and competency of supposedly qualified immigration advisors who are working for some companies at t...

Ok, is there a particular reason for that Christophe..?

Thanks, thats more like it!

Appreciated.

Thanks. I have just spoken with an immigration consultancy company based in London and the person I spoke to had no idea of what i was talking about in regards to using my Irish Citizenship without applying for a Spouse Visa... Everytime i think i start to grasp this someone tells me conflicting inf...

Hi all. We have decided to marry in our local parish Anglican Church so no need for a COA apparently.

When we've married what is the next step to get his EEA family permit?
I think were going to go down the route of using my Irish Passport.

Thanks in advance. And Happy April Fools day! x

Just an update: He got passed immigration no problem. They asked him the normal (i presume) questions and then called me and confirmed this. He said they werent that concerned about him not having a return flight as he explained that we were buying it from this end. I wonder if the IO was just in a ...

Im not actually concerned about the financial side of things, I think it was someone else who mentioned costs. I understand that to travel he wouldnt need tourist visa to travel as long as he is accompanying me and within Europe. We wont be travelling anywhere else apart from S.A anyway. He would de...

I've just come back from SA, I was meant to go for 3 months with my fiance but i left early as it was just so different to the UK. Its a great country but the crime is very high and the difference between the v.rich and v.poor is very hard to accept! Obviously these things you would get used to in t...

It may be longer, but it is a lot cheaper! (see my post of today regarding fees for spouses of British citizens!) Not everyone can afford the "cheap option." And incidentally, on the EEA track you do still need to pay for naturalisation (plus Life in the UK Test). A delay of 2 years in ob...

Q3: I understand usually that a foreign spouse has to apply for spouse visa.. As I am Irish citizen, apparently I can exersize my treaty rights which means we do not have to apply for this visa as I have the right for my partner to join me in any EU country, including the UK - can anyone confirm th...

Thanks a lot for your reply. Am feeling a bit nervous now as theres no way we can buy a return flight b4 tomorrow!! Oh well, see what happens. I just hope they will believe him! The only reason he doesnt have a return flight is because he is comng here on the return leg of an existing flight booked....

Hi everyone, firstly Thanks in advance for any replies - Its much appreciated. I have searched this site and the internet for information but cannot find the specific answers I need and I seem to get a lot of contradicting info too...! I met my fiance in July 2006 while he was on a working holidayma...

Can anyone confirm how easy it is to obtain a COA please?

Thanks.

Just want to get some things straight.... sorry for harping on!!

It says we need to apply for a Certificate of Aproval..

What would happen if we didnt do this??

If i get my Irish passport malarkey sorted out wouldnt this overrule it??

I dont plan on doing this, but im just asking out of intrest..

Thanks

Thanks for the reply.
So is there any websites where i can find a step by step...?
I dont really know where to start.
Can i apply online or do i need to contact HO??

Thanks.

I know. Im going to do that this week to start the ball rolling..

Hi, sorry for the delay in replying...

We intend to get married in the UK.

Thanks,

Sarah.

Hi I am a UK citizen (I am able to apply for a Irish passport as my Grandmother was born in Ireland and my mother has Irish Passport) My boyfriend is a working holiday maker from South Africa, this runs out in November. We plan to marry around Sept/Oct time He wants me to live in SA with him but i d...