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I dont think a marriage visitor visa can be changed to a spouse/dependent visa within the country? I think she would need to leave UK after marriage and then apply for dependent visa abroad.CR001 wrote:She could return to the US and apply for a fiance visa. This is valid for 6 months and you would need to get married within this time. She would not be allowed to work during this period.
Once married, she can apply for a spouse visa within the UK. Once granted (either apply by post or in person), she can start working.
From your post I am assuming she is in the UK as a visitor at present.
Have you actually read what I have written? Where have I said 'marriage visitor visa'?gregshukla wrote:I dont think a marriage visitor visa can be changed to a spouse/dependent visa within the country? I think she would need to leave UK after marriage and then apply for dependent visa abroad.CR001 wrote:She could return to the US and apply for a fiance visa. This is valid for 6 months and you would need to get married within this time. She would not be allowed to work during this period.
Once married, she can apply for a spouse visa within the UK. Once granted (either apply by post or in person), she can start working.
From your post I am assuming she is in the UK as a visitor at present.
You havent said 'marriage visitor visa' anywhere. But I assumed what you meant by fiance visa was actually 'marriage visitor visa' (the home office doesnt actually have anything called fiance visa - please feel free to correct me if I am wrong).CR001 wrote:Have you actually read what I have written? Where have I said 'marriage visitor visa'?gregshukla wrote:I dont think a marriage visitor visa can be changed to a spouse/dependent visa within the country? I think she would need to leave UK after marriage and then apply for dependent visa abroad.CR001 wrote:She could return to the US and apply for a fiance visa. This is valid for 6 months and you would need to get married within this time. She would not be allowed to work during this period.
Once married, she can apply for a spouse visa within the UK. Once granted (either apply by post or in person), she can start working.
From your post I am assuming she is in the UK as a visitor at present.
There is a fiance visa, it is part of the spouse settlement visa group VAF4A and Appendix FM. A fiance visa is NOT a visitor visa. The cost for a fiance visa is £956 (about). A switch in country to FLR(M) is allowed once marriage has taken place.gregshukla wrote:You havent said 'marriage visitor visa' anywhere. But I assumed what you meant by fiance visa was actually 'marriage visitor visa' (the home office doesnt actually have anything called fiance visa - please feel free to correct me if I am wrong).
Also, I thought its not allowed to change from any visitor visa type to a spouse/dependent visa, which is what I was trying to say in my post.
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Your haven't said whether you are a Tier 2 migrant.Rye12 wrote:Yes she arrived as a visitor. Is getting married the only option as we weren't planning on this until several years from now and somewhere exotic. Is there a possibility I could sponsor her or she gets a visa for being a partner in a business which will grow and create uk jobs.
OP can't be if self employed?Casa wrote:Your haven't said whether you are a Tier 2 migrant.Rye12 wrote:Yes she arrived as a visitor. Is getting married the only option as we weren't planning on this until several years from now and somewhere exotic. Is there a possibility I could sponsor her or she gets a visa for being a partner in a business which will grow and create uk jobs.
Unlikely she'd get any sort of work visa unless she's highly skilled or is applying for a role on the shortage list. For you as a Company to sponsor her you;d need a sponsors licence and able to prove (via a long winded official process) that no other UK or EU person who applied for the role could do the role. And if you did all that, and appointed your GF, all the bells will go off at UKVI and they'll send the heavy mob in.Rye12 wrote:I'm English lived here all my life, was trading as for 5 years and went ltd coming up to two years. Have savings, own home etc so I can support her although she has her own money.
Best bet may be to relocate offshore in a.n.other EU country, move your 'centre of life' & run business there with your fiance/wifeRye12 wrote:Yes she arrived as a visitor. Is getting married the only option as we weren't planning on this until several years from now and somewhere exotic. Is there a possibility I could sponsor her or she gets a visa for being a partner in a business which will grow and create uk jobs.
Are you referring to illegal immigrants being employed? £10,000 fine for employers for each worker without a valid visa...soon due to be increased.Rye12 wrote:How come we have a lot of immigrants who are doing jobs such as labouring, hotel staff? She ain't working, she has nothing to do with my company, she has a stake in a new company set up with another uk citizen.
What would happen if we did get married say next week, would she be able to stay or would they deport her? We have photos, all my previous travel to US etc to prove we gave been together a long time.
Casa wrote:That's a co-incidence. We had a post this week from a restaurant owner employing a head chef & a BDM who was concerned about a surprise visit they'd had from the Home Office.
Oh I see what you've done! It was confusing as you included it in the body of your text without quote marks. I believe that specialist Restaurants are able to employ (sponsor) a head chef who has a needed talent in a specific cuisine. Having said that, the Original Poster did mention they were being checked by the HO.Rye12 wrote:The new business is up and running, her partner is doing the work which is in the medical field, she is highly skilled at her job which takes at least a year for people to be somewhat good at it.
So it's not an option to relocate in Europe as the partner has his family here etc.
I copied this from another thread
I have a restaurant . We have two sponsored worker. One as head chef and one in the post of BDM.
How can a restaurant sponsor someone to be a chef as there are plenty of them about looking for work in the uk?