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Ok because your girl friend's visa has now expired, she is classed as an overstayer. I would advise you to go to Brazil and apply for a spousal visa from there.sambessey wrote:Hi,
It is not very clear on the official sites but:
1) If you get married in this country to a non- EU national, you need to get a fiancee visa for the non- EU person. This is fine, but I understand this typically takes around 3 months to obtain? (Brazil). After this, are you able to immediately transfer this to a married partner visa/ how long does this take to come through/ before the person can start working?
2) If you get married abroad (Brazil) you have to apply for a married partner visa to move to the UK... Does this also take circa three months to come through? Is it easier/ harder than the fiancee visa?
In our situation, my GF was already here on a visa, but we applied for a COA which (still) hasn't come through (no answer yet). Her visa has expired as of yesterday. Would this COA be valid if she were to come back as per situation 1, or do we have to start the COA process again?
Thanks
If she comes on a fiance visa, she doesn't need a COA.sambessey wrote:Thanks guys.
I know some of this already.
Bank statements/ savings are no problem I think. (All my savings are in the form of shares, but this should be OK, right?)
The COA is something totally different . I know this, but we applied for it on her (just expired) visa, but it never came thru in time, hence her now leaving the country. If she were to come back on a fiancee visa though, and the COA come through whilst she was away (i.e. the one that never came thru in time against this visa) would it be good for next time? Or would we need to get it again?
How long does it take to convert a fiancee visa into a marriage visa once you have actually gotten married inside the UK?
Thanks
Thanks.boulevardofbrokendreams wrote:If she comes on a fiance visa, she doesn't need a COA.sambessey wrote:Thanks guys.
I know some of this already.
Bank statements/ savings are no problem I think. (All my savings are in the form of shares, but this should be OK, right?)
The COA is something totally different . I know this, but we applied for it on her (just expired) visa, but it never came thru in time, hence her now leaving the country. If she were to come back on a fiancee visa though, and the COA come through whilst she was away (i.e. the one that never came thru in time against this visa) would it be good for next time? Or would we need to get it again?
How long does it take to convert a fiancee visa into a marriage visa once you have actually gotten married inside the UK?
Thanks
Once you have married on a fiance visa, you can book a premium appointment for flr(m) and get your visa the day of the appointment.
Good luck
Yes thats right, as long as you meet the essential criterias, you have nothing to worry aboutI assume for one with a 'clean' immigration and criminal history, the chances of a fiancee visa being denied/ rejected (as long as I meet all the financial requirements) are pretty much zero... right?
Hi Maybe I am being blind, but I really cannot see where it says I need the 6 months bank statement and 3 months of wage slips.... Can someone point me to a specific doc?batleykhan wrote:The time and overall costs for obtaining either a spouse or fiance visa are the same.
Its up to you to decide where you want to get married. If its in the UK then apply for a fiance visa, if its Brazil then its a spouse visa.
The costs for both are the same ... around £600 - Time in getting visa approx 3 months.
Which ever one you decide, both of you have to be over 21. You as teh sponsor will need to provide 6 month bank statements, 3 months wage slip, show that you have adequate saving and accomadadtion to support your girlfriend without recourse to public funds.
If fiance visa applied for, it will be granted for 6 months by which time you have to get married. Your GF will not be allowed to work during this period. Once you get married you apply for FLR and after 2 yrs will apply for ILR, she can then work.
If spouse visa applied for, she is entitled to work on arrival. After completing 2 yrs probationary period applys for ILR.
Hope that helps
How can that person afford to conduct an international relationship then?chesstar87 wrote:Does the applicant also have to provide "6 month bank statements, 3 months wage slip"
What happens in the instance, the applicant is a full-time mum or housewife and dont "work"?
Whether the applicant works or not is usually irrelevant as they would be likely to give up their job anyway. When my wife applied for her fiancee visa she wasn't working and didn't provide any of her own bank statements - not enough money in them to bother with.chesstar87 wrote:Does the applicant also have to provide "6 month bank statements, 3 months wage slip"
What happens in the instance, the applicant is a full-time mum or housewife and dont "work"?
See page 13 of the application form in the above link.Hi Maybe I am being blind, but I really cannot see where it says I need the 6 months bank statement and 3 months of wage slips.... Can someone point me to a specific doc?
Do they stay with me? or go to Brazil with my GF?
Thanks
She can only come back into the country if she's still your fiance. If you got married and didn't apply for flr(m), then she is no longer a fiance and out of status so make sure you apply for flr(m) before you travel and she'll be fine.sambessey wrote:Thanks all,
The visa took just two weeks to come in the end!
We now have a marriage planned for the 27th Feb... My Fiance is here in the UK, on her Fiance visa... The thing is she would like to travel with me (as I work abroad a lot) next week. Is there anything to stop her doing this, or will she be denied entry on her return to the UK?
We have seen a registrar already and been told no problems from a marriage perspective, however, we need to be sure about the immigration point- of- view...
Thanks