Lol, well i think my husbands dad got friendly with her beforehand, so she was ok with us!! it was a very strange experience getting married in that little office, with everyone shouting at each other, and we had no electricity so couldnt see a thing!!

Hi everyone Well update on my situation.... I have just got back from Albani last night, i flew out last Sunday, got married on Monday, handed our documents in on Wednesday, so everything has gone smoothly at the moment. We have been given an interview date of 29th November, which seems like ages to...

Well we have booked an appointment for wednesday and have done the visa application online so fingers crossed everythin will go smoothly now... Im so worried now,i just feel so sorry for the people who got refused, i can't imagine getting a phone call from my fiance to say that his visa got refused....

Hi im really sorry to hear that, im now worried as im flying out there on Sunday to marry my albanian fiance in the hope of him coming back on a spouse visa. I dont understand how they can just refuse people like that, there must be an uproar at the embassy. What other reasons are they refusing for?...

Well at least i know i can do it there if i need to. Dont know your noun endings! i can only say goodbye and thank you!! at least your making the effort! thanks claire x

oh ok, im not too worried about bank statements and things because i can print them from the internet. What about my passport will i need a certified copy of this? thing is ive only got tomorrow now before i go, is it possible to get stuff certified in Albania. When i hand the documents in on Wednes...

Thanks Clairey

When you say get certified copies of your documents, which should i get certified copies of? i have certified copies of my birth certificate, would you recommend any others?x

Oh ok i didnt realise this thats quite annoying we've been thinking all along that he would do everything on Wednesday, that the thing with the embassy they never give you clear answers on anything when you ring them x

I married an Albanian man on 30th Aug and hte date of handing in the documentation was the 24th September. On that day he was told that his interview would be 8th November !!!!! Hi Abbs He did his visa application online and has an interview date of next Wednesday, i thought this was when he handed...

Yeh my fiance is yet to close his case there, cos the HO cant stop mucking us around, hopefully we can do that this week, thanks so much for your replies, its helped to know other ppl who have gone thru the same thing. I bet your happy that he is home and everythin is sorted! I dont know about you b...

That would be great if it was the same for me, i hope you dont mind me asking but was he a refused asylum seeker? x

Thanks Sammie thats helpful, just wondering how long it took for your husband to get his visa? ive heard it can take up to 6 months, im hoping he'll be back within 3 months. x

Thanks for your replies Victoria: We have congratultions cards from relatives regarding our engagement and also a letter from my mum and dad saying there are supportive etc. do u think we will need more? Sammie: Yes we have translated the birth cert and will translate the CNI after we pick it up tom...

Hi Everyone I am a British Citizen and my finace is a Albanian citizen, he has lived in UK since 1999 and we have been together 2 and a half years. The past year has been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster with court cases and appeals. My fiance has now lost his last appeal and so on Sunday we will...