Marrying overseas (India)

[lemmy_k]

Hi,

I'm a British National and I wish to marry my girlfriend who is an Indian Citizen. The marriage will take place in India. The plan is for my girlfriend to move to the UK after marriage.

I wanted to find out what paperwork both me and my fiance would require? I checked on the UK government website but I couldn't find much info apart from a document I need to print to present to the marriage registrar in India.

I plan to go to India in July this year, and then once more in December 2016. I was hoping we could get a registered court marriage done in India in July to get a marriage certificate using which my wife could apply for her spouse visa, and hopefully by December she will have that and she can come back with me in December. Does this course of action seem reasonable?

I'm 35, male, and earn comfortably more than £30,000/year (apologies I do not wish to disclose my exact salary).

Is there some place I can find out which documents I need, and roughly how long does it take to get a spouse visa?

Thanks in advance

[geriatrix]

Apply to join family living permanently in the UK
Chapter 08: appendix FM family members (immigration directorate instructions)
Pay for UK healthcare as part of your immigration application

[lemmy_k]

Thank you so much for the links, just what I needed

Quick question: The documents state the financial requirements for the partner in that the minimum income needs to be be about £19,000 (we have no children). I just want to clarify - is this for the partner immigrating or as a collective? What I mean is, my partner doesn't earn that much income in India but I am comfortably over this limit, but I'm not sure if the law states that the partner must earn that much money or the UK resident must earn this amount?

Any help with be much appreciated.

[lemmy_k]

Ah, my bad the answer was in the document.

For posterity - no it doesn't need to be the applicants income alone, it will be the income of the person residing in the UK combined with the applicants income.

[Casa]

Your understanding is incorrect! Only the UK sponsor's income will qualify for the £18,600 p.a required. Anything less than this and the application will be refused.

[geriatrix]

it will be the income of the person residing in the UK combined with the applicants income.

I stand to be corrected but this is possible only when the applicant too is in the UK (e.g. - switching to partner route or extending leave as a partner) and not possible when applicant is applying for entry clearance (from abroad).

[Casa]

it will be the income of the person residing in the UK combined with the applicants income.

I stand to be corrected but this is possible only when the applicant too is in the UK (e.g. - switching to partner route or extending leave as a partner) and not possible when applicant is applying for entry clearance (from abroad).

Correct.

[lemmy_k]

Thanks for clarifying. My partner is applying from overseas so I guess only my income will count, but that won't be a problem since I'm comfortably over the minimum required salary.

[lemmy_k]

Hi All,

I had another question about the spouse visa - someone told me there is an entry requirement in that the spouse must enter the UK within 90 days of getting the visa.

Is this correct? Are there any links to see the guidance on the number of days the spouse is allowed to be outside the UK on a partner visa?

[Casa]

The requirement has changed. Your wife will now have to enter the UK within 30 days of the visa issue date in order to collect her biometrics from a designated Post office, within 10 days of arrival. Failure to do this and the 30 day vignette will expire, requiring a fee to be paid for a replacement.

[lemmy_k]

Thank you Casa