Marriage in the uk but not for visa?

[MrWolf]

Hi,

My fiancée and I are wanting to get married here in Northern Ireland.

I am a British citizen and she is American.

She is here on a 6 month travel visa and we both intend to leave at the end of that period and move to Santiago Chile where I will have a job waiting for me.

We are not getting married here in the U.K. for the purposes of getting permanent visa for her or anything like that. We wish to do so simply because it is faster and cheaper than any other option.

When she entered the U.K. the immigration service told her that she couldn't get married here and a stamp was put on her passport saying "No work or recourse to public funds"

I assume that the immigration meant that she could not get married in order to get a visa or to get access to benefits etc.

However I would like to know if the immigration service has the authority to stop us getting married if we are not intending to change her visa status or claim public funds.

Can anyone tell me if this is possible?

Thanks.

[ElenaW]

She can still apply for a COA but they take a long time. How long does she have left?

[alikhan28]

Hi,

My fiancée and I are wanting to get married here in Northern Ireland.

I am a British citizen and she is American.

She is here on a 6 month travel visa and we both intend to leave at the end of that period and move to Santiago Chile where I will have a job waiting for me.

We are not getting married here in the U.K. for the purposes of getting permanent visa for her or anything like that. We wish to do so simply because it is faster and cheaper than any other option.

When she entered the U.K. the immigration service told her that she couldn't get married here and a stamp was put on her passport saying "No work or recourse to public funds"

I assume that the immigration meant that she could not get married in order to get a visa or to get access to benefits etc.

However I would like to know if the immigration service has the authority to stop us getting married if we are not intending to change her visa status or claim public funds.

Can anyone tell me if this is possible?

Thanks.

The problem is he can not switch from visit visa to spouse visa in UK.So best thing would be to get married oversea and apply for spouse visa without any problem.Visa Processing times for USA are great(few days).

COA are taking a long time so forget it.

Ali

[ElenaW]

The problem is he can not switch from visit visa to spouse visa in UK.So best thing would be to get married oversea and apply for spouse visa without any problem.Visa Processing times for USA are great(few days).

COA are taking a long time so forget it.

Ali

They don't want her to switch to a spousal. They want to go to a different country. So uk is just where they're getting married and nothing more. But I agree, if she doesn't get the COA in time then they would have to go to probably the US to get married.

Mr. wolf, have you thought about going to the us to marry? It's legal to do so on the visa waiver. No need for any visas.

[geriatrix]

I don't know if you can / cannot (excuse my ignorance as I'm not a Christian) but if you can marry at an Anglican Church in England or Wales, after marriage banns or an ecclesiastical licence, then a CoA is not required.



regards

[Mr Rusty]

I don't know if you can / cannot (excuse my ignorance as I'm not a Christian) but if you can marry at an Anglican Church in England or Wales, after marriage banns or an ecclesiastical licence, then a CoA is not required.



regards

Alternatively, as you're in Northern Ireland, you might consider whether you could easily meet the requirements for a marriage in the Republic:-

http://www.irelandnow.com/marriage.html