Goher1993 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:32 pm
I got Islamic divorce last year
Where did you get the Islamic divorce from? Was it done in a jurisdiction that recognises Islamic divorces in their law and were you issued a legal certificate from a judicial or other legal authority?
If the Islamic divorce was carried out in the UK, it is not legally recognised as a divorce and you will need to get a divorce through the family courts.
It does not matter that the marriage was not registered in the UK. It is recognised by the UK as a marriage (hence you got the spouse visa) and if either party (either your spouse or you) is domiciled in a UK legal jurisdiction (England & Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland), then the marriage can be dissolved through the relevant family court in that jurisdiction.
Any marriage conducted before a *legal* divorce (either in the UK or abroad) will not be a marriage from the viewpoint of the law. You have to be "free to marry" (i.e. without an existing spouse) at the time you marry for the second time.
I am not a lawyer or immigration advisor. My statements/comments do not constitute legal advice. E&OE. Please do not PM me for advice.