Hello,
I'm getting very confused about the Spouse visa process, and would appreciate some input if anyone has experience of applying for a UK spouse visa from another country. I'll break it down and make it as simple and brief as possible:
- I'm Australian, travelled to the UK on a Working Holiday Visa. Fell in love with a Brit. We decided not to get married for the purposes of a visa, and instead, chose to move to Mexico in April 2009 to teach English.
- In Sept 2009, he proposed, I said yes. We booked a wedding for 15 July 2010 in New York City, and we have a honeymoon in Australia for three weeks. At the conclusion of the honeymoon, we'll return to Mexico to begin the spouse visa process for me.
Confusion:
- It states that we need to have a tenancy agreement with both parties allowed to stay there. We both live in Mexico. Does this mean he has to return to the UK before we lodge an application and obtain a lease? And how do I get my name on a lease in the UK, if I don't have a job - nor any way of obtaining a job as I have no visa? Is there a way around this?
- What is amount when talking about the sufficient funds to support me? We have a very nice middle class lifestyle here in Mexico, but pesos don't go a long way in the UK. Does he have to go back, get a job, get a lease, somehow get me on the lease, and then we apply through the Mexican consulate?
We both hate the idea of being separated, I don't understand how they justify this, it's almost like a test!
It's incredibly frustrating and overwhelming. We tried to take the mature route and wanted to get married on our terms, not a visa term. But it appears that the system is more targeted towards those who have gotten married whilst already settled in the UK.
I hope someone can help me.
Thanks in advance.
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