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It was supposed to be a joke.John wrote:MrDodge, where is your fiancée now? Is she still in the UK on the student visa you mention?
What on earth do you mean? Are you saying that people cannot be rich, and everyone must have a need to work?inwarsaw wrote:No work for two years and substantial savings ?? sounds dodgy Mr. Dogde !
She's still in the UK on a student visa which expires at the end of April. As I understand it, we can still try to get a CofA and get married before her student visa expires, but that's a lot of hurdles to jump in only 2.5 months. Just to make things harder for us, she was previously divorced in Venezuela, and the Venezuelan embassy say that in order for her divorce papers to be accepted in the UK, they need to be "legalized" at a specific place in Caracas. I'm not sure I believe them, but who would know better than the embassy? As I understand it, she cannot swap from being a student to a fiancee without leaving the country and re-applying from her home country. I cannot see why they have this rule, but that's how it is apparently.MrDodge, where is your fiancée now? Is she still in the UK on the student visa you mention?
Is that what you consider sensible, or is that the guidance that the Entry Clearance Officer has? I think I would be able to provide a bank statement showing enough money to cover 2 years living expenses + visas+ wedding costs.Work out your realistic living expenses for the next two years or so for the both of you, add on the cost of a wedding, any flights, and the costs of visas (£2K maybe). If your figures add up (ie savings more than expenses) then provide the details with the application.
Yes, I've seen this figure mentioned, but over what time period though? How many years would I need to be able to fund this amount? 2 years, 10 years, indefinitely?After rent and council tax you should have £101/week left over.
True but ... given the CoA application is free, absolutely no harm getting the process under way.As I understand it, we can still try to get a CofA and get married before her student visa expires, but that's a lot of hurdles to jump in only 2.5 months.
Yes, she has a notarized copy of her divorce certificate in Spanish with her here in the UK. (The original versions are always kept by the public records office in Venezuela.) She called the Venezuelan Embassy here to ask for a certified translation, as required for the CofA, but they said she has to get it legalized at a special office in Caracas. Not exactly convenient! Presumably the legalization stamp would also be required to get a Fiance visa.The divorce certificate? She already has the divorce certificate in the UK? I think proceed to apply for the CoA. You might also like to phone the British Embassy in her country and ask them about this.
OK, thanks. I'm planning to consult an immigration lawyer now, but its useful to discuss it on here so that I can at least ask the right questions.Providing details of a budget seems to me to be the best way of proving to the ECO that you have enough money to live on without resorting to public funds - which is the main aim. After two years or so your wife should be eligible to claim public funds hence why I suggested that time period.