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Not sure if you are being serious or not. But to make it clear that you cannot bring 'second wives' to the UK as the UK does not recognise polygamy. Only one spouse is allowed under any of the visa categories under UK immigration rules.I've read you can bring them over as well!
Source https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... ages-set14.Did both parties have the personal capacity under the law of his / her domicile to enter into the marriage? Precisely what personal capacity involves will vary from one legal system to another, but it may well include the parties not being within any prohibited degrees of relationship (that is, not being too closely related, for example, brother and sister, mother and son), the parties having reached the minimum age at which marriage is lawful, and the parties being respectively male and female. (Note: No person domiciled in any part of the UK has the capacity to enter into a polygamous marriage. Section 11(d) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 is the authority regarding a party domiciled in England and Wales. The Act states that a marriage is not polygamous if at its inception neither party has any spouse additional to the other. There is corresponding legislation for Scotland and for Northern Ireland.)
Is the marriage valid under the laws of the country in which it was celebrated, that is, did the form of the polygamous marriage ceremony comply with the requirements of the laws of that country?
Thanks for your reply.85 East wrote:I really hope this is some sort of joke. In short though, no a second husband or wife (polyandry/polygamy) would not be recognised in the UK if you are domiciled in the UK.Source https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... ages-set14.Did both parties have the personal capacity under the law of his / her domicile to enter into the marriage? Precisely what personal capacity involves will vary from one legal system to another, but it may well include the parties not being within any prohibited degrees of relationship (that is, not being too closely related, for example, brother and sister, mother and son), the parties having reached the minimum age at which marriage is lawful, and the parties being respectively male and female. (Note: No person domiciled in any part of the UK has the capacity to enter into a polygamous marriage. Section 11(d) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 is the authority regarding a party domiciled in England and Wales. The Act states that a marriage is not polygamous if at its inception neither party has any spouse additional to the other. There is corresponding legislation for Scotland and for Northern Ireland.)
Is the marriage valid under the laws of the country in which it was celebrated, that is, did the form of the polygamous marriage ceremony comply with the requirements of the laws of that country?
So from what you are describing, if you were to hypothetically marry a second person outside the UK it would not be recognised in the UK as you appear to be domiciled in the UK.
Thanks Mauser for your response.Mauser1905 wrote:not anywhere close to legal expertise.
every courts have jurisdictions, so does laws for the land or country. So if polygamy were to be legal in x country, UK's laws may not forcibly make it illegal in the x country, but it may not recognise it as legal within UK jurisdiction.
There is no question of registering baby from 2nd (in a polygamous) marriage from the x country in British embassy in x country. Remember UK does not recognise polygamy. It does not necessarily punish you for legally doing in x country where it is allowed.5am1224 wrote:Thanks Mauser for your response.Mauser1905 wrote:not anywhere close to legal expertise.
every courts have jurisdictions, so does laws for the land or country. So if polygamy were to be legal in x country, UK's laws may not forcibly make it illegal in the x country, but it may not recognise it as legal within UK jurisdiction.
so if somehow the UK authority find out about the 2nd marriage, when registering a baby from the 2nd marriage perhaps, would the husband gets in trouble!! can the baby still be registered at the British embassy!!
Thanks
Yes, needs to divorce the first wife legally and properly.5am1224 wrote:Hi,
A friend of mine was married in the UK and was getting divorced from his first marriage, he holds dual nationality, during the divorce process he went abroad and got married in a country that permits and allows polygamy, his 2nd marriage was registered abroad, he is now divorced from his 1st marriage and wants to register his baby as a British citizen and then apply for his wife to join him and settle in the UK, the question is, can he apply using the marriage certificate issued abroad even though the marriage date was before he got his final divorce from his 1st marriage? would he face any issues with UK law and Immigration?
Your response will be much appreciated.
Thanks
No5am1224 wrote:Thank you very much Casa for your mega response.
Don't you think that once the baby has been issued a British passport then the mother could just apply for a visa based on her British baby without the help of the father at all!!! is it possible!! and is it a straight forward application??
Thanks
Wanderer has summed it up in one. My understanding is that the father would need to have sole responsibility and care of the child and she could only apply for a visa that would allow her to have access. If her family have rushed to register British Citizenship for the baby to enable the mother an easy route into the UK, they have been misguided in their actions.5am1224 wrote:Thank you very much Casa for your mega response.
Don't you think that once the baby has been issued a British passport then the mother could just apply for a visa based on her British baby without the help of the father at all!!! is it possible!! and is it a straight forward application??
Thanks