Married whilst on a visit visa

[monamd]

I am here on a visit visa as a canadian national and married at the registry office to my partner of 7 years, she is a British citizen.

I meet all the requirements for the new spouse rules but will they refuse my spouse entry clearance application because i married whilst on a visit visa? has anyone had success doing this?

[MPH80]

They shouldn't - but remember you need to return back to Canada to apply.

[monamd]

thanks mph80, i just thought you were not allowed to get married on a visit visa, i will apply from Canada thank you

[MPH80]

In theory - if you came to the UK with the intention of getting married - you broke the rules.

But it'd be hard to argue - and plenty of people do get married on a visitor visa.

M.

[thesk000]

Hey ....

How about if I got married while on PSW? ... I've been here 5 years now, first 4 on student visa, now on PSW ...

Do I need to go back to home country to apply? which will be hard because my company won't give me the numerous months holiday that it takes to get a decision OR can I use FLR(M) ?

Oh one more question, when you say you got married, is that the registry thing or a proper wedding with all the relatives and all of that? Does it have to be both?

Thank you very much in advance ....

[fox2005eng]

How about if I got married while on PSW? ... I've been here 5 years now, first 4 on student visa, now on PSW ...

you can get married on PSW with no problem , and you can switch PSW from UK to spouse visa as this kind of visa is residency one, but you should have at least not less than 6 month left on your current visa PSW.

Bye

[vinny]

You should have valid limited leave. There may be less than six months remaining, provided you had been admitted for more than six months (284(i)).

[thesk000]

Thank you both for your input .....

Thanks Vinny for that link .... although it took me a couple of reads to understand it right .... good thing you explained it in your reply